English 10R-Friday, 5/12/17

Homework:

Vocabulary Quiz-Monday:  All 20 words (study parts of speech with each word.)

I.            Do Now:  Please take out your Macbeth book, binder/post it notes and vocabulary words.  Please take out Act IV, Scene 3 questions from yesterday.

Fill in the blank.

  

1.   Those items are just ______________ (noun/plural) to me and hold no sentimental value.

2.   The nobles ________________ (ed) that Macbeth was responsible for the murder; They guessed this based on his odd behavior.

3.   Our relationship was ________________ (ed) and ruined after he betrayed my trust.

4.   The tension in the air was _____________(adjective) as they couldn’t even look one another in the eye.

5.   Helping the victims of the tragedy was a _________________ (adjective) deed worthy of praise and respect.

II. Scene 3-Close Reading  (Discussion)

Macbeth:  Act IV, Scene 3

Based on pages 151-157

1.   
How does Ross respond to Macduff’s questions about his family (lines 203–209)?

 

2.   
What effect does dramatic irony have on the scene up to this point? (Think about what we already know from the previous scene.)

3.    Why does Ross say to Macduff, “Let not your ears despise my tongue forever” (line 236)?

4.   
What effect does Shakespeare create through the interaction of Ross and Macduff in lines 200–243? How does he create this effect?

5.    Compare Macduff’s reaction to his family’s deaths to Lady Macduff’s reaction to Macduff’s departure in Act 4.2.

6.    What advice does Malcolm offer Macduff?

7.   


What do Malcolm and Macduff resolve to do at the end of this scene?

8.    Analyze the effect of Shakespeare’s structural choice in revealing to the audience and to Macduff that his family has been murdered.

III.   Begin Act V, Scene 1 (Page 161).   What is Lady Macbeth’s condition/frame of mind in this scene?  Choose and explain an important quote.