AQA GCSE English Language: paper 2 question 5.TheВ Ladder of Abstraction:В Part One вЂ“ DisciplinaryВ Thinking May 23, 2022.The Ladder of Abstraction Part Two: Responding toВ Literature May 24, 2022.Teaching writing using the ladder ofВ abstraction.пїј May 26, 2022.Here are the slides for Act 2 Scenes 1 and 2 Presence of supernatural: witches make the scene thrilling to the audience Scene attracts and holds the attention of the audience Mentions Macbeth and begins the dramatic build up of his appearance Foretells the mood and keynote of the play: human struggle against the forces of evil. Macbeth: Act 1, Scene 3 Summary & Analysis. They discuss when theyll meet again, and decide to hook up 'When the hurly-burlys done, when the battles lost and won.' In other words, when the fighting thats. She steals this scene once more and we want to consider her use of various forms of emotional blackmail to get Macbeth to change his mind вЂ“ which he does of course. the 'weird sisters') meet on a foggy heath (an open plain) in Scotland, amidst thunder and lightening. We want to discuss again just how MacbethвЂ™s decision makes Lady Macbeth incandescent with rage, anger, frustration etc. WeвЂ™ll do some drama here to spice up the whole thing but here are the slides: Described as the Netflix of education, Education Demand brings together the key elements of content, assessment, and data all on one platform, offering. WeвЂ™re then going on to MacbethвЂ™s decision not to go ahead with the murder and Lady MacbethвЂ™s response. The desert place, the wild storm, the appearance of the witches, 'the wayward rhythm' of their songs, all help to prepare us for a drama in which a human soul succumbs to the supernatural suggestions of evil and ranges itself along with the witches on the devil's side.

Harold Bloom (and IвЂ™ll be mentioning him a lot) says that before Shakespeare there was only characterisation it was Shakespeare who invented CHARACTERS, in other words fully rounded individuals capable of change with highly individual personalities. The first scene of Macbeth strikes the keynote of the play. We shouldnвЂ™t like him, we shouldnвЂ™t empathise with him but Shakespeare is creating a fully developed character. This rhetorical device adds great depth to his character and affects our response to him as a character. This is an example of MacbethвЂ™s PROLEPSIS вЂ“ he is anticipating the future (as he has done throughout the play). Clearly, what Lady Macbeth said about him is true вЂ“ heвЂ™s finding as many reasons not to kill Duncan as possible. Here, he contemplates killing Duncan and once again we see his doubts about the deed.

The first scene of Macbeth strikes the keynote of the play. (Line numbers have been altered.) Shakespeares dramatic genius is especially to be noted in the art with which he manages his beginnings. WeвЂ™re going to kick off with looking at MacbethвЂ™s speech at the beginning of act 1 scene 7. Explanatory notes below for Act 1, Scene 1 From Macbeth. WeвЂ™re going to be looking at act 1 scene 7 and act 2 scenes 1 and 2 this week. And pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell, That my keen knife see not the wound it makes, Nor heaven peep through the blanket of the dark, To cry Hold, hold.

Macbeth act 1 scene 1