The king’s crown The bible The King’s bloody pillow Which characters run away shortly after Duncan’s death? Banquo and Fleance Macbeth and Lady Macbeth Malcolm and Donalbain Macduff and his family What does Macbeth hire men to do? Protect him from assassins Kill Macduff and his family Find the witches so he can talk to them again Kill Banquo and his son Macbeth does not fear death at the hands of the rebels because he has... Extensive battle experience Faith in the witches' prophecies Little reason to go on living No awareness of the rebels' strength In the last scene, Macbeth fights to the death because he... is given no other choice thinks that Macduff can be easily defeated does not believe Macduff's claims about his birth prefers an honourable defeat to a humiliating surrender Relevant Vocabulary Ambition (noun) A strong desire to do or achieve something. Chivalry (noun) Bravery, military skill, generosity in victory, courtesy to women Cowardice (noun) Fear and self-concern leading to putting yourself first. Conflict (noun) A serious disagreement or argument. Desire (noun) A strong wish for something or someone. Duplicity (noun) Deceitfulness; being Femininity Machiavellian Masculinity
(noun) The quality of being female; womanliness. (adjective) Being cunning, evil and sly. (noun) The quality of being male; manliness. Monarchy (noun) The king, queen and royal family of a country. Paranoia (noun) A worry that you are being persecuted or victimised. Patriarchal (adjective) A social system where men (particularly fathers) hold the power and influence. Prophecy (noun) A prediction of the future. Soliloquy (noun) A speech given to the audience. Superstition (noun) A belief in supernatural influences which there are no evidence for. Tyranny (noun) An unfair, unjust and cruel government or rule. Usurp (verb) To take someone else’s place illegally or by force. Villainy (noun) Wicked or criminal behaviour. Hamartia (noun) Hubris (noun) Excessive pride or confidence. Catharsis (noun)
A fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero. Releasing – and finding release from – strong emotions. Write the story Macbeth. Use as many of these new words as possible. Highlight them once you have done. Lang AO5 communicate clearly, effectively and imaginatively Lang AO6/Lit AO4 accurate SPaG 12 VOCABULARY QUESTIONS Which noun means ‘excessive pride or confidence’? Hubris. Hamartia. Machiavellian. Villainy. Which noun is a strong desire to do or achieve something? Hamartia. Ambition. Catharsis. Desire. Which noun means manliness? Femininity Masculinity. Matriarchal. Patriarchal. Which adjective means cunning and sly? Machiavellian. Patriarchal. Ambitious. Chivalrous. Femininity is… Which adjective describes a social system where men hold the power and influence?? Paternal. Patriarchal. Maternal. Matriarchal. What is chivalry? Cowardice, diplomacy, courtesy. Bravery, military skill, courtesy. Wicked or criminal behaviour. Unfair, unjust and cruel rule. What is duplicity? Honesty and straight-forwardness. Excessive pride or confidence. A strong desire or wish for someone. Deceitfulness or being two-faced. Which noun is a worry that you are being persecuted or picked on? Cowardice. Tyranny. Catharsis. Paranoia.
Annotate your ‘Killer Quotes Annotate your ‘Killer Quotes’ Annotate your ‘Killer Quotes’ Annotate your ‘Killer Quotes’ How are Macbeth and Lady Macbeth presented in Act 1, Scene 7? Bonus points for using ‘chivalry’! How does the writer achieve it? Identify a technique/interesting use of language Use a quote Why is it effective? Link to the actual words used What does it make you feel/do? What are the connotations? Does it have an emotional impact? Context Does it link to Jacobean society, values or beliefs? Does it link to Machiavellian ideas about power? How does it relate to women’s role in Jacobean society? Lit AO1: Use textual references, including quotations, to support and illustrate interpretations. Lit AO1: Read, understand and respond to texts, maintain a critical style and develop an informed personal response. Lit AO2: Analyse the language, form and structure used to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology where appropriate. Lit AO3: Show understanding of the relationships between texts and the contexts in which they were written.
Act One Recap Where is Macbeth set? England Wales Ireland Scotland The characters have returned from a war with which country? Greece Sweden England Norway Complete the simile used to describe Macbeth’s performance in battle: ‘Like Valour’s _________’ Soldier Warrior Minion Million What is Macbeth Thane of at the start of the play? Scotland Glamis Fife Cawdor Which characters use the thematic paradox, ‘Fair is foul…’ in Act 1? Macbeth and Banquo The Weird Sisters The Weird Sisters and Macbeth The Weird Sisters and Banquo What prophecy do the sisters give Banquo in Act 1? That he will be made Thane of Cawdor That his son will be made Thane of Cawdor That his sons will be made princes That his sons will be made kings Who do the Macbeths frame for Duncan’s murder? Malcolm Macduff Banquo The chamberlains Where does Malcolm flee to? England Ireland Scotland Wales Why does Lady Macbeth handle the daggers? She kills Duncan. She kills the chamberlains. She frames Macbeth. She frames the chamberlains. Which adjective means cunning and sly? Chivalrous. Patriarchal. Machiavellian. Ambitious. Femininity is… The quality of being female. The quality of being male. Rejecting your womanliness. Being a weak man. A prophecy is… Encouragement to do bad things. A prediction of the future. Encouragement to do good things. Interpreting events in the past. A soliloquy is… A release from strong emotions. A speech given to the audience. A belief in the supernatural. Another name for the royal family. Which adjective describes a social system where men hold the power and influence?? Maternal. Matriarchal. Paternal. Patriarchal. What is chivalry? Cowardice, diplomacy, courtesy. Wicked or criminal behaviour. Bravery, military skill, courtesy. Unfair, unjust and cruel rule. What is duplicity? A strong desire or wish for someone. Deceitfulness or being two-faced. Honesty and straight-forwardness. Excessive pride or confidence. Which noun is a worry that you are being persecuted or picked on? Cowardice. Catharsis. Paranoia. Tyranny. Which verb means to take someone’s place illegally or by force? Prophesise. Tyrannise. Usurp. Desire.
Macbeth: Act Two Summary: Act 2, Scene 4 Ross, a thane, walks outside the castle with an old man. They discuss the strange and ominous happenings of the past few days: it is daytime, but dark outside; last Tuesday, an owl killed a falcon; and Duncan’s beautiful, well-trained horses behaved wildly and ate one another. Macduff emerges from the castle and tells Ross that Macbeth has been made king by the other lords, and that he now rides to Scone to be crowned. Macduff adds that the chamberlains seem the most likely murderers, and that they may have been paid off by someone to kill Duncan. Suspicion has now fallen on the two princes, Malcolm and Donalbain, because they have fled the scene. Macduff returns to his home at Fife, and Ross departs for Scone to see Macbeth’s coronation as the new king. What ‘sign’ convinces Macbeth to kill Duncan? An apparition of one of the Weird Sisters A nightmare about one of the Weird Sisters An apparition of a floating dagger The ghost of his dead father visits him What reason does Macbeth give for why he should not commit regicide? Banquo’s sons will be king anyway, so he will clearly not be king for long Duncan is a good man and a noble leader Duncan is too good looking Banquo will know he has killed the king Why didn’t Lady Macbeth just kill the king herself? She believed that Macbeth needed to prove he was a man Duncan looked too much like her father She didn’t agree with murder She felt she didn’t have the bodily strength as a woman What does Macbeth accidentally take with him after murdering the king? The murder weapons The king’s crown The bible The King’s bloody pillow Name the speaker: ‘My hands are of your colour- but I shame to wear a heart so white!’ The Old Man Macbeth Lady Macbeth Banquo Who else does Macbeth kill? The chamberlains Banquo Lennox Fleance Which characters run away shortly after Duncan’s death? Banquo and Fleance Macbeth and Lady Macbeth Malcolm and Donalbain Macduff and his family ‘Regicide’ is murder of a _______. Thane Monarch Brother Knight At whose house is Duncan found dead? His palace Macbeth’s Banquo’s Macduff’s