Activity 1.4.3: Drama: Shakespeare's

Which story has the most tension?

A novel in which Abe Lincoln goes to a theater, where the reader knows he will be killed

Read this passage: Macb. Speak, if you can. What are you?1. Witch. All hail, Macbeth! hail to thee, thane of Glamis!2. Witch. All hail, Macbeth, hail to thee, thane of Cawdor!3. Witch. All hail, Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter! What character trait does the witches' prophecy encourage in Macbeth?

Ambition

Read these two passages: Hec. O, well done! I commend your pains; And every one shall share i' the gains.And now about the cauldron sing,Like elves and fairies in a ring,Enchanting all that you put in.Dun. See, see, our honour'd hostess!The love that follows us sometime is our trouble,Which still we thank as love. Herein I teach you How you shall bid God 'eild us for your pains,And thank us for your trouble. Which lines from the play have a more poetic style?

And now about the cauldron sing,Like elves and fairies in a ring

In Macbeth, what happens shortly after Banquo is killed?

Banquo's ghost appears before Macbeth at a banquet, and only Macbeth can see it.

Which line's meter is iambic?

Create a team that stands as one.

What is one characteristic of trochaic meter?

It is often used in nursery rhymes.

Read the passage and then answer the question: Victor was angry. Somebody had stolen $500 in cash from him, and when he found who it was, he was going to make the thief pay. He looked around for suspects and saw Gil smiling at him. It had to be him. Victor threw himself at Gil, ready to punch his lights out. Which ending to this scene would be most ironic?

The cash was in Victor's pocket the whole time, but he loses it while he is fighting Gil.

How is Orson Welles's character Macbeth similar to Shakespeare's Macbeth?

They both desire power.

How does the setting of Welles's version of Macbeth differ from the setting of Shakespeare's?

Welles's Macbeth is set in Haiti, and Shakespeare's version is set in Scotland.

How is the version of Macbeth created by Orson Welles different from the original Macbeth?

Welles's version had a Haitian voodoo element that was not in the original.

Read the passage and then answer the question: Marjorie had been waiting for Russ to call all day. What could possibly be keeping him? She went home and tried her best to sleep. Just after she managed to slip into some fitful dreams, her phone suddenly began buzzing. She picked it up. "Russ?" she said. Which ending to the scene would create the most suspense?

"Marjorie," Russ said. "Listen carefully. There's something you need to know."

Which meter gives Shakespeare's Macbeth the characters a more natural voice when they speak the words aloud?

Iambic pentameter

Which story premise is most clearly a classic tragedy?

Gillian starts a successful company, but her arrogance brings it down.

Which story premise most clearly contains a supernatural element?

Johannes feels a tingling in his chin every time a crime takes place nearby.

Shakespeare lets the audience witness Lady Macbeth's descent into mental distress and ultimate death before Macbeth. What element does this create in the play?

Tension

Read this passage from Macbeth by William Shakespeare (Act I, scene iv): Dun. My plenteous joys, Wanton in fulness, seek to hide themselvesIn drops of sorrow. Sons, kinsmen, thanes, And you whose places are the nearest, knowWe will establish our estate uponOur eldest, Malcolm, whom we name hereafter The Prince of Cumberland; which honour must Not unaccompanied invest him only, But signs of nobleness, like stars, shall shine On all deservers. From hence to Inverness, And bind us further to you. Macb. The rest is labour, which is not us'd for you. I'll be myself the harbinger and make joyful The hearing of my wife with your approach; So humbly take my leave. Dun. My worthy Cawdor! Macb. [Aside.] The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step On which I must fall down, or else o'erleap, For in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires; The eye wink at the hand; yet let that be Which the eye fears, when it is done, to see. Exit. Dun. True, worthy Banquo; he is full so valiant, And in his commendations I am fed; It is a banquet to me. Let's after him, Whose care is gone before to bid us welcome.It is a peerless kinsman. Flourish. Exeunt. Click to read a passage from Macbeth by William Shakespeare. Then answer the question. Which lines show how Macbeth reacts to Duncan's plans for his son, Malcolm?

That is a step On which I must fall down, or else o'erleap, For in my way it lies.