Tuesday

Acting/Memorization

OBJECTIVES:

Students will demonstrate an understanding of a character(s) fromMacbeth by acting out from memory at least 16 lines and by turning in an acting script outlining subtext and emotion for their scene and character.

Students will be graded in the following ways:

16 lines memorized = 64 points.

Filled out script  (with lines, emotion, subtext, action) = 10 points.

Acting (subtext with emotion/ blocking) = 25 points.

Every line above 20 = 1 extra credit point.               

DUE: Monday 3/2

ACTING RUBRIC

Emotion	Emotion is felt by speaker and audience.  The student feels and evokes.	Some emotion is present at times but is not quite felt nor believed.	Very little emotion	NONE
BLOCKING	The blocking used is necessary for the scene.  Blocking helps bring out the character(s).	There is blocking but it not necessary, nor does it add to the scene.	Some blocking, but mostly the student stood without moving.	NONE
Character	Character came alive during the presentation—Character seemed like a real person	Character came alive in parts.	Character was stilted	Character seemed dead
Subtext	Tone and inflection brings out the meaning of the text	Tone and inflection are present but the ideas of the text are not brought out by them	Very little change in tone or inflection	NONE

ACTING/MEMORIZATION: Macbeth

1) Script with complete subtext (10), emotion (5) and action(5) = _______ out of 20.

2) Number of lines ______ x  4  = _______ out of 64.

3) Acting:  Action _______ (10)+

                  Emotion _________(15) = ________ out of 25.

4) Extra Credit: No. of extra lines (over 20) _______ x 1= _____

5) Dressed up = _______ or props = _________.

6) Script= _________.

Total Score _________

Macbeth Study Questions ACT 4

Macbeth

4.1

1) What are the four visions that Macbeth sees?
2) Which visions does he misread or misunderstand and why?
3) What news does Lennox bring Macbeth?
4) What does Macbeth decide from Lennox’s news?
5) How might this scene be a possible climax for the play?


4.2

1) Why does Shakespeare include a scene with Lady Macduff and her son?
2) What is important about this scene?
3) List one motif or symbol from this scene?


4.3

1) Why has Macduff come to England?
2) What is Malcolm’s fear in lines 10-19?
3) Who does the lamb represent in these lines?
4) What is significant in the lines “Angles are bright still, though the brightest fell./Though all things foul would wear the brows of grace,/ yet grace must still look so.”
5) What is significant in the line, “Bleed, bleed, pour country!”
6) What does Malcolm call Macbeth? What list of adjectives does he use?
7) How has Malcolm changed since Act II?
8) What is the atmosphere of this scene? Why is this important?
9) What news does the doctor bring? How is this symbolic to the scene, especially to Malcolm?
10) How many men did England lend Macduff?
11) What does Macduff mean when he says, “But I must also feel it as a man.”