Journal: After the introduction activity, what did you notice about Shakespeare's language? What obstacles did you have to reading the language? Did you understand the emotion in the lines?
Journal: Make predictions for the play based on the quotes from today's activity. What do you foresee happening to the Macbeths? The witches in Shakespeare's Macbeth are some of the most discussed characters in literature. The witches appear before the titular character and are instrumental to his downfall. For your first assignment over Macbeth, analyze the following film adaptations of the witches. Your assignment sheet can be found here: What's with the Witches? Hrothgar gives us the backstory as to why Beowulf felt the urge to go across the seas to help the Danes.
Write a paragraph in which you explain this backstory simply and clearly. |
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