Feelings and Moods of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth

Explain the differences you saw between watching the movie and reading scenes 1, 2, 3 of Macbeth. -what was easier; why? -what was more challenging;

The differences I saw between the movie and reading was the movie was a little sparse on details where as the book was not. Although, the movie gave a visual, so you can see what people look like, what they are doing, and the expressions of those people. Reading the scenes gave more depth and detail to the story, but the wording was very confusing. I found it easier to watch the movie, because I am a visual learner. So by watching the movie I could see what was going on as apposed to just reading the words. It was definitely more challenging to read the 3 scenes because of the language. Every other word I was looking over to the index to see what something meant and it was very time consuming. In short, I prefer a visual version of Macbeth because if you don’t understand what they are saying you can watch to see what they are doing and there expressions.

How far are you willing to go to get what you desire most?

Desire is an extremely common, yet dangerous thing. The only way you can really know how far you will go to get it, depends on the person as well as the desired object. I, personally, don't desire anything at the moment. Well, nothing of importance that is. I guess, the only illustration I can give is when Zac Efron was filming in Steveston. I wasn't one of the hundreds of girls that were throwing themselves at his feet, but I saw how far some of my friends were willing to go to meet him. Girls were pushing, shoving and stepping over anyone that got in between them and the desired object (Zac). They missed school, stayed out till early morning and didn't eat because they refused to miss the opportunity to meet Mr. Efron. Overall, to desire something is to crave and fight for. Who knows how far anyone would go for it and who's to say that they wouldn't do anything to get it?

response

HI,

I am glad that this prereading activity has helped you understand some of the themes covered in Macbeth. I am also glad that you enjoyed finding the visuals that you did that connected with our big ideas. It is fun when the the class works together as a team to help support and encourage every one's learning.

Macbeth Cont... (Exit Slip)

This past class has helped me understand the general theme of Macbeth. This book is going to be filled with the terms that we talked about in class (power, humanity, loyalty, self worth, and integrity).

Macbeth!!!

I know very little about Macbeth. I know that it was written as a play by William Shakespeare. Along with that, there is a myth that if you say Macbeth on the day of the production, it was supposed to make things go very wrong.

Though I know very little about Macbeth itself, I do know more about Shakespeare. William Shakespeare was a famous play writer in the late 1500's and early 1600's. Some of the plays that he wrote and directed A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet and many more. I think Shakespeare is a creative genius to say the least. The language and the writing is beautiful. Unfortunately, I have only read one of his productions (Romeo & Juliet) in grade 9. But, in elementary school we say A Midsummer Night's Dream as a school production.

In short, I am very curious to learn more about Shakespeare and Macbeth.