Sean+Beale

Shakespeare unit:

1. Become familiar with Queen Elizabeth 1. – follow the link and answer [] When did she live? 7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603, 44 years
 * ORIENTATION TO SHAKESPEARE STUDY**
 * Take some time research the background to your next unit. Please explore the following and answer the questions. Your answers should be on the wiki:**

Who was her rival for the throne? Describe the similarities and differences between them. Mary queen of scots, who fled to england seeking Elizabeth's protection and looking to inherit the throne from Elizabeth.

Elizabeth was Protestant and Mary was Catholic Elizabeth was English while Mary was Scottish ||
 * || Elizabeth || Mary ||
 * Similarities |||| Both were women which was a political disadvantage, both very enthusiastic to meet each other and learn about each other, both were powerful women with a lot of support, both stubborn headstrong women ||
 * Differences |||| Mary had a more legitimate bloodline claim the throne than Elizabeth in the eye's of some who saw Elizabeth a a illegible bastard

2. Who was Macbeth? – follow the link and answer [] Was related to the Scottish King Malcom II, he killed Duncan the First and became King. Later he killed Duncan's father Crinan and married Kenneth the Third's granddaughter which strengthened his claim to the throne. Shakespeare wrote a play about him, called Macbeth but incorrectly portrayed his killing of Duncan the First as a murder in his bed instead of the real killing in a battle.

3. Who was Malcolm? Follow the link and answer [] Malcom the Third was the oldest son of Duncan the First. He attacked at the border of England constantly during the Norman conquest period on England and once he died in November 1093 he had made a clearly defined border between England and Scotland

4. Who was Duncan? See above link and answer He was the son of Malcom the Second's daughter, and came tot eh throne at the age of 33. He favored the southern, English ways so was unpopular with his subjects. He was killed by Macbeth on August 1040

5. Who was James vi of Scotland and what was his relationship to James the first of England. Was the son of Mary Queen of Scots. He relationship to James the First its that he is James the First. He succeeded the throne from Elizabeth and Mary Queen of Scots

6. What is meant by the divine right of kings? [] It was a theory that came around during the middle ages that Kings were appointed and only answerable to god and therefore was sinful to the people to resist their will. After the English civil war the House of Commons determined that no monarch would reign without their approval, and so the doctrine of the Divine right of kings ceased to have any influenced

7. Explore the type of theatre that Shakespeare used. Read the following and look through the links of the following [] It was a three story open air, open roof ampitheatre. It has one rectangular platform, it had a open backstage that allowed the audience to see the actors changing and moving around backstage.

Make notes Thankyou for completing this activity

Act 5 scene 7 Macbeth enters the battle kills young siward and is confident of his power, thinking of the witches prediction, Macduff refuses to fight mercenaries and is hunting after Macbeth, macbeths men are still deserting

Act 5 scene 8 Macduff confront Macbeth, macbeth is confident of victory due to the witches prediction, but MAcduff reveals he was of unatural birth (c-section) and macbeth fight to the death where macduff kills him. line 14-16: Let satan tell you that macduff was infact born through c-section"

line 30-32
 * even though all the predictions are coming true, that birnam wood wood is at dunsisnane and that you are born of natural birth, i will never give up"

__**Act 5 Scene 8**__ Tell the person who told you this has mislead you, I have been born of c-section. Even though the trees moved and you weren't born naturally, I will still give this one last shot.
 * 'And let the angel whom thou still hast served, tell thee, Macbeth was from his mother's womb, Untimely ripped'**
 * 'though Birnam wood be come to Dusiname, and thou opposed being of no woman born, yet i will try the last.'**

Macduff has confronted Macbeth and tells him that he was not born naturally. Macbeth still gives his life one last shot and fights Macduff.
 * Summary of Act 5 Scene 8:**

__**Act 5 Scene 7**__

**'but sword I smile at, weapons laugh to scorn, Brandished by man that's of a woman born'.** These weapons cannot harm me if its by a man who can't kill me.

If you are slain without me doing it, the guilt will still haunt me from the murder of my family. I can't allow soldiers to be killed because they had no choice.
 * 'if thou be'st slain, and with no stroke of mine, My wife and children's ghost will haunt me still. I cannot strike at wretched kerns whose arms are hired to bear their staves'.**

Lines 13-14 : "But swords i smile at, weapons laugh to scorn, brandished by man that's of a women born" "I laugh at any mans weapon, no man born from a woman can kill me" Lines 16-19:

"If thou be'st slain, and with no stroke of mine" If you will die, it wont be my fault" "My wife and children's ghosts will haunt me still""

"The death of my wife an children still haunt me" "I cannot strike at wretched kerns whose arms, are hired to bear their staves" I cannot fight these mercenaries, who are paid to fight me