Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth

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Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth

Today

Hour 1: watching your R+J scenes and scripts

Hour 2: Starting the Macbeth assignment

Lets watch your tragic love scenes!

Feedback

F - FRIENDLY

I - INFORMATIVE

S - SPECIFIC

H - HELPFUL

Feedback sentences

Now fill in your feedback sheet

 Now fill in your reflection sheet 

Scripts

Each group should now also have their Romeo and Juliet scripts in their drama books

Today

• Take (another) close look at the work of Shakespeare through the play of Macbeth.
  (practising language skills, video, discussion)
  
• Start the assignment of this week
  ' Betrayal vs Loyalty dialogue'
  
• Lesson instruction film  

https:

Loyalty (trouw) and betrayal (verraad)

Loyalty and betrayal are important themes in most of the scenes in Macbeth.  
We picked a few examples.

Beginning of the play:

• Loyal to the King and the country (Macbeth --> King/Scotland)
• Loyal towards a friend (Banquo --> Macbeth)
• Loyal to a husband/wife (Macbeth <--> Lady Macbeth)

Throughout the play:

• Betrayal to the King and country (Macbeth kills King)
• Betrayal towards a friend (Macbeth had Banquo killed by assasins)
• Betrayal towards a husband/wife (Macbeth commits the crimes behind her back)
  

Loyal to the King and the country: at the beginning of the play, Macbeth is loyal to King Duncan. He supports the King and defends Scotland to opposing armies.

Loyal to a friend: Banquo was very loyal to Macbeth, in the first parts of the play up until his death. Even when he suspected Macbeth wanted to kill the king.

Loyal to husband/wife: Macbeth (in the beginning) is loyal to Lady Macbeth because he listens to her and everything she tells him to do. Lady Macbeth showed that she was supportive to Macbeth and encouraged him to kill Duncan in order to clear all obstacles that would get in the way of Macbeth becoming King. They were very close and loving at the beginning of the play. 

Discuss 

Do you think similar events to those in the play Macbeth could take place today, in our times? What would be different? Are the themes in Macbeth still relevant in modern times?
We are going to take a closer look at two themes...

words linked to loyalty and
betrayal

Themes:

ambition

quilt
corruption
power (let power over morals)

betrayal

crime

violence and consequences

conflict of good and evil

loyalty

Brainstorm

You have 10 minutes

Brainstorm ideas for your betrayal and loyalty dialogue

Decide on characters

Feedback

F - FRIENDLY

I - INFORMATIVE

S - SPECIFIC

H - HELPFUL

Feedback sentences

Now fill in your feedback sheet

 Now fill in your reflection sheet 

This weeks assignment

Open the document in teams.
'Betrayal vs loyalty scene'

Write a dialogue about 
betrayal or loyalty (same groups as last week).

Use the 'writing process guide' in teams.  

Write your whole scene and put it in you drama book