Unit 3: Prophecies, Power and Paranoia - Macbeth
Key Concept: Perspective
Related Concepts: Character, Theme
Statement of Inquiry (SoI): "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely." (Lord John Dalberg Acton)
Global Context: Identities and Relationships
Factual Questions: What was the socio-political context of Macbeth? What parallels can be drawn between Macbeth and other global leaders throughout history and contemporary society?
Conceptual Questions: How can power corrupt? What are the repercussions on acting on ambition without moral constraint?
Debatable Questions: What constitutes good leadership? Is Macbeth a victim or a villain; are "great men...almost always bad men"? How far would you go to reach your ambitions?
Related Concepts: Character, Theme
Statement of Inquiry (SoI): "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely." (Lord John Dalberg Acton)
Global Context: Identities and Relationships
Factual Questions: What was the socio-political context of Macbeth? What parallels can be drawn between Macbeth and other global leaders throughout history and contemporary society?
Conceptual Questions: How can power corrupt? What are the repercussions on acting on ambition without moral constraint?
Debatable Questions: What constitutes good leadership? Is Macbeth a victim or a villain; are "great men...almost always bad men"? How far would you go to reach your ambitions?
The Play
Analysis
Context
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Tragedy
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Plot
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The Play at a Glance
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Act and Scene Analysis
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Characterisation
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Setting
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Language and Quotations
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Staging Macbeth
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Themes, Motifs, Imagery and Symbolism
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Meaning
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Essays and Literary Criticism
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the_guilt_of_lady_macbeth.docx | |
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Activities
Pre-Reading
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if_the_crime_fits.doc | |
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Plot and Tragedy
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Themes and Imagery
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Characterisation
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lady_macbeth_statements_acts_1___2.doc | |
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General
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Act 1, Scenes 1 and 2
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Act 1, Scene 3
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Act 1, Scene 5
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Act 1, Scene 7
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Act 2, Scene 1
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Act 2, Scene 2
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Act 3, Scene 1
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Act 3, Scene 2
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Act 3, Scene 4
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Act 3 General Activities
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Act 4, Scene 1
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Act 4, Scene 3
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Act 5, Scene 1
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Act 5, Scene 3
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Act 5, Scene 5
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Essay Writing and Summative Assessment
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