THE WITCHES OF MACBETH

Exploring faith, destiny, and free will

BELLWORK PROMPT:

Do you believe in the supernatural or paranormal? Why or why not? (1/2 page, 25 points)

TAKE A LITTLE JOURNEY WITH ME

Close your eyes.. Climb into my time machine.we are hurtling back through space and time.Dark, mysterious times, across the misty moors of Scotlandwhere, as England continues to search for its identity, a King searches for his own destiny

King James
Firm believer in all things supernatural Thought himself the authority

THE {SUPERNATURAL} ELIZABETHEAN ENGLAND

William Shakespeare
Scrambled to finish play as King James rode to England to claim the throne

The Scottish Play/ The Bards Play

To speak the name of the play is FORBIDDEN! Rumors of a real dagger in the premier..

Stems from language used incantations from an actual coven, then cursed the play

COMMON BELIEFS

Many people, from paupers to lords, and including, especially King James I, believed in supernatural beings. Sprites Faeries Witches Wizards

Forces that manipulate humans

How does that affect the way people look at:
Responsibility Self direction Fate Free will

But people dont think like that any more!

DO THEY?

What do

we know about THE WEIRD SISTERS?

ACTS I - IV

THE WITCHES SPEECHES

The Supernatural Scorecard

Talkin it OUT with Lady M

Todays Guests: THE WEIRD SISTERS

Reflective Writing

The Witches foretold the fate of Macbeth. Did the events in the play unfold because of the prophecy or because of Macbeths choices? What caused Macbeth to fall. Fate or free will?

Common Core State Standards RI.11-12.1. Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain W.11-12.9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research RI.11-12.2. Determine two or more central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to provide a complex analysis; provide an objective summary of the text RL.11-12.10 Read and comprehend literature, including drama, in the text complexity band proficiently. RI.11-12.3. Analyze a complex set of ideas or sequence of events and explain how specific individuals, ideas, or events interact and develop over the course of the text

Lesson Objectives:

SWBAT Define concept of fate versus free will and identify and cite examples from the play Link past stories from our text to our current study of Macbeth List parallels we are seeing in characterization and theme