McB act 1 and 2

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- Macbeth: act 1 and 2

MacBeth- act 1 and 2

PDF with the text

https://hibsenglish.weebly.com/uploads/7/2/3/6/7236232/macbeth_no_fear_script.pdf

This is the a pdf with the full No Fear Shakespeare and original text side-by-side. 

No Fear Shakespeare

https://www.sparknotes.com/nofear/shakespeare/macbeth/

Not just the text, but also a discussion of themes, characters, and a summary

What do you remember?

Act 1 and 2

ACT1: setting the scene

ACT2: prepare for the mess to start

Themes: prophecy, guilt, ambition

Next slide: opening (modernised retelling) of the play. Let's see how it all begins.

Act 1: Reader

- how do you feel about the witches?

- are they speaking the truth?

- what do they want?

- what should MacBeth do next? 

- and what about this Banquo 'lesser but greater' thing? What does it mean?

Soooo....

- after returning Mr. M gets the Thane of Cawdor title!

- King Duncan comes to the castle for a victory party

- Lady M tells Mr. M that he is a big softie and he should kill the king

- after dinner at night... 

Read Act2 (fragment)

- how do you feel about the relationship between Mr. M and Lady M?

- How do they feel about the murders? 

... the next morning...

- the murder is discovered

- the king's sons are gone (they fled because they were afraid that they'd be next)

- everyone thinks the sons did it 

- so McB is crowned king!

Is all happy now?