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Media Complexity Rubric: from Macbeth: The Graphic Novel

Quantitative Measures

Format and Length Graphic novel

Qualitative Measures

Knowledge Demands

1 2 3 4 5

The play is centered around sophisticated themes; this scene centers around the theme of fate vs. free

will; as this selection is an excerpt, knowledge of the preceding acts of Macbeth is necessary.

Structure

1 2 3 4 5

The graphic novel uses original language of Macbeth, accompanied by illustrations. The correspondence

of text to illustrations helps reader to follow, but reader has additional challenge of getting information

from detailed illustrations.

Language Conventionality and Clarity

1 2 3 4 5

Graphic novel adaptation of Macbeth uses all the original language of the play; syntax and vocabulary is

archaic; language follows irregular meter; most speech is in iambic pentameter.

Levels of Meaning/Purpose

1 2 3 4 5

Scene contains multiple meanings, complex themes, and symbolism which are difficult to interpret.

Summary

In this section of Jon Haward’s graphic novel of Macbeth, the

illustrator presents Act IV, scene i, in which Macbeth seeks out the

witches to confirm his present and future reign as King of Scotland.

The witches are pictured as green-skinned hags throwing the

ingredients of their magic spells into a bubbling cauldron. When

Macbeth arrives demanding answers, the apparitions—pictured

as cool blue smoke visions against the black night—reveal their

messages. Macbeth asks about Banquo’s heirs becoming kings, and

he is shown a final vision of eight kings, all of whom look like the

murdered man. The witches and apparitions suddenly disappear.

Macbeth finds Lennox in the woods and they leave on horseback,

their images reduced to silhouettes against the greenish background

of a magical atmosphere.

Insight

Reading this selection from the

graphic novel will enable students

to explore how artists use textual

clues to visualize the events,

characters, and setting they are

trying to capture. Students should

note the artist’s use of colors

to represent different themes,

for example, green to represent

magic, red to represent blood,

and blue to represent visions.

from Macbeth: The Graphic Novel

Connection to Essential Question

This scene from the graphic novel will help students answer the Essential

Question—How do our attitudes toward the past and future shape our

actions? —by revealing how Macbeth’s ambition colors his ability to

think clearly. Macbeth chooses to interpret the warnings in ways that are

favorable to him, even thought they predict the opposite of what he wishes.

Connection to Performance-Based Assessment

This selection will help students respond to the question posed in the

Performance-Based Assessment, “What is the relationship of human beings

to time?” Students will note Macbeth’s continuing belief in the witches’

prophecies. Rather than providing control and certainty about Macbeth’s

future, the predictions actually undermine his sense of certainty and his

ambitions.

SELECTION RESOURCES

First-Read Guide:

Media Art

Close-Read

Guide: Media Art

Macbeth: The Graphic

Novel: Text Questions

Audio Summaries

Selection Audio

404C UNIT 3 • FACING THE FUTURE, CONFRONTING THE PAST

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