Macbeth Openings

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Macbeth Openings

• Journal or Notebook topics for brief writings.
  Meant to get you thinking thinking about the
  play.

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Mac QuickWrite 1

• What if you, like Banquo Macbeth, received the
  chance to discover your future? Would you?
  Advantages Disadvantages?
• Predict Good, Bad or Undecided for the following
  3 witches, Donalbain, Macbeth, Macduff, King
  Duncan, Lennox, Banquo, Malcom, Ross, Lady Macbeth

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Mac QuickWrite 2

• Is ambition a good thing or a bad thing? What are
  you willing to do to get what you want?
• Are the following qualities masculine, feminine
  or both? Brave, Loyal, Weak, Strong, Aggressive,
  Creative, Sentimental, Patient, Kind,
  Intelligent, Caring, Fair, Curious, Adventuresome

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Mac QuickWrite 3

• Who is responsible for Duncans murder Macbeth,
  Lady Macbeth, Witches, Fate, Duncan himself?
• What kind of a ruler has Macbeth become by the
  end of Act 3? How do his subjects think feel
  about him?

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Mac QuickWrite 4

• Is Macbeth a tragic hero? What was his foible?
  Consider actions/decisions he made that led to
  his downfall.
• Imagine youre Macs friend. You hate his deeds
  but understand his motives. Write a eulogy for
  your friend.

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