12/6/19 Julie Kutuzoff Pd5

Aim: How does Shakespeare create the effects of suspense and tragedy through morally conflicted characters?

Do now (pair share): based on your understanding of Macbeth’s character, how do you think he will truly feel about Banquo’s death? What sort of behavior do we expect from him? Justify your assertions.

He will still feel guilty, but he is become more murderous like lady Macbeth outwardly. It appears to be getting easier and easier to for him to murder, but he still will end up regretting it in the end.

Read aloud: act III, iii- the murder of banquo, iv- the banquet

How does the ghost dismantle Macbeth as a king and as a character?

Macbeth is threatened by Mcduff and his household and the youngest son, his work to maintain power will never be done because he attained it the wrong way.

[we watch a clip of the movie]

*the lesson is not completed and will be continued on Monday*

Reflection:
The ghost, which we establish in class is not real (only Macbeth can see him), is symbolic of Macbeth’s descend into madness. This characteristic of his delusion is seen first with the dagger, before he is about to murder King Dunkan. The dagger demonstrated Macbeth’s internal conflict, and struggle with following through with the murder as well as his contemplation of it. Lady Macbeth even tells Macbeth that this ghost is the same kind of delusion as the dagger he saw. Clearly, we can infer that this shows the progression of his madness, each time he murders it will only get worse, no matter how outwardly ruthless he seems in these murders. Due to the way he attained power, he will always be under threat, and this violence will constantly surround him. We can see that since this violence and struggle will never stop, and that the toll and on his mind and soul is only becoming worse and worse, and that it is portrayed in this story as the ghost of banquo in this instance. In this, we see the signs of the story living up to its title, as the “Tragedy of Macbeth” is inevitable.