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The Tragedy of Macbeth William Shakespeare. Menu. Introduction Background Discussion Starters. The Tragedy of Macbeth William Shakespeare. Be careful what you wish for. The Tragedy of Macbeth: Introduction. What would you do if you encountered three strange women who predicted your future.
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The Tragedy of MacbethWilliam Shakespeare Menu Introduction Background Discussion Starters
The Tragedy of MacbethWilliam Shakespeare Be careful what you wish for.
The Tragedy of Macbeth: Introduction What would you do if you encountered three strange women who predicted your future and then those predictions started coming true?
The Tragedy of Macbeth: Introduction Suppose the women predicted that you would become a powerful ruler someday. Would you want to wait to see if this came true? Or would you want to make it come true?
The Tragedy of Macbeth: Introduction As The Tragedy of Macbeth opens, the Scottish army is battling invading forces Norwegian forces Scotland and King Duncan wants a victory.
The Tragedy of Macbeth: Introduction Macbeth fights ferociously killing the traitor Macdonwald and planting Macdonwald’shead on the castle battlements. King Duncan is impressed.
The Tragedy of Macbeth: Introduction While crossing the stormy countryside after the battle, Macbeth and Banquo encounter a trio of witches. Double, double, toil and trouble, Fire burn and cauldron bubble
The Tragedy of Macbeth: Introduction The weird sisters make these predictions: • Macbeth will earn noble titles. • Banquo will produce a line of kings. • Macbeth will be King of Scotland. Then, the witches vanish, and a messenger appears to tell Macbeth that King Duncan has just given him a noble title.
The Tragedy of Macbeth: Introduction All Macbeth can think about is the sisters’ final prophecy … And the thought that he might become king.
The Tragedy of Macbeth: Introduction His wife, the ambitiousLady Macbeth longs for • high position • wealth • power • prestige She’ll do anything to make her husband king.
The Tragedy of Macbeth: Introduction She just may get her chance. King Duncan decides to visit Macbeth’s castle. Will the king live to rule another day?
The Tragedy of Macbeth: Background William Shakespeare wrote more than 36 plays and 150 poems in his lifetime. He is considered the most influential writer in English literature. • movies More than four hundred years later, his works still influence • music • TV shows • video games
The Tragedy of Macbeth: Background In the tragedy Macbeth, Shakespeare explores the damaging nature of overwhelming ambition and greed. It is the shortest of Shakespeare’s tragedies, and includes this simple message: “Thou shalt not kill.”
The Tragedy of Macbeth: Background Before Shakespeare’s time, troupes of actors traveled the countryside, to perform in parks halls courts courtyards and in other open spaces they could find.
The Tragedy of Macbeth: Background In 1576, the first playhouse, called The Theater, was built outside London’s city walls.Soon other famous London theaters followed. • the Fortune • the Rose • the Red Bull • the Swan • the Globe Theater
The Tragedy of Macbeth: Background Now drama could be a permanent experience for theater crowds, rather than a traveling show. covered seats main stage actors cheap standing room
The Tragedy of Macbeth: Discussion Starters • Discuss (1) • Shakespeare’s works are just as popular today as they were in his lifetime. Why do you think these stories are still so admired and imitated 400 years later? • Shakespeare’s writing works as well on the stage as it does on the written page. Why? Do you think that acting out a story on stage adds to its emotional effect?
The Tragedy of Macbeth: Discussion Starters • Discuss (2) • Macbeth and his wife are overwhelmed with ambition, so they plot to steal the throne of Scotland. • Which character is more willing to do evil? Why? Do you think they will suffer a price for their actions? • Do you think Shakespeare means for this story to be a cautionary tale, or warning? How?
