-Read Act II, scenes i-iv
-Act II, scene iii: comic relief (porter)
-Important quotations worksheet
Homework:
Answer one of the following questions on the blog:
-How does the scene with the porter add comic relief to the play? Be specific.
-Compare the act of viewing to the act of reading. How is seeing the play (on-stage/in the movie) different than when you read the play? Be specific.
-Describe elements of pathetic fallacy from Act II.
The scene with the porter adds comic relief by taking your mind off of the recent murder by Macbeth. It changes the mood for a bit.
ReplyDeleteViewing the play allows you to see their emotions better by reading their body language, it adds additional understanding.
In act 2, the storms and other weird events are a example of pathetic fallacy as they happen when the murder is being planned or executed. It signifies evil thoughts.
Answer to 2nd question.
ReplyDeleteSeeing the Play vs. Reading the Play:
SEE
-you're able to see facial expressions, body language, lighting, music, and hear the change in voices which helps us to understand the mood and emotions during the play.
-rather than forcing yourself to create and imagine the events in the play, you're exposed to the play the way the author wrote it.
-able to get a better understanding of the foundation of the play, leading you to good start of understanding the play.
-you get to know how some others perceive the play, other people's opinions not just yours.
READ
-full of descriptive detail that may not be effectively used in a play.
-more efficient to understand the play as a whole.
-easier to understand the different types of literary devices author/poet used and the uniqueness of how it is written.
-while reading. you have your own imagination creating and visualizing events in the play.
Compare the act of viewing to the act of reading. How is seeing the play (on-stage/in the movie) different than when you read the play?
ReplyDeleteAfter seeing the play on stage, I can now clearly visualize what is happening. Like when Macbeth murdered Duncan, or when Porter spoke to Macduff, I clearly saw what happened.
In Act II of the play Macbeth, we see pathetic fallacy being used. One example is in scene iii where Lennox and Macbeth talk about the storm that raged last night. We see that as Duncan was being murdered, nature (storms usually symbolize something evil and confusing) corresponded to the plot of the story.
ReplyDeleteAnother example is in scene iv, where Ross is talking to the old man about the animals. They say that the horses and birds have been exhibiting strange behavior, such as cannibalism. This is pathetic fallacy as nature symbolizes the odd and immoral actions of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.
Pathetic fallacy is effective in setting the mood of the play. It enhances the ominous mood set by the death of Duncan.
The scene with the porter adds comic relief by changing mood of the book.
ReplyDeleteBefore the Potter enters to the story,the mood was very dark because most of quotes just before potter appears were about assassinate Duncan.
However Potter's body languages and funny dialogue make reader can relief from the tension