Lady Macbeth, Then and Now: February 12, 2019

Focus: How has Lady Macbeth changed, and why?

1. Warming up with a quick wrap up of yesterday's analysis of Macduff and little background on sleepwalking

2. Reading 5.1 together with a focus on diagnosing her sleep disturbance

• Whom does she mention (and not mention)?

• What is she seeing, and why?

• What's happening to Lady Macbeth, and why?

• What larger theme might her mental breakdown suggest? In other words, what is Shakespeare trying to help us understand better or differently?

3. Watching and analyzing two different film versions of her sleepwalking scene
(2:05:30)

• What symbolic choices does each film version make?

• How do these choice affect the way we feel/think about Lady Macbeth?

HW:
1. For TOMORROW: Bring an umbrella to class.

2. For FRIDAY:

• Complete your 8-10 word trace entries.

• Complete IXL Writing Strategies, Level J: Correct Errors in Signs (O.5)

• All make-up and revised work from the past 6 weeks is due this Friday, Feb 15 by 3:45.

2. Ongoing: Read your banned book (due March 4).