Macbeth Act V

We finished reading Macbeth today. 

Macbeth Act IV questions

Here are the questions we worked on today.  They appear in a slightly different order than they appear in the book.

What is a traitor?  

For Macbeth, Macduff is a traitor.  But whether someone is a “traitor” or a “freedom fighter” depends on who is using the label.  Who would you call a “traitor” in the play?  Why?  Be specific.

How many children had Lady Macbeth?  

Some productions have made “children” a central concept in the play. What is your view?  Does it matter, in the play, whether Lady Macbeth has had children or not?

Different views of the witches.  

How would you present them on stage?

Macbeth Act III questions

We have finished reading Act III.  Please answer the following questions in your notebook:
(These questions are on page 96 in most books; I have typed the questions here for those of you who have the older edition.)

1.  Write six paragraphs, one for each scene, which show how Macbeth's kingship becomes less and less secure.

2.  In each scene, find a quotation which implies that appearance does not match reality.

Macbeth Act II

We are finishing Act II of Macbeth today.

Here is your assignment; a few of the books have a different question.

Much of the imagery in Act II is of violence, horror, and disruption of nature.  Identify one such image that you think is especially powerful from each of the four scenes.  Write a brief account of the effects of each image: what atmosphere it creates or what it reveals about a character.

Macbeth Progress

We are finishing Act I of Macbeth today.  Please answer question 2 on page 36. You can keep your response in your notebook.

Welcome and Yellow Wallpaper Questions

Welcome to the 2017 -2018 school year.

Here are the questions about "The Yellow Wallpaper."  Please make sure you have read the story and finished the questions by tomorrow.

1. Identify five examples of figurative language (metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, synecdoche, metonymy) in the story.  What is the context of each example?  What is its purpose?  How does it contribute to the meaning of the story as a whole?
2. Create a plot diagram (pyramid with inciting action, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, etc.) for the story.
3. Identify the internal and external conflicts the protagonist faces.
4. Identify one or more themes of “The Yellow Wallpaper.”  In other words, what are the “big ideas?”