Macbeth Notes 
September 8-12, 2014

Monday September 8th, 2014. 

In Medias Res: In the middle of things.
Epic Stories are often like this. 

Classic examples: Lord of the Rings, Star Wars,  Game of Thrones. 


In the video below K.M. Weiland explains how In Medias Res operates in Golding's Lord of the Flies.

Dramatic Irony
Tuesday,  September 10th, 2014. 

When the audience is aware of something the characters are not.

The Weird Sisters 

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The weird sisters are the three witches in Macbeth. 
They are thought to be related to (or a remix) of the Greek Fates.
From Wikipedia:
In Greek mythology, the Moirai--often known in English as the Fates—were the white-robed incarnations of destiny ... Clotho (spinner), Lachesis (allotter) and Atropos (unturnable).
  • Clotho – "spinner") spun the thread of life from her distaff onto her spindle. 
  • Lachesis  – "allotter" or drawer of lots) measured the thread of life allotted to each person with her measuring rod. 
  • Atropos  – "inexorable" or "inevitable", literally "unturning", was the cutter of the thread of life. She chose the manner of each person's death; and when their time was come, she cut their life-thread with "her abhorred shears".

Thursday September 11, 2014 

Friday Sept 12, 2014

House of Cards Episode 1 ...edited for classroom version 
Characteristics that  Frank Underwood shares with Macbeth:

  • evil ambition 
  • willing to do almost anything
  • will destroy anyone that crosses him

"I love that woman. I love her more than sharks love blood"

"For those of us climbing to the top of the food chain, there can be no mercy. There is but one rule: hunt or be hunted."
Characteristics that Claire Underwood shares with Lady Macbeth
  • evil ambition
  • willing to do almost anything 
  • will push her husband to destroy others


"My husband doesn't apologize...even to me."


"I like irons, but I love fire"