Blogger #2 - Amy Chen - Period 8 - 12/13/2021

Today we started the lesson with a Kahoot recapping up to Act I Scene 6 of Macbeth. Here is a link to a digital copy of Macbeth: Complete Text of Macbeth - Folgers Edition.pdf There were 25 questions where we reviewed some basic plot points and ideas as well as some literary techniques used in the writing. Most of the stuff we went over were basically just recapping questions without too much analysis such as questions about the setting of the play (Scotland) or the betrayer that was killed in the Act I Scene 2 of the story (MacDonwald). We also went over some literary techniques that were taught in early chapters such as an aside, monologue, and soliloquy.

An aside is a brief remark made by a character and intended to be heard by the audience;

not other characters.

A soliloquy is a monologue, especially in a play, that is delivered by a character who is

alone or unaware of the presence of other characters and that reveals the thoughts or feelings of that character.

A monologue is the same as a soliloquy, except that a soliloquy can be interrupted by another character or event as shown by Lady Macbeth interrupting Macbeth's soliloquy about murdering King Duncan. 

 

Here is an example of monologue and soliloquy from The Lord of the Rings, Les Misérables and Jimmy Fallon for further clarification: Dramatic Aside, Monologue and Soliloquy in Film

Beyond the Review Kahoot, which took up most of the period, we also started and finished the reading for Act I Scene 7 of Macbeth. We were also able to watch a visual depiction of the scene. We then ran out of time before any discussion and analysis of the Scene as the bell had rung. This lesson is to be part of a larger one, so discussions will be continued tomorrow.

A major part of Act 1 Scene 7 is where Lady Macbeth convinces him to go through with the plan to kill King Duncan. Here is a scene from the movie where she is trying to convince him

Reflection: 

Today was basically a review of the main concepts of Macbeth so far, making sure we had a comprehensive understanding of the events that have transpired so far in the first seven scenes of Macbeth. Despite the lack of new content analysis, I believe this lesson was very important as it assessed our understanding of Macbeth and the language used so far, as understanding what is going on in the story currently is very important to understanding the future events that will happen in the story. Making sure we are able to actually read the scenes and understand what the characters are saying and doing is also very important or else we would be completely clueless on what's happening in the story, which would be completely detrimental to understanding and analysis. Being able to understand the language that Shakespeare uses gives us knowledge that we can then use to comprehend his many other works with a similar language, which will help us further our learning, and this will likely be used often as Shakespearean works are iconic and likely to appear again further on in our schooling. Gaining a foundational understanding now will greatly benefit us and prepare us for the future.