Thursday, January 8, 2015

All Boys, All Blogged: January 8, 2015

Focus: How do the witches infect Act 1, scenes 2 and 3?


1. Warming up: Performing a close reading of a witchy, witchy picture and explaining how participation works for this unit


2. Turning in signed class policies and recapping any capitalization issues you're having


3. Introducing the Macbeth word trace (handout and example given in class)


4. Performing Act 1, Scenes 1 through 3


Directions: Each time you find a speech, a line, or even a word that responds to any of the questions below, please mark it with a sticky note.


The basics:
  • What do we learn about Macbeth? What kind of guy are we dealing with here?
  • What do we learn about the other characters?
  • Which things happen by chance, and which things happen by choice? In other words, what is determined by the characters' actions, and what seems out of their control?

The big, deep question:
  • Respond to the focus question: How do the witches infect Act 1, scenes 2 and 3? Try to find at least three specific moments in which you see the infection spreading.

HW:

1. If your word has appeared in the first three scenes of Act 1, complete a word trace entry for each time it has appeared. Be sure to follow the directions and the example very closely.


2. Prepare for your quiz tomorrow on capitalization.

3. Respond to today's focus question on the class blog if you did not finish doing so in class.

25 comments:

  1. I think the witches infect scenes 2 and 3 by proposing a prophecy that Macbeth will become both thane of Cawdor and king. They say he will become the father of kings but not a King himslef. When Macbeth heard this he immediately begins to consider the possibility of murdering King Duncan to fufill the witches prophecy. The witches want Macbeth to become powerful which will make them evil in ways to do it.

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  2. The witches infect scenes 2 and 3 by suddenly reveal to Macbeth and Banquo a prophesy about Macbeth becoming thane of Cawdor, and the father of kings. Because of this discussion, Macbeth begins to think evil thoughts about murdering King Duncan, and becoming King to complete the prophecy the witches had said. The witches began this new side of Macbeth, the evil side, impacting the future of the book.

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  3. The witches infect scenes 2 and 3 by the witches setting up a meeting that tells him he can become king. Macbeth will become Thane of Cawdor and also becoming king. When Macbeth hears this he wants to kill the king to get the spot. The men in the military like Macbeth and they support him because he is a good commander.

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  4. The witches in scene 1 set up a meeting to go visit Macbeth. In scene 2 Macbeth is shown as a loyal and great leader with his acts of war. In scene 3 the witches tell Macbeth he could be king and he goes on a power trip and the army follows him. The witches change Macbeth for good and ruin his mentality.

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  5. The witches infect scenes 2 and 3 by creating a prophecy that Macbeth will become the Thane of Cawdor along side of becoming the king. Macbeth is described as a great leader an commander. The witches then tell Macbeth that he can become king and Macbeth ventures on an adventure to kill the king and become king. The witches started to bring the evil side of Macbeth to the surface.

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  6. The witches change a lot in the three scenes such as scene 1 where the witches start their journey by going to find Macbeth. In scene 2 and 3 the witches make Macbeth know that he can be able to become the king and overtake ruler ship of King Duncan as they also convince and tell him that he is good at being a commander of the Scottish army. Banquo is the other commander but Banquo will soon face death which only leaves Macbeth to lead.

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  7. I think the witches infect scenes 1, 2, and 3 by creating this prophecy that Macbeth will be the thank of Cawdor and also king. Macbeth then begins to think about kicking King Duncan in order to fulfill the prophecy. So the witches were the reason that Macbeth becomes such a crazy and flamboyant personal.

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  8. I think the witches infect Act 1, scenes 1, 2, and 3 by telling Macbeth about the prophecy about him, that he will become Thane and King. Right after the witches leave, Macbeth actually becomes Thane, after that he realizes that the prophecy is actually true. He wonders if he is going to have to do a "dirty deed" to become the King.

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  9. when i look over the first three acts the witches spread like a funga infection. not necessarily the witches them selves but where they are it always seems to be corrupt and evil.

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  10. The witches infect Macbeth in Act 1, scenes 1, 2, and 3 by telling him about the prophesy and when part of what they say comes true he considers killing the king. Without the witches Macbeth would have never thought of killing the kings.

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  11. In Act 1 scene 1, the witches state" When the battles lost and won...upon the heath...there to meet with Macbeth...Fair is foul and foul is fair." In Act 1 scene 2, the scene is opened with King Duncan worrying about the ongoing battle, there the Captain reports that Macbeth was victorious, and then later, Macbeth finally broke the Norwegian king's spirit, and he asks for a truce. This greatly exemplifies the meaning of the "battle is loss and won," phrase from scene 1 because Scotland won two major battles, and the traitor and the king lost. It may also allude that Duncan could possibly not make outrageous demands of the Norwegian king while Macbeth may not agree with him, thus symbolizing "fair is foul and foul is fair."

    However, things heat up in scene 3, where the prophecy is revealed, "All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Glamis! All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Cawdor! All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!...[Speaking to Banquo now] Lesser than Macbeth and greater. Not so happy, yet much happier. Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none. So all hail, Macbeth and Banquo!" Macbeth also literally says, "So foul and fair a day I have not seen," which could allude to when the witches would meet again to meet Macbeth. The witches also call Macbeth, "Thane of Cawdor," even though Macbeth does not know it yet, and Angus and Ross come to tell Macbeth of his new title. This would cause Macbeth to slowly start to understand this could be true, and would eventually lead him down a path of corruption, lies, death, and misery.

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  12. In Act 1 we see the three witches casting a curse and planning to meet with Macbeth after a battle. Then in Act 2 we hear mention of Macbeth from the king and a few of his men, but no sign of the witches. Finally in Act 3 we see the witches speaking of the devious acts they had committed prior to meeting. Upon Macbeth and Banquo's arrival, they begin to speak a prophesy to them. After their exit, two of the kings men arrive to tell Macbeth that he has now become thane, therefore fulfilling the first part of the witches prophesy. In all, the witches infect the story in very genitive ways due to their gluttony for mischief.

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  13. The witches infect act one, scenes two and three all starting with the curse. The witches being all knowing and telling Macbeth he will be king is a risky move. You have installed confidence in a man who is already brave and courageous. So when Macbeth goes on his "power trip" he cannot be stopped. The witches made Macbeth the person he is now.

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  14. I think the witches infect scenes 2 and 3 by telling Macbeth about his proclaimed future which says he will become Thane and King. The idea of having this much power makes Macbeth think about killing King Duncan and being appointed to King.

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  15. In scene 1, the witches infect the story by preparing their plans of meeting with Macbeth. They know that the battle will end and that Macbeth will be of importance. In scene 2, the witches had infected the story but saying in scene 1 they would return when, "When the hurlyburly's done, when the battle is lost and won". In scene 3, their impact is easily observable. The witches prophesize to Macbeth the great future that lies before him and it catches his imagination. He starts imagining how he could ever be king as the prophecy foretold. His mind wanders off and the idea of killing Duncan to take his place occurs before Macbeth quickly banishes it.

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  16. I Think that the witches will visit MacBeth and they will tell him that he will become a king. This new information will probably go to Lady MacBeth and she will try to force MacBeth to kill the king so that he will gain the power that the witches told him he would have.

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  17. The witches infect scene 1 by conspiring when they will meet Macbeth to tell him a prophecy. The witches infected scene 2 because in scene 1 they said that a battle would be won which is what happens. The witches infect scene 3 by confronting Macbeth and telling him a prophecy which comes true.

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  18. The witches infect the scenes by performing a ritual of dark power in advantage for MacBeth. Or Macbeth has made a deal with the witches to become king. the witches gave him an oppertunity to have power. Is there a price?

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  19. Macbeth is working with the witches in their ritual they performed in order to gain power as the king. He is trying to use the witches to benefit him. The amount of power Macbeth has gets to his head and he is using it playfully.

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  20. The witches infect acts 1, 2, and 3 by telling of the prophecy of how Macbeth will become the Thane of Cawdor and the father of kings. Knowing this information is almost like a curse, it makes Macbeth eager and greedy. He wants the prophecy to come true before its time and begins to think evil thoughts and scheme about killing King Duncan.

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  21. The witches influence acts 1, 2 and 3 by helping Macbeth become more powerful, but it also hurts Macbeth because it makes him more greedy.

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  22. The witches in acts 1 and 2 inflate the tone and set the tone for the rest of the story, Their physical appearance and words they use to describe the curse and what is to happen in the tale.

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  24. The witches convince Macbeth that he can achieve a lot and have more power. This puts a lot of greed into him and makes me think that this will make something bad will happen to him in the future.

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  25. The witches infect scenes 2 and 3 show that they are more scary and powerful then he thinks. This means that the witches are really hard to defeat. They will show a small flaw but Macbeth has to decide if he can stop it. These witches just set the standard.

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