Dec. 7 - 10, 2010: Macbeth

OpensourceShakespeare
Fri. Dec. 10, 2010
The K-library computer lab is booked today. (Blk. A: new lab; Blk B: old lab)
- Type a good copy of your Macbeth character essay (5 paragraphs, double-space).

- Add 2 primary source quotes and references (from the play).

- Add 2 secondary source quotes and references (found outside the play).
***Use MLA style on the Citation Machine or citation button on Shmoop and Cliff Notes. Consult your MLA Citation - Shakespeare handout. 

***Primary Source Reference Example:

Shakespeare, William. Macbeth: Oxford School Shakespeare. Ed. Roma Gill.   Toronto, Oxford University Press, 1997. Print.

***In-Text Citation Example:
Macbeth begins to unravel even before he commits murder: A dagger of the mind, a false creation,/ Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain? (Mac. 2.1.38-39)

***Secondary Source Reference Example:

Gill, Roma, ed. "Macbeth: The Man" in Macbeth: Oxford School Shakespeare. Toronto, Oxford University Press, 1997. Print.

***In-Text Citation Example:
Macbeth seems easily influenced; Macbeth 'catches' evil (Gill xx) through the influences of his wife and the witches.

***Arrange reference list in alphabetical order with hanging indent format.
Other secondary sources:

• Read "Macbeth: The Man" pp. xx-xxiii
• Shmoop Macbeth
• Cliff Notes

Thurs. Dec. 9, 2010
View Macbeth Retold (James McAvoy) full version:
Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6 - Part 7 - Part 8 - Part 9
View Macbeth Retold (James McAvoy) short version: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6 - Part 7


Wed. Dec. 8, 2010
The K-library computer lab is booked today. (Blk. A: new lab; Blk B: old lab)
- Type a good copy of your Macbeth character essay (5 paragraphs, double-space).

- Add 2 primary source quotes and references (from the play).

- Add 2 secondary source quotes and references (found outside the play).
***Use MLA style on the Citation Machine or citation button on Shmoop and Cliff Notes. Consult your MLA Citation - Shakespeare handout. 

***Primary Source Reference Example:

Shakespeare, William. Macbeth: Oxford School Shakespeare. Ed. Roma Gill.   Toronto, Oxford University Press, 1997. Print.

***In-Text Citation Example:
Macbeth begins to unravel even before he commits murder: A dagger of the mind, a false creation,/ Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain? (Mac. 2.1.38-39)

***Secondary Source Reference Example:

Gill, Roma, ed. "Macbeth: The Man" in Macbeth: Oxford School Shakespeare. Toronto, Oxford University Press, 1997. Print.

***In-Text Citation Example:
Macbeth seems easily influenced; Macbeth 'catches' evil (Gill xx) through the influences of his wife and the witches.

***Arrange reference list in alphabetical order.
Other secondary sources:

• Read "Macbeth: The Man" pp. xx-xxiii
• Shmoop Macbeth
• Cliff Notes

***Interim Reports handed out today***
Tues. Dec. 7, 2010
- In-class essay:

• (30 marks) Your essay should include:
• Introduction paragraph
• paragraph on Macbeth's character as a general
• paragraph on Macbeth's character as a husband
• paragraph on Macbeth's character as king
• Concluding paragraph
• Here is a sample introductory paragraph that you can use or modify:

Macbeth's Character

The tragedy of Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, is a play about unchecked ambition. The central figure Macbeth is a complex character whose decisions and actions ultimately destroy his own humanity. Macbeth displays conflicting traits and behaviors that are revealed through his roles as military general, husband, and king.

- Read "Macbeth: The Man" pp. xx-xxiii
- Review Macbeth's character traits below:

1. Military General (trusted, brave, loyal, noble, courageous, respected, and skilled; capable of killing in battle; seen as protector; takes pride in his actions; influenced by witches, mentally stable; has friends and is part of a fraternity of Thanes)
2. Husband (faithful/ loving toward wife; wants to please wife and have her think he is manly; influenced/manipulated by wife; ambitious; experiences self-doubt/remorse over plotting, decisions and actions; realizes his desires are corrupt; his anxiety over Duncan's murder leads to emotional torment/hallucinations; poisonous partnership)
3. King (not virtuous; corruptly crowned; suspicious, paranoid, self-centred, distrustful, and vengeful; insomniac; mentally unstable; becomes increasingly murderous; detached and alone)