01.10 Macbeth: The Power of Words WorksheetStep 1: Character
InterpretationEarlier in this lesson you read two different
interpretations of a scene featuring Lady Macbeth. You were asked
to view a stage performance of the same scene in order to answer
this question: How does this interpretation compare to the others?
In a response of at least five sentences, comment on the stage
interpretation and explain your impression of Lady Macbeth in this
scene. Use specific examples from the clip to support your answer.
Things to consider: her facial expressions, body language, and tone
of voice.Step 2: Setting InterpretationChoose one of the provided
scenes from Macbeth that you have previously studied in this course
and locate or create an image that shows a fitting setting for that
scene. In a response of at least five sentences, explain why you
chose the image. Use examples from the play and the image to
support your reasoning. Include the scene and the image along with
your response.2. ACT I, Scene VIIMACBETHIf it were done when 'tis
done, then 'twere wellIt were done quickly. If the
assassinationCould trammel up the consequence, and catch,With his
surcease, success; that but this blowMight be the be-all and the
end-allhere,But here, upon this bank and shoal of time,We'd jump
the life to come. But in these casesWe still have judgment here;
that we but teachBloody instructions, which being taught, returnTo
plague the inventor: this even-handed justiceCommends the
ingredients of our poison'd chaliceTo our own lips. He's here in
double trust:First, as I am his kinsman and his subject,Strong both
against the deed: then, as his host,Who should against his murderer
shut the door,Not bear the knife myself. Besides, this DuncanHath
borne his faculties so meek, hath beenSo clear in his great office,
that his virtuesWill plead like angels, trumpet-tongued, againstThe
deep damnation of his taking-off:And pity, like a naked new-born
babe,Striding the blast, or heaven's cherubin, hors'dUpon the
sightless couriers of the air,Shall blow the horrid deed in every
eye,That tears shall drown the wind.I have no spurTo prick the
sides of my intent, but onlyVaulting ambition, which o'erleaps
itself,And falls on the other.[Enter Lady
Macbeth.]AssignmentComplete the reading for thislesson.Complete the
self-checks in thelesson.In theAssessments Area, submit
yourMacbeth: The Power of Words worksheet for01.10Macbeth: The
Power of Words.
