Macbeth - Author/Play (week 7 lesson 1)

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V6 - Macbeth

(Periode B) 

Today's Lesson

You will learn more about Shakespeare and his play Macbeth

Your knowledge will be tested

Shakespeare and his work

Time to learn more about Shakespeare and his work

and his play Macbeth

William Shakespeare

(Literature 1)

William Shakespeare

- Born 1564

- Married to Anne Hathaway

- Theatre company: The Lord Chamberlain's Men

- 1599: performing at Globe Theatre

- Performed at Queen Elizabeth I's court 

His plays

- Most written beginning 17th century

- Lots of historical figures in his plays
- English Renaissance: looking back to ancient Rome/Greece

- First to feature many characters & storylines

- Wide range of vocabulary 

Shakespearean Tragedies

1. Tragic flaw

2. Supernatural elements

3. Revenge

4. An internal struggle

5. External pressure

Shakespearean Comedies

1. A struggle of young lovers overcoming difficulty

2. A separation and reunification

3. Mistaken identities

4. Frequent use of puns and wordplay

5. A clever servant or friend

Sonnets

- Shakespeare's main form of poetry

- 14-line poem 

- 1609: Shakespeare's Sonnets = 154 poems

- Focused on love, devotion, delight, pride

- Or darker themes: shame, disgust, fear

What was the name of
Shakespeare's acting
group ?

1. Lord Cucumber's Men
2. Lord Chesterville's Men
3. Lord Chamberlain's Men
4. Lord Chesterfield's Men

William Shakespeare was married to: ....

1. Anne Howarday
2. Anne Holliday
3. Anne Hathaway
4. Anne Herbertway

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a Tragedy?

1. Revenge
2. Long dialogues
3. Internal struggle
4. Supernatural elements

Which of the following is not a characteristics of a Comedy?

1. Mistaken identities
2. Clever servant or friend
3. Colourful costumes
4. Puns and wordplay

Shakespeare wrote how many poems?

1. 144
2. 154
3. 158
4. 162

Macbeth

Macbeth

- Shakespeare's shortest & bloodiest play

- Macbeth (Scottish general) hears a prophecy by 3 witches

- He & his wife murder King Duncan 

- Becomes tyranical ruler

- New prophecy: Macbeth thinks he's invulnerable 

- Plot twist: prohecy interpreted differently becomes reality

- Macbeth gets defeated & dies

Supernatural Elements

- The witches

- Apparitions 

- Floating dagger (leads Macbeth
   to his victim King Duncan)

- Prophecies 

When was Macbeth written?

1. 1602
2. 1606
3. 1615
4. 1628

Which of the following is not a supernatural element in Macbeth?

1. Apparitions
2. Witches
3. Prophecies
4. Vampires

Who do Macbeth and his wife kill?

1. King Duncan
2. King Bernard
3. King David
4. King Bob

Macbeth kills lots of soldiers and side characters, but how many main characters do you think he kills?

1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5

Macbeth is Shakespeare's... ?

1. Longest and bloodiest play
2. Shortest and bloodiest play
3. Longest and saddest play
4. Shortest and saddest play

Preparation time

Study for the test:

Read the play

Study "about the author"

Look up extra information

Watch videos