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Classwork 19/10/15

Important quote in Scene 7

“But screw your courage to the sticking place”

Could this be attacking his masculinity? Yes as she is questioning how much of a man he is.

Masculinity is how much of a man a person is.

Two quotes which question his masculinity are:

“Was the hope drunk Wherein you dressed yourself”. This means he dresses himself highly but does not act like it.

The second one is:

“Live a coward and die in thine own esteem”

We then moved into writing any missing scene summarise we had missing.

Act 1 Scene 6 Summary (Re-done)

The scene starts with Duncan talking about the castle. He says “This castle hath a pleasant seat”. I think this means that the castle has a pleasant feeling. His next line “Nimbly and sweetly recommends itself, Unto our gentle senses”, for me, mean that it allows them to be somewhat relaxed. Then Banquo talks about a “temple-haunting marlet”. A Marlet, commonly blue and white, is a small bird with no feet. Banquo also builds on what Duncan said by saying that the castle has ‘delicate’ air. Lady Macbeth then enter and Duncan calls her a ‘honoured hostess’. Lady Macbeth then talks. Duncan brings up Macbeth by asking “Where’s the Thane of Cawdor?”. He says that Macbeth’s love is so strong it is as sharp as a spur, as sharp object attached to a riders boot. Lady Macbeth replies then Duncan ends the scene by taking his leave.

Act 1 Scene 7 Summary

In this scene, there is a big Soliloquy from Macbeth. In said Soliloquy Macbeth talks about the consequence that will take place if he kills King Duncan. He also says that he is “(…) his kinsman and his subject”, and a kinsman and subject should be against the death of the king. This is one of the reasons, or excuses as Lady Macbeth sees it, that Macbeth gives not to murder the King. Lady Macbeth the enters and asked why he had left the chamber. Macbeth responded by asking if he was asked for. Lady Macbeth then replies by saying that he should know if he was called for. Lady Macbeth then says was the hope drunk. She says this as when you’re not thinking properly. Also when you are drunk everything is fake so in a way she is saying his hope if ‘fake’. She then builds and says “Wherein you dress’d yourself? hath it slept since?” I think she is saying that he dresses so highly like a lord, as he was made one by the king, but he does not act how he dresses, like a brave lord. She also calls Macbeth a coward. Macbeth then says “I dare do all that may become a man; Who dares do more is none”. This means he is saying he can do all that a man can do, and is calling Lady Macbeth.

Lady Macbeth says “screw your courage to the sticking-place” which is explained in another post of mine. The link: http://wp.me/p6JCQx-1v .

 

Classwork 15.10.15

  • “Screw your courage to the sticking place”.

Courage: To be brave enough to do something that may frighten or scare them.

It is said that the ‘literal meaning’ of the quote above means that Macbeth needs courage.

However, I think it means that Macbeth needs to keep his courage in him, by ‘sticking into place’. In addition the ‘screw’ means that he needs to bolt it in by ‘screwing’ it into him.

Others have also said that it also mean not to back down, which I also agree with.

A little bit of acting about how Macbeth doesn’t want to kill King Duncan and some students in the class try to say the quite how they think it was or should be said. Many people thought about angers when saying the line.

In a way the queen is insulting or teasing him by, in a way, he does not have courage.

I think she is trying to make him fell ashamed. She is saying that he is mentally weak as he has a lordship, which is of very high status, but he is not acting like it by not being brave and killing the King. I think she is trying to provoke him into killing the King.

 

Classwork 12/10/15

“ I have no spur

To prick the sides of my

intent, but only

Vaulting ambition which

O’erleaps itself and

fall on th’ other ”

Spur: A small spike in the side of a riders heel.

O’erleaps: (Over leaps) To jump over

Vaulting: Also means jump over, I know this as it makes me thin of pole-VAULTING


Questions asked the lesson

What is Macbeth trying to say about his ambition?

Is Macbeth’s Ambition controlling him?

In a way Macbeth is personifying his ambition.


We carry on reading Macbeth Act 1 Scene 7

 

 

 

 

Scene Summary Classwork/Homework 09/10/15

The scene King Duncan and his procession arrive at Inverness. Formal greetings are said between King Duncan and Lady Macbeth, who now takes on the more common role of perfect hostess.

Duncan’s speech on his arrival at Inverness is heavy with dramatic irony. Not only is the “seat” of the castle “pleasant,” but the air is sweeter than to what the king is used to. The presence of the martlet serves to add to the irony. As far as the king is concerned, the castle, from the outside, appears to be a somewhat paradise.

The king’s address to Lady Macbeth and her next reply are full of the heightened language of formal introduction: “God ‘ild you,” “We rest your hermits ever.” Of course, her complex greeting contrasts her language of the previous scene and emphasizes her falsity.

 

Text Transformation 02.10.15

Text Transformation


 

The day in which they I had much success.  My brother is unable to gather the strength and power to outsmart the headmaster. In the past year I had no authority in this school how ever as the years have past I have built up my status and now have the power to overcome this evil headmaster. The three membership leaders have praised me much, however I am not sure if I can trust due to their position in this school. They referred to me as very intellectual but it may just be to entice me to join them. But I need to tell my partner, my brother Macbeth not to lose hope and happiness as I will conquer the headmaster. And to that I bid farewell and we must meet and speak again.

Act 1 Scene 5 Summary

It starts with Lady Macbeth reading her letter that Macbeth wrote to her. This letter talks about the three witches and the prophecy.

This section is known as a soliloquy. In said soliloquy it say that Lady Macbeth wants to murder King Duncan. “(…) too full of milk of human kindness”. It says this as milk is white, and white is a calm and relatively happy.

Macbeth then returns and talks to Lady Macbeth about how Duncan will be coming the next day.

The day in which they I had much success.  My brother is unable to gather the strength and power to outsmart the headmaster. In the past year I had no authority in this school how ever as the years have past I have built up my status and now have the power to overcome this evil headmaster. The three membership leaders have praised me much, however I am not sure if I can trust due to their position in this school. They referred to me as very intellectual but it may just be to entice me to join them. But I need to tell my partner, my brother Macbeth not to lose hope and happiness as I will conquer the headmaster. And to that I bid farewell and we must meet and speak again.