Teresa Crisantos #7-7 1/7/19

#7-7 1/7/19
Aim- How does act III, scene 4 and 5 function as essential plot movement to structure Macbeth’s ultimate fate?

Starting activity:
Watch the film version of Macbeth act III, scene 4 and 5.
We watched the film to get a better understanding of what we read. Watching the film let us see how the different asides would look and sound like when the scenes were actually being acted out. This allowed us to better see what was occuring in these scenes. In addition in the film version we were able to see two additions to the scenes. For example the scene where Fleance takes Macbeth’s crown and stabs him. This is a scene that was not in the play rather added by the producer of the movie. I believe this scene was a good addition because it gave us a better understanding of why Macbeth wanted fleance to be killed with his father. The banquet scene also gave us a better understanding of what happened there and what it was like for Macbeth seeing the ghost.

Do now
1. What is truly perturbing about the ghost?
A. What is truly perturbing about the ghost is that it is covered in blood which makes it look kinda of scary also at some point he was his best friend. This causes him to feel guilt for what he did so he starts to go crazy and he can not tell the ghost is not real
2. How does the ghost dismantle Macbeth as a king and as a character?
A. The ghost dismantles Macbeth as a king because they are seeing a weaker less manly side of him so they are starting to see why he shouldn’t be king and why he is not as strong as they believe. This may cause them to take action like picking a new king if something like this happens again. It also makes them start to lose trust in him as he does not seem well. The ghost dismantles Macbeth as a character because you see him slowly deteriorate and start to grow crazy as he can not differentiate between whats real and what isn’t.
3. Is the ghost real? What evidence do you have to prove your assertion?
A. He is going crazy so it isn’t real and lady Macbeth tells him that it is just something from his imagination. In addition no one else can see it so it is not real.
4. How do the guests at the banquet react to Macbeth? Why is this significant?
 A. They are confused but they hide it out of respect for the king. They are starting to lose trust in Macbeth and they may start to believe that he is not fit to be king
6. What do you see happening to Macbeth?
What I see happening to Macbeth is that with this murder he is completely going crazy as he can no longer tell what is real and what is not. He is a dynamic character as he went from being the nice guy in the beginning to now where he does not care what he has to do in order to maintain at the top.