Today, we finished Act IV, scene iii of Macbeth and watched the scene. Many lines were excised from the televised performance. Why? What effect was the director seeking? Did the Malcolm and Macduff we saw match the characters we created in our minds? By comparing the series on TV to that in your mind's eye, you can develop a better understanding of the text.
Here is all of scene iii, but it begins at the end of scene ii:
PART I
PART II
HOMEWORK
Read up through page 144 in Lord of the Flies. You will have a 20 question quiz on Monday covering the novel and Acts III and IV of the play. The quiz will include quotations and literary terms from both Acts. Those of you who have not made a meaningful contribution to the wikispace really ought to do so!
Friday, February 27, 2009
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