We had our first Macbeth lesson today. We read Act 1, scenes 1-2 (I, i-ii) and copied the following synopsis from the board. Note how a synopsis is more than just a summary.
"The play opens with the three witches on a heath. The dark imagery and spooky charms (spells) set the mood (the feeling that the audience gets). We don't meet Macbeth, but his name is mentioned."
* paradox - the witches seem to speak in paradoxes
example: "when the battle's lost and won."
Next class, we will read I, iii and work on some of Shakespeare's language tricks.
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