MACBETH UNIT
Britain's royalty: the family tree
SHAKESPEARE'S BACKGROUND
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from the British Library
WAS THERE A REAL MACBETH?
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Scottish Kings: a family tree
SETTING: MACBETH'S SCOTLAND
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Macbeth's Scotland--cool interactive map! scroll over areas
PLOT SUMMARY
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Scene by Scene summary
FORGOT YOUR TEXT IN YOUR LOCKER?
CHAIN OF BEING THEORY


ELIZABETHAN CHAIN OF BEING
MACBETH SOLILOQUYS:
BELOW ARE SPEECHES FROM WHICH YOU MAY CHOOSE. The first words and last words of the speech are quoted.
MACBETH SOLILOQUY CHOICES:
Instructions:
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you will be expected to MEMORIZE a soliloquy and "perform" it for me
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soliloquies with extra lines will not be worth any more in terms of marks
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an unemotional recitation may earn you a 70%
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full marks can be gained by conveying appropriate emotions
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in addition, appropriate costumes and props may enhance your performance
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Value: 10 marks
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the speech by Macbeth in Act V is the shortest speech out of the bunch. Consider it the "default" soliloquy.
I.v.16-31 Lady Macbeth: "Glamis thou art...crowned withal."
I.v.39-54 Lady Macbeth: "The raven himself is hoarse...To cry "Hold, hold!"
I.vii.1-28 Macbeth: "If it were done...and falls on th'other--"
II.i.33-64 Macbeth: "Is this a dagger which I see...That summons thee to heaven, or to hell."
II.iii.1-22 Porter: "Here's a knocking indeed!...I pray you, remember the porter."
V.v.19-28 Macbeth: "Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow...Signifying nothing."
3D Virtual Tour of 17th CENTURY LONDON BEFORE THE GREAT FIRE