Macbeth’s Soliloquy

Macbeth’s Soliloquy

The Dagger Soliloquy Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand?

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Macbeth Motive Questions

Use charts to explain your ideas Motive Questions • Who wrote the play? Who are the characters in the play? At where and at what era was the play written? • What is the play about?

Macbeth In a nutshell

The Dagger Soliloquy William Shakespeare Who was an English playwright, actor, and poet, also known as th “Bard of Avon.” Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. Who wrote the celebrated Romeo and Juliet, Othello, and Macbeth.

bloodiest Shakespeare’s play. an agony to fulfill a prophecy ambition to the extent of a murder. a plot to kill the king Macbeth, a Scottish general and nobleman, plots with his wife to kill King Duncan of Scotland.

Macbeth -In a Nutshell • Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s bloodiest plays. • Macbeth, a Scottish general and nobleman, plots with his wife to kill King Duncan of Scotland. • Macbeth meets three witches on his way home from battle who foretell that he will become King of Scotland. • Macbeth agonizes over whether to murder the King in order to make the prophecy come true while his ambitious wife encourages him to commit the murder.

Macbeth Unlocking of Difficulties

Digging the Dagger • Speech excerpt: Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee. I have thee not, and yet I see thee still. Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible To feeling as to sight? or art thou but A dagger of the mind, a false creation, Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain? • Read the excerpt of the speech aloud. • Circled are the words or lines you may be hard to understand. • In groups or individually, identify and unpack the words and lines that have been circled.

Macbeth - Unlocked • dagger – n. a short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a weapon. • clutch – v. grasp or seize (something) tightly or eagerly. • fatal – adj. causing death. • sensible – adj. perceiving through the senses or mind • oppressed – adj. subject to harsh and authoritarian treatment. • palpable – adj. (of a feeling or atmosphere) so intense as to seem almost tangible. • dudgeon – n. a feeling of offense or deep resentment.

Macbeth - Unlocked • gouts – n. a drop or spot, especially of blood, smoke, or flame. • Hecate - was the goddess of magic, witchcraft, the night, moon, ghosts and necromancy. • stealthy – adj. behaving, done, or made in a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard. • ravishing – adj. delightful; entrancing. • prate – v. talk foolishly or tediously about something. • knell – n. the sound of a bell, especially when rung solemnly for a death or funeral. • summons – v. authoritatively or urgently call on (someone) to be present

Macbeth Act: Two Scene: One Character: Macbeth

Soliloquy The act of characters speaking their thoughts aloud, often when they are by themselves but sometimes with others around.

Soliloquy • The purpose of any soliloquy is to reveal more about the • thoughts,  • feelings,  • personality • mindset and • motivations of the central character(s)

Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand? Come let me clutch thee: I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.

Act: Two Scene: One Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible To feeling as to sight? Or art thou but A dagger of the mind, a false creation, Proceeding from the heat-oppressèd brain? I see thee yet, in form as palpable As this which now I draw. Thou marshall'st me the way that I was going, And such an instrument I was to use. Mine eyes are made the fools o’th’othersenses, Or else worth all the rest. I see thee still, And on the blade and dudgeon gouts of blood, Which was not so before. There’s no such thing:

Act: Two Scene: One It is the bloody business which informs Thus to mine eyes. Now o'er the one half-world Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse The curtained sleep. Witchcraft celebrates Pale Hecate's off’rings, and withered murder, Alarumed by his sentinel, the wolf, Whose howl’s his watch, thus with his stealthy pace, With Tarquin’s ravishing strides, towards his design Moves like a ghost. Thou sure and firm-set earth,

Act: Two Scene: One Hear not my steps, which way they walk, for fear Thy very stones prate of my whereabout, And take the present horror from the time, Which now suits with it. Whiles I threat, he lives: Words to the heat of deeds too cold breath gives. I go, and it is done. The bell invites me. Hear it not, Duncan, for it is a knell That summons thee to heaven or to hell.

Macbeth Analysis

Macbeth – An Analysis • What is happening in the speech? In each line? • What is Macbeth trying to work out in the speech? What does he decide? What discoveries does he make? • Is the dagger real or a projection of Macbeth's mind? Support your answer. • Why is the ringing of the bell significant? • What is the mood or tone of the speech? • What are the literary devices used in the speech? • What are the themes of The Dagger Soliloquy?

Macbeth – An Analysis

Macbeth – An Analysis • In this speech Macbeth makes the decision to murder King Duncan who is, that night, sleeping in his castle. • At the start of the speech Macbeth imagines that he sees a dagger floating in the air: “Is this a dagger which I see before me”. • He wonders if it is real or if his guilty conscience has imagined it: “Or art thou but/A dagger of the mind”. • He ends the speech with a plea for Duncan not to hear the church bells, “Hear it not, Duncan”, as he imagines that it is a death knell summoning Duncan’s soul “to heaven or to hell”.

Macbeth – Mood and Tone • In Macbeth's soliloquy, the atmosphere is primarily surreal since it contains elements of the supernatural. • There is an ominous sense of foreboding in the air. Guests are settling in for the night. • The weather is stormy; Macbeth sees a floating dagger, ("Is this a dagger I see before me?") • So, Shakespeare is definitely setting the scene for something evil to happen!

Macbeth – Themes • The Supernatural: Seeing the dagger could just be Macbeth’s imagination “A dagger of the mind” as he says, or it could be the work of the supernatural as it seems to urge him towards Duncan’s bedroom. • The Overturning of the Natural Order: By killing the King Macbeth is upsetting the natural order of things.

Macbeth – Literary Devices • Apostrophe • It is a figure in which a person or thing is addressed. The speaker 'turns aside' from his main theme to address some person or thing. • "Come, let me clutch thee. I have thee not, and yet I see thee still," etc. II. i. 34-47. • Alliteration • This is where a sentence has two or more words beginning with the same letter. • "It is the bloody business which informs" (line 48). • By repeating the “B” sound it makes Macbeth sound as ifhe is spitting the words out, making him seem guilty.

Macbeth – Literary Devices • RhymingCouplets • Shakespeare uses two sets of rhyming couplets at the end of his soliloquy. • Which now suits with it. Whiles I threat, he lives: Words to the heat of deeds too cold breath gives. ...... Hear it not, Duncan; for it is a knell That summons thee to heaven or to hell. • The couplets tell us that Macbeth has firmly decided to kill the King, while also reminding us of the language of the witches.

Macbeth – Literary Devices • Personification • This is where something that isn’t a human is described as if it actually is. • "Pale Hecate's offerings, and wither'd murder,/Alarum'd by his sentinel, the wolf,/Whose howl's his watch, thus with his stealthy pace./With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design/Moves like a ghost." (lines 5357) • Murder is described as if it is a human, who being alerted by his dog is now walking silently towards his victim. By personifying murder it makes Macbeth himself seem less responsible for the murder

Macbeth – An Analysis • Macbeth, after discussing the crime with Lady Macbeth, has decided to go through with the "terrible feat" (1.7.75). Now he sits alone, waiting for the bell which will summon him to murder Duncan, pondering his decision one final time. The focus of the soliloquy, the invisible dagger, is our first glimpse of Macbeth's powerful imagination – imagination that is largely responsible for his mental torment throughout the drama. Although Macbeth knows that the dagger is an optical illusion, and suspects that it could be brought about by his potentially "heat-oppressed brain" (39), he nonetheless allows the phantom dagger, soon stained with imaginary "gouts of blood" (46), to affect him greatly. Enhancing the ominous and eerie atmosphere of the speech is the use of successive allusions to people and practices which conjure up images of satanic and earthly evil. Hecate, the goddess of witchcraft and a strong presence overall in Macbeth, is preparing her sacrificial victims, and Murder himself, summoned by his trusted watchman, the wolf, moves with the power and speed of evil king Tarquin towards his prey. Just as talk of the murder is about to stifle his courage, Macbeth's intense illusion is shattered by the bell, a signal from Lady Macbeth that Duncan's chamberlains are asleep, and Macbeth races away to commit the heinous crime. One can only wonder if a few more moments of deliberation would have changed Macbeth's mind.

Macbeth Abstract

Macbeth – Abstraction • How can we give an interpretation to a specific literary piece? • What will happen to Macbeth’s soul if he commits the murder? • Find out about Elizabethan attitudes to life after death and to heaven and hell. • People in Shakespeare’s time thought a great deal about where the soul goes after death

Macbeth – Abstraction • Why do you think Macbeth is willing to commit murder to become king? • What does that tell you about his character? • In rehearsals, actors and directors explore their character’s motives, which help them decide how to play the part.

Macbeth Application

Macbeth – Application • During rehearsals, directors and actors often investigate the background of the play and character they are bringing to life. • Shakespeare often highlights events happening in Elizabethan England through the language, characters and plots of his plays. • Understanding the context in which these plays were written will help you make interesting choices about how to perform a particular speech. • Actors also connect the character they are playing with their own experiences and the world around them

Macbeth – Application • Actors enjoy playing Macbeth as there are many ways to interpret his character. He has been played on stage as a murderous villain, as a man bullied or under the spell of his wife. • Try saying this speech as if he is: • a brave warrior who has fought for his country • a power-hungry murderer • a sensitive man who thinks deeply • a man afraid of his wife

Macbeth – Application • Rubrics for the Voice Play • Role Development 5 Points • Loudness and Clarity of Voice 5 Points • Performance 5 Points 15 Points

Macbeth Evaluation

Macbeth – Evaluation • Directions: Group the students into four groups. Using a one whole white cartolina and pieces of crayons, create a poster showing the theme of “Macbeth’s Soliloquy.” • Neatness/Creativity 4 points • Essential Items 4 points • Accuracy 4 points • Work Time 4 points • Presentation 4 points • `` 20 points

Macbeth Assignment

Macbeth –Assignment • Directions: Have an advance reading of another Macbeth’s soliloquy, “Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow” (Spoken by Macbeth, Act 5 Scene 5)

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Macbeth’s Soliloquy