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Macbeth Act III Quotations

DIRECTIONS: For each quotation, list the speaker, the person being spoken to, and the meaning of the line in the context of the scene.

If you were absent on Wednesday, February 19, complete either the odd or even number quotations.

1.
Thou hast it now: King, Cawdor, Glamis, all,
…and I fear Thou play’dst most foully for’t.

2.
There is none but he
Whose being I do fear: and under him
My genius is rebuked, as it is said
Mark Antony’s was by Caesar.

3.
I am one, my liege,
Whom the vile blows and buffets of the world
Hath so incensed that I am reckless what
I do to spite the world.

4.
’Tis safer to be that which we destroy
Than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy.

5.
O treachery! Fly, good Fleance, fly, fly, fly!
Thou mayst revenge .

6.
Thou canst not say I did it. Never shake
Thy gory locks at me.

7.
Shame itself!
Why do you make such faces?
When all’s done, You look but on a stool.

8.
It will have blood, they say; blood will have blood.

9.
He shall spurn fate, scorn death, and bear
His hopes ’bove wisdom, grace, and fear:

10.
Thither Macduff Is gone to pray the holy king, upon his aid…
And this report
Hath so exasperate the king that he
Prepares for some attempt of war.

Théodore Chassériau, “The Ghost of Banquo,” 1855

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Macbeth Act II Quotations

DIRECTIONS: For each quotation, list the speaker, the person being spoken to, and the meaning of the line in the context of the scene.

If you were absent on Thursday, February 13, complete either the odd or even number quotations.

1.
Is this a dagger which I see before me,
The handle toward my hand?
Come, let me clutch thee.

2.
Had he not resembled
My father as he slept, I had done’t.

3.
Methought I heard a voice cry “Sleep no more!
Macbeth does murder sleep”—the innocent sleep,
Sleep that knits up the raveled sleeve of care…

4.
This my hand will rather
The multitudinous seas incarnadine,
Making the green one red.

5.
Get on your nightgown, lest occasion call us
And show us to be watchers.

6.
What’s the business,
That such a hideous trumpet calls to parley
The sleepers of the house? Speak, speak!

7.
O, yet I do repent me of my fury,
That I did kill them.

8.
There’s daggers in men’s smiles; the near in blood,
The nearer bloody.

9.
Malcolm and Donalbain, the king’s two sons,
Are stol’n away and fled, which puts upon them
Suspicion of the deed.

10.
He is already named, and gone to Scone
To be invested.

Scene from the Royal Shakespeare Company production of Macbeth starring Ian McKellen and Judi Dench

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Macbeth Act I Quotations

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DIRECTIONS: For each quotation, list the speaker, the person being spoken to, and the meaning of the line in the context of the scene.

If you were absent on Friday, February 7, complete either the odd or even number quotations.

1.
Fair is foul, and foul is fair.
Hover through the fog and filthy air.

2.
So foul and fair a day I have not seen—

3.
All hail, Macbeth!  Hail to thee, thane of Cawdor!

4.
If chance will have me King, why, chance may crown me,
Without my stir.

5.
…There’s no art
To find the mind’s construction in the face

6.
Yet do I fear thy nature;
It is too full o’ the milk of human kindness
To catch the nearest way.

7.
Come, you spirits
That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here,
And fill me, from the crown to the toe, top-full
Of direst cruelty!

8.
I have no spur
To prick the sides of my intent, but only
Vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps itself
And falls on the other—

9.
I would, while it was smiling in my face,
Have plucked my nipple from his boneless gums,
And dashed the brains out, had I so sworn as you…

10.
We fail!
But screw your courage to the sticking-place
And we’ll not fail.

“Macbeth and the Witches,” Johann Heinrich Füssli (1741-1825)

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Macbeth Visual Reference

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This map includes all of the sites referenced in Macbeth, including the castles, towns, and battle sites. Click on the picture to enlarge.

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Castle Glamis

King Malcolm II of Scotland was murdered at the original Castle Glamis in 1034. None of that building survives. The building you see here was constructed in the fifteenth century. Shakespeare used the facts of the actual murder to help craft the play, although the play’s action relocates historical events to suit his dramatic purposes.

inverness-castleInverness Castle

In the play, the murder of King Duncan and the subsequent action takes place at Inverness Castle. King Macbeth ruled from Inverness, but his castle was pulled down by the son of King Duncan after his death. The current structure was built in the 1800s and is in private hands.

cawdorCawdor Castle

Because Macbeth is named Thane of Cawdor, many assume that the action of the play takes place at Cawdor Castle. This building dates from the late fourteenth century. The official site for the castle has a page about its connection to Macbeth here.

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The Mysteries of Harris Burdick

harrisburdickUsing Chris VanAllsburg‘s amazing book The Mysteries of Harris Burdick as inspiration, you will select one of the images in the book to create an original story. There are three rules:

1.  Your story must be complete, with a beginning, middle, and end. No “To be continued…” at the end of your page!

2.  Your story may be handwritten (minimum of two pages) or typed (minimum of one full page, single-spaced). It may be longer, but it cannot be shorter.

3.  You must use the title of your inspiration picture as your story’s title, and you must include the picture’s caption somewhere in your completed story.

Other than these three rules, you may be as creative as you like. You will choose the tone and style of your story. It may be funny, creepy, or downright scary, but remember that this is a school assignment! Keep the dismemberments and other R-rated elements offstage. You may refer to the Who Is Harris Burdick? website for inspiration and ideas, but do not replicate anything you find there.

Titles and Captions (titles are links to the pictures):

Another Place, Another TimeIf there was an answer, he’d find it there.
Archie Smith, Boy WonderA tiny voice asked, “Is he the one?”
Captain ToryHe swung the lantern three times and slowly the schooner appeared.
The HarpSo it’s true he thought, it’s really true.
The House on Maple StreetIt was a perfect lift-off.
Just DesertShe lowered the knife and it grew even brighter.
Missing in Venice (magician)“This time she’d gone too far.”
Missing in Venice (ocean liner)Even with her mighty engines in reverse, the ocean liner was pulled further and further into the canal.
Mr. Linden’s LibraryHe had warned her about the book. Now it was too late.
Oscar and AlphonseShe knew it was time to send them back. The caterpillars softly wiggled in her hand, spelling out “goodbye.”
The Seven ChairsThe fifth one ended up in France.
A Strange Day in JulyHe threw with all his might, but the third stone came skipping back.
The Third-Floor BedroomIt all began when someone left the window open.
Under the RugTwo weeks passed and it happened again.
Uninvited GuestsHis heart was pounding. He was sure he had seen the doorknob turn.

Your completed story should be brought to class Friday, January 24.

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Semester Exam Review

Semester I exams are here! To be successful, please review the topics below. Page numbers correspond to your textbook.

Archetypes – presentation is available for review on the Honors IV Resources page

Seven Deadly Sins – presentation is available for review on the Honors IV Resources page

Lord of the Flies – try Sparknotes or Wikipedia for an overview/refresher on characters, events, and themes in the work

Anglo-Saxon period – pp. 2-16

Beowulf – pp. 18-46

Medieval period – pp. 74-88

The Canterbury Tales
General Prologue – pp. 105-125. Understand the overall scope and purpose and review your character sheet.
The Pardoner’s Tale – pp. 129-136
The Wife of Bath’s Tale – pp. 138-147
The Franklin’s Tale – text available here
The Nun’s Priest’s Tale – text available here

Ballads – pp. 91-95 (“Lord Randall,” “Edward, Edward,” “Get Up and Bar the Door,” “Frankie and Johnny”); “The Lady of Shalott,” 808-812

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight – 159-165

Research Skills – pp. 1207-1214

Remember, your test will be 100 multiple choice questions, 15 points of short answer based on a passage, a 35 point essay in which you use what we read this semester as your support for your position, and five bonus questions. Good luck, and happy studying!

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“The Lady of Shalott”

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In the Victorian period of the late 19th century, classical themes and topics enjoyed a revival. One of the most popular sources of inspiration were the tales of King Arthur and the knights of Camelot. Sir Walter Scott’s Idylls of the King re-told many of these stories. Scott’s works were wildly popular, so it’s no surprise that characters from Arthurian legend emerged in many artworks of the time, like this painting, John William Waterhouse’s “The Lady of Shalott.” The painting depicts the Lady’s final journey down the river as she abandons her tower on the Isle of Shalott for love. It is her unrequited love for Lancelot and her urge to join him in Camelot that brings down the curse that ends ultimately in her death. Notice how in the painting she has brought with her the tapestry that she was weaving in the tower, a sad remembrance of her shadowed life.

Tennyson’s poem echoes the classical medieval ballad in its use of repetitive words and phrases (“Shalott” and “Camelot”), the inclusion of a story of destruction (the Lady’s life and death), a domestic issue (by choosing love, the Lady seals her fate), and a supernatural element (the curse).

Neo-Celtic musician Loreena McKennitt set the words of Tennyson’s poem to original music, using instrumentation and style that would not have felt out of place in the Victorian era. The video below incorporates the words of the poem with artworks from the period depicting the Lady, her chosen knight (Lancelot), and her doom.

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The Franklin’s Tale

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The medieval knight features prominently in several of the Canterbury tales, largely because of the position and honor expected of them. This tale focuses on what happens when something challenges the knight’s code of chivalry. A copy of the tale may be found here. A modern translation of the tale may be found here.

For your tale, you must complete the following:

–Identify the Deadly Sin and how the character(s) suffers from it
–Briefly summarize the action, keeping the sin in mind
–Explain what happens to cure the character of the sin and any results

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The Nun’s Priest’s Tale

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The Nun’s Priest’s Tale is different from some of the others because of its use of animal characters to illustrate very human failings. The introduction to the tale and the tale itself may be found here. A modern translation of the Nun’s Priest’s Tale may be found here.

For your tale, you must complete the following:

–Identify the Deadly Sin and how the character(s) suffers from it
–Briefly summarize the action, keeping the sin in mind
–Explain what happens to cure the character of the sin and any results

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Research Paper: Working with Sources

As you create the rough draft of your paper, you must incorporate source material from your notes. Remember, any information you include that is new to you must be cited properly whether you paraphrase it or not! The instructions below will help you work with your source materials so you can include your research properly and avoid plagiarism.

PRINT SOURCES
Print sources require that you cite not only the author name but also the page number the information is found on. Here are some examples from a print article about the Titanic disaster.

ORIGINAL SOURCE
The Titanic had carried boats enough for 1,178 persons, only one-third of her capacity. Her sixteen boats and four collapsibles had saved but 711 persons; 400 people had needlessly lost their lives. (Hanson Baldwin, “R.M.S. Titanic,” from Readings for Writers, Ed. Jo Ray McCuen and Anthony C. Winkler, p. 355)

You must cite the source when you paraphrase information from the source:
Although Titanic had lifeboats, they would only hold one-third of her passengers. (Baldwin 355)

When you include a small portion or snippet of the original source, place the citation as close as possible to the quoted material:
Titanic’s lifeboats had space “enough for 1,178 persons,” (Baldwin 355) but most of them were left unfilled.

When quoting directly from the source, include quotation marks and list the citation at the end:
“Titanic had carried boats enough for 1,178 persons, only one-third of her capacity.” (Baldwin 355)

You may also include the name of the source in the sentence introducing the quotation, but you still need to cite the page number at the end:
According to Baldwin, “Titanic had carried boats enough for 1,178 persons, only one-third of her capacity.” (355)

ONLINE SOURCES
Online sources vary in how they are to be cited. Since online sources have no page numbers, you will generally cite information by using the author’s name alone. Here is a sample from an online source with a listed author:
The full citation for this page reads:
Molony, Senan. “Lifeboats Extinguished Their Lights!” Encyclopedia Titanica. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Nov. 2012. <http://www.encyclopedia titanica.org/titanic lifeboats-extinguished-their-lights.html>.

ORIGINAL SOURCE
Lifeboats from the Titanic extinguished their lights in order not to become attractive beacons for swimmers after the sinking.
They cut themselves off from sight, and the grim truth is that they thereby callously cut off the lives of their former shipmates.

Citation using quoted text:
People in the lifeboats were afraid their boats would be swamped by others in the water, so they “extinguished their lights in order not to become attractive beacons for swimmers.” (Molony)

Some websites, however, do not contain author names. Their citations work a bit differently. The following information was found online at http://www.rmstitanic.net/learning-center/history/timeline.html
The full citation for this page reads:
“Titanic Timeline.” Learning Center. RMS Titanic, Inc., n.d. Web. 01 Nov. 2012. <http://www.rmstitanic.net/learning- center/history/timeline.html>.

ORIGINAL SOURCE
April 15th, 1912, 12:45 am:
First lifeboat leaves the Ship with only 19 aboard, although it could carry 65.

How to cite the source using a paraphrase:
At 12:45 am, the first lifeboat left the ship carrying only 19 passengers, although its capacity was 65. (“Titanic Timeline”)

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