Act Three, Scene One-Three

February 16, 2018

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3
Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

EQ: Analyze how the characters in Macbeth advance the plot.

Starter: 

Free Write Friday

Vocabulary: 

Word: Protagonist 

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: he leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.

Your Definition: 

Activity: Give an example of a protagonist.

Word: Antagonist

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.

Your Definition: 

Activity: Give an example of an antagonist. 

Activity: 

1.  Act Three, Scenes One-Three

Characters

Banquo

Macbeth

Lady Macbeth

Attendant

First Murderer

Second Murderer

Third Murderer 

Servant

Discussion Questions

Analyze Banquo's perspective of Macbeth.

Analyze Macbeth's soliloquy and evaluate what it reveals about his character,

Summarize what the murderers are supposed to do.

Characterize Lady Macbeth in act three.

Predict what will happen. 

2.  Macbeth Movie

Compare and contrast the movie to the original production.

3.  TPEQEA

Respond to the topic in a TPEQEA paragraph.

Make sure that you use a quote from the play!

Characterize Macbeth using indirect characterization. 

Closure: 

How confident do you feel writing in TPEQEA?

Use the learning target to assess yourself.