Act 5
Read the website on medieval warfare
and read about the subject. Write 250 - word report telling your
readers what you know about the subject.
Medieval warfare is the battle taken between
hosts and knights of armour fighting with each other for what they believe
belongs to them. The way that we see who becomes the winner is when
the knights are shot and killed. People who read what was published
during the medieval times know that this is wrong. Knights were known
to be the most valiant warriors. The only things that knights were
ahead of was that they were above level in efficency. Michael Jones
quotes medieval warfare was made up of "fear of the pitched battle" and
"siege mentality". Many scholars who study medieval warfare look
for such things as the so-called knights who feel that because they can
wear the heavy armor they have already gained the title as a knight.
The important part of understanding military history that took place in
the Middle Ages are the elements that were put together in the society
of medieval warfare with the actual ending being the shcok of charges.
What do you know about sleepwalkingsyndrome?
What could have caused such disorder? Do research online and find the answer.
In Lady Macbeth's case, what could have caused such a disorder in her?
The sleepwalking syndrome is usually taking
place at the night when the person is asleep. Sleepwalking is mostly
due to problems in their family and mental problems. Most of
the time when a person is sleepwalking it's the worst thing to wake them
up. It's also a great deal because when a person is sleepwalking
puts them in danger of getting hurt. In Lady Macbeths case I think
that the reason that this disorder has happened to her was because of all
the guilt that has overcome her. Lady Macbeth confesses all in her
sleep all in fear that she will be punished. She tries in many ways
to comfort herself from all of the guilt but obviously is not doing anything.
She tries to wash out what seems to her to be a blood stain which to me
predicts that she is predicting that something will happen to her.
All of the guilt of what she has put into Macbeth all along ever since
the beginning of the play is not crumbling down and Lady Macbeth has no
idea how to stop it from bringing her down. Alas she had decided
to go to bed with a line that might have led people to believe that she
had helped Macbeth with all the murders and saying "What's done cannont
be undone. To bed, to bed, to bed!" (V.i.69). In this line
she is saying that if she could go back and change what has happened that
she would, but what has been done is done and there is no way that anything
can be changed.
Stage III
1.Write down everything you know and
you want to know about each scene in this act. Talk and discuss with your
classmates when necessary.
Scene I
This scene is a very important part of
the play because it shows how Lady Macbeth has changed over the course
of time. Her husbands actions have lead her to lose her mind.
In this very scene we have seen how Lady Macbeth and Macbeth have both
changed the way that they have taken over situations. Lady Macbeth
has all of a sudden become the weaker one in the relationship by instead
of being the one who always took control of what Macbeth was to do and
letting no one stand in her way. Macbeth has all of a sudden taken
control of his life and let no one not even his wife who was always told
him what to do and when to do it. Because of all that was going on
Lady Macbeth has become crazy and started sleepwalking to try to get her
away from all the problems. She might feel that this is the only
way that she can escape her problems.
Scene II
In this scene we have seen that many of
the people whom which Macbeth would have thought to be his friends and
fight with him in battle have gone against him and joined Macduff.
We have waited long enough to see if the witches prophecies will come true
and one by one we have seen that they are being fulfilled. It has
been a long wait but in the due time we willl see Macbeth's downfall.
Macbeth has been witness to what has happened to his kingdom and to his
wife and the way all has turned out and this makes him realize that we
are all only human and there is no way to escape that.
Scene III
This very scene shows us how many of Macbeth's
supporters have left him in the dust. We see that Macbeth can now
only hope that the witches prophecies that are supposed to come true could
be the only thing that he can rely on.
2. Formulate 5-10 questions based on
Each scene that you think will test your classmates' understanding of the
act.
3. Create and complete two assignments
that best demonstrate your understanding of the act. The assignments could
be any written form accompanied by illustrations, music or anything else
that enhances your understanding.
Or: You can write an essay if you wish.
Or: You can also critique or respond to the articles in the Internet based
on the issues raised in the act.
4. List anything that you like about
the act, or things that impressed you for any reason.
What I really enjoyed about the act was
that Lady Macbeth knew that she could not deal with all that was going
on around her and took her life away because it was all a big burden on
her. What really fascinated me was the way Lady Macbeth and Macbeth
switched roles in which at the end of the play Lady Macbeth became the
weaker one in the realtionship and Macbeth has all of a sudden gained all
of the courage to do what he pleased with the help of no one.
Make at least three links that will
enrich our understanding of the play (must be related to the act).
Add a short piece of analysis.
http://www.ptraining.com/macbeth
http://www.gh.cs.su.oz.au/~matty/Shakespeare/texts/traged...
http://www.glenn-co.k12.ca.us/ham-hs/macbeth.htm
Make a list of subjects that are touched
upon by Shakespeare in the play.
Most of the subjects that are touched
upon by Shakespeare are feuds between friends and lovers,
Stage IV
Catastrophe refers to the resolution
of a tragedy. What characters are most affected by the catastrophe
of Macbeth?
The characters that are most affected
by the tragedy of Macbeth are his wife Lady Macbeth who ends up taking
her own life, Banquo who was his best friend was sent to be killed
by his friend because of Macbeth's beliefs of the witche's prophecies.
The Macduff family is also affected by the catastrophe of Macbeth, Lady
Macduff and her children had nothing to do with the feuds that were going
on and were also sent to be killed just for being innocent bystanders of
the whole tragedy.