Your scene: Setting, Mood, Conflict, Characters and Summary

Act Five

1. You must post the details of your scene as discussed in class today. You must include setting, mood, conflict, characters and summary. Be sure to label your scene before your notes.

2. Describe and explain your character. Label your character before your notes.

• What are his/her feelings, motives, conflicts, actions, desires etc...?
• What is his/her purpose in your scene?
• If you could hire a famous actor to play your character, who would it be? Why?

Act V: The Battle between the Macbeths and the Warriors

Act V is the rising conflict and climax of the play. Shakespeare creates tension by writing alternating scenes between Macbeth and the Lady AND the Warriors who wish to dethrone Macbeth.

You must summarize what happens with Macbeth and his wife . You must also summarize what happens with all of the warriors who are plotting against Macbeth. Each summary must contain six to ten details of what happens (with citations) for both group of characters.

Example

Lady Macbeth and Macbeth

The two Macbeths try to maintain power but the lady loses her ambition (5.1.32). She contemplates ...... (5.3.45-54) while Macbeth becomes more......(5.3.59). He begins to plan....(5.4.32) because of the witches' prophesies but loses his...(5.5).

Warriors

Macduff hurries off to get help from (5.1.2) but his family is murdered (5.1.56)....

Act V: Questions and Answers

1. Please post questions you have about all of Act V. Be sure to label the scene and lines. Also label the type of question. Grammar counts!!! Due by June 8th.

2. You must also answer at least one question. Label the answer as well.

Example
Act V, sc i lines 3-7
plot

Who is speaking?

Answer
Ms. Karvunis's question on Act V, sc i lines 307

The person speaking is Ms. Karvunis.

Mandatory questions about Act III, scene iv storyboard

You must:

• Post questions you have about Act III, scene iv or the storyboard.
• Label the questions like you did before.
• If you have no questions, you must answer someone else's question.

Optional: Questions about Act IV

You can post any questions or concerns you have about Act IV. Be sure to label the posts again.

Students who answer the questions will receive extra credit ONLY if the response is not a repeat of someone else's answer.

Military Plans for Macbeth, Malcolm and MacDuff

This post is due by June 3rd, 2009.

While reading Act III, sc 6 and all of Act IV, you must post lines that explain what each leader plans to do and why. You must:

• Label the leader's section
• Identify, in sequence, the lines that explain his intentions for revenge or battle
• Cite the lines
• Under each line, explain what it means in your own words.
• You will have multiple lines from different scenes as the intentions change or are more clearly outlined as the Act progresses
• BRING A COPY OF YOUR POSTING FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3RD.

Example

Malcolm

"I will mark thy death with the help of the arms of England ( IV 1 2)"

This shows that Malcolm will try to kill Macbeth with the help of the British monarchy and his military.

"We will march to the castle and scorch the snake and his hole ( IV iii 5-6)."

Malcolm later explains that his army with the help of the Brits, will go to the king's castle and burn it down with Macbeth inside.

"Down with the lady of doom and up with my father's crown ( IV iii 23)."

Malcolm will also kill Lady Macbeth and return the crown to the heir, himself!

MacDuff

Optional Post: How to perform your scene

Feel free to communicate on this blog about your group's lines. You have to perform them on Monday June 1st.