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EFFECTIVE EXPRESSION

THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH,

ACT V, SCENE i

THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH,

ACT V, SCENE i

Writing to Compare

You have read Shakespeare’s Macbeth, and you have listened to two

audio interpretations, or versions, of Act V, Scene i. Now, deepen your

understanding of the play by comparing the audio interpretations and

considering how each one presents the scene. Note that an interpretation

of a play is any version that differs from the original production or text. An

interpretation may simply involve the choices a director makes in staging a

production. Alternatively, it may involve more sweeping changes, such as

those required when remaking the play in a new medium.

Prewriting

Analyze the Texts Identify the audience and purpose of the two audio

versions. Consider how each version uses theatrical elements, provides

listeners with information about the physical setting and action, and portrays

the characters.

L.A. THEATRE WORKS

INTERPRETATION

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INTERPRETATION

Audience and

Purpose

Theatrical Elements

(music, sound)

Physical Scene: How is

information conveyed

to listeners?

Interpretations of

Characters: How are

traits and emotions

conveyed?

Notebook Respond to these questions.

1. What impressions of the setting, action, and characters does each version
   create for listeners?


2. How does the experience of listening to each version differ from that of
   reading the scene?

Assignment

Write a compare-and-contrast essay in which you analyze the

interpretations of Act V, Scene i, of Macbeth presented in the two audio

performances. Discuss the following:

•   elements of the text that are stressed or muted in each version

•   ways in which each version affects the listener’s experience of the text

Support your ideas with references to the audio versions and the original

text. Your references may take the form of quotations, descriptions, or

paraphrases.

 STANDARDS

Reading Literature

Analyze multiple interpretations

of a story, drama, or poem,

evaluating how each version

interprets the source text.

Writing

•   Write informative/explanatory

texts to examine and convey

complex ideas, concepts, and

information clearly and accurately

through the effective selection,

organization, and analysis of

content.

•   Introduce a topic; organize

complex ideas, concepts, and

information so that each new

element builds on that which

precedes it to create a unified

whole; include formatting,

graphics, and multimedia when

useful to aiding comprehension.

•   Use appropriate and varied

transitions and syntax to link

the major sections of the text,

create cohesion, and clarify the

relationships among complex

ideas and concepts.

•   Apply grades 11–12 Reading

standards to literature.

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TEACHING

Writing to Compare

Now that students have read the play and

have heard two different audio versions,

encourage them to think about which

version most effectively conveys the impact

of the scene.

Assignment

Students’ essays should reflect emphasis, or

the lack of it, in their compare-and-contrast

essays. They should also discuss the effect

both versions have on the audience.

Prewriting

Analyze the Texts

Encourage students to gather details to help

them prepare to write their comparison.

1. Students’ responses will vary.


2. Students’ responses will vary.

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