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    The document provides potential journal or notebook topics to get students thinking about William Shakespeare's play Macbeth. There are 4 sections with 2 prompts each to spark ideas about characters, themes and events in the play such as whether ambition is good or bad, determining who is responsible for Duncan's murder, assessing if Macbeth becomes a tragic hero and his downfall, and imagining a eulogy for Macbeth from the perspective of a friend. The prompts are meant to get students analyzing different aspects of the play in short writings.

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    Macbeth Openings: Journal or Notebook Topics For Brief Writings. Meant To Get You Thinking & Thinking About The Play

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    Rangothri Sreenivasa Subramanyam
    The document provides potential journal or notebook topics to get students thinking about William Shakespeare's play Macbeth. There are 4 sections with 2 prompts each to spark ideas about characters, themes and events in the play such as whether ambition is good or bad, determining who is responsible for Duncan's murder, assessing if Macbeth becomes a tragic hero and his downfall, and imagining a eulogy for Macbeth from the perspective of a friend. The prompts are meant to get students analyzing different aspects of the play in short writings.

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    Macbeth Openings

    Journal or Notebook topics for brief writings. Meant to get you thinking & thinking about the play.

    Mac QuickWrite #1
    What if you, like Banquo & Macbeth,
    received the chance to discover your future? Would you? Advantages & Disadvantages?

    Predict Good, Bad or Undecided for the


    following: 3 witches, Donalbain, Macbeth, Macduff, King Duncan, Lennox, Banquo, Malcom, Ross, Lady Macbeth

    Mac QuickWrite #2
    Is ambition a good thing or a bad thing?
    What are you willing to do to get what you want?

    Are the following qualities masculine,


    feminine or both? Brave, Loyal, Weak, Strong, Aggressive, Creative, Sentimental, Patient, Kind, Intelligent, Caring, Fair, Curious, Adventuresome

    Mac QuickWrite #3
    Who is responsible for Duncans murder:
    Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Witches, Fate, Duncan himself?

    What kind of a ruler has Macbeth


    become by the end of Act 3? How do his subjects think & feel about him?

    Mac QuickWrite #4
    Is Macbeth a tragic hero? What was his
    foible? Consider actions/decisions he made that led to his downfall.

    Imagine youre Macs friend. You hate


    his deeds but understand his motives. Write a eulogy for your friend.

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