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SHAKESPEARE’S MACBETH: What to Study for the Test. Background to Shakespeare, Gunpowder Plot & THE RENAISSANCE (10-20 Questions). Q: What was the Gunpowder Plot? A: A conspiracy by the catholic church to blow up Parliament
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SHAKESPEARE’S MACBETH: What to Study for the Test
Background to Shakespeare, Gunpowder Plot & THE RENAISSANCE (10-20 Questions) Q: What was the Gunpowder Plot? A: A conspiracy by the catholic church to blow up Parliament (NOTE: This served as partial inspiration to the play. Some of Shakespeare’s relatives may have been involved in the plot, prompting Shakespeare to write a play that would please the king) STUDY: Background class notes, textbook reading
PLOT TO MACBETH (35-45 Questions – multiple choice & 10-20 Questions – order of events) Q: Why is Macbeth surprised when Ross addresses him as Thane of Cawdor? A: Because it appears one of the witches’ prophecies has immediately come true. STUDY: ALL DISCUSSION QUESTIONS, summaries of scenes in textbook, cast of characters, helps on website
Literary devices (10-20 Questions – examples from macbeth) STUDY: Review Literary Terms (A-H), examples in Macbeth, examples particular to Shakespeare, drama, and tragedy “fair is foul, and foul is fair” is an example of a PARADOX
MATCHING CHARACTERS & QUOTES (20-30 Questions) Q: Who said, “See, see, our honored hostess! The love that follows us sometime is our trouble…” A: King Duncan STUDY: Quotes related to themes, specific speeches and passages mentioned in class
MATCHING THEMES & QUOTES (20-30 Questions) • THEMES FOUND IN MACBETH: • Ambition is a human quality that can be used for good or for evil • Appearances can be misleading and deceptive; therefore, don’t judge others by appearances • A guilty conscience cannot be avoided and can effect the body physically, emotionally, and psychologically • Bloodshed is an evil that always leads to more darkness and bloodshed • When God’s natural order of the universe is disturbed, the result is madness, chaos, and destruction until proper order is restored by justice or mercy • Fear that is unchecked drives the hopeless to commit acts of desperation
There will be one short answer question regarding themes; bring your book!