Macbeth

[|Macbeth the Full Play]

Directions:** After reading more about life in Elizabethan Times, you will create a colorful and witty post card to a friend in our class about your tour of Queen Elizabeth's England. Make sure that you include a picture on the front that is fitting for the time period and have fun with your greeting message. On the back left side, include a brief friendly greeting filling in your friend on what you've been doing while on your trip. On the back right side, include an address and a fake stamp (have fun playing with words). =Very Close Analysis Due October 29=
 * Due Wednesday, October 28**
 * Background Knowledge on Elizabethan Times
 * Part One (20 points):** Choose a visual line from Act One and write a one page CLOSE analysis of that line. This paper is meant to teach your audience how important this line is in the understanding of a particular character, motive, or conflict. You may also come across some of Shakespeare's intentions, the religious atmosphere of the 1500's, or Biblical/Mythological allusions.

NO PAPER ACCEPTED WITHOUT OUTLINE: And for this paper, you will absolutely need to spend time planning out what you can talk about (without summarizing) in just one page.

Analyze: Break the quote down word by word paying special attention to why certain words carry more meaning than others. Synthesize: Explain how this quote reveals more about the character. Compare this line to earlier lines by the same character. Contrast this line to a different characters's line in the same scene. Identify any irony or deeper conflict that the audience can see but other characters may not recognize. Evaluate: Use this line to predict future events in the play, anticipate any conflicts this character may have, talk about what Shakespeare is trying to represent with a character/scene/conflict like this.

=Background on Elizabethan Times= Directions: **After reading the information regarding Superstitions during Elizabethan Times, write a letter to a local fellow (someone in class) about your suspicions about the recent superstitious activity in the town (another person in class). Use your Shakespearian Insult guide and your Superstition Information sheet to help you really express yourself about your very real concerns. Have fun and... be nice.

//Advice Based on Papers I've Graded Already: Any paper you write, whether be a cover letter, a research paper, or a one page paper, you must have a thesis and a topic sentence for every paragraph that ties back to the key words. This paper has a lot of different directions to pursue (as will ALL of our papers) and your structure will allow you to go further into different directions because I'll know at the beginning of the next paragraph that you are still on track.//**

Part Two (5 points): **Test your creative spirit and accompany your essay with an 8x10 picture of this visual line. Must be in color and must include specific details that symbolize the line most accurately.**

= = Background on Elizabethan Superstitions Due October 30**Directions: After reading the information regarding Superstitions during Elizabethan Times, write a letter to a local fellow (someone in class) about your suspicions about the recent superstitious activity in the town (another person in class). Use your Shakespearian Insult guide and your Superstition Information sheet to help you really express yourself about your very real concerns. Have fun and... be nice.