Act 1: Scenes vi and vii - The Macbeths

If i were a marriage counselor I would give this advice to Macbeth and Lady Macbeth:

1. You guys rarely agree on anything, and if one doesn't agree with the other, you have to talk it out and figure out another solution to do. It's not good to go through with something that your wife/husband isn't okay with.
2. It seems like Lady Macbeth has the back bone in this relationship right now, and maybe she could lighten up and give Macbeth an easier time. It seems that she can convince him to do anything she wants him to do, or anything she wants to do; even when it's something bad like killing someone. 
3. They could talk about their problems, figure out why or how they created this problem during their marriage, talk about their fighting and arguing, and try to clear everything up as much as they can. 

Shakespeare's Language..

Before we start reading William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" as a class, it is important for all of you to become familiar with the playwright's language. 

Please answer the following questions in your own blog:

1. What is "blank verse"? [We discussed this yesterday, but if you are not sure, check out your poetry unit notes.]

Blank verse is a verse line of 10 syllables with 5 stresses and no rhyming

2. Interpret these Shakespearean lines using your Shakespeare Packet: Reading Shakespeare's English:

    a. "But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?" [R&J] Hey wait baby, you're so beautiful, you're blinding me through the window.

    b. "Thou art more lovely and more temperate." [Sonnets XVIII] You are very pretty and hot.

    c. "If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well." [Macbeth] If it was done when it was supposed to be done, then it'll be done well.

    d. "Whither are they vanished?" [Macbeth] To where are they escorted to?

3. How many creative Shakespearean insults can you come up with? Add "thou" or "thine" to the front of the lists picked up on your way in: "Thou+Column A+Column B+Column C!" Thou reeky pale-hearted whipster. Thou rug-headed nut-hook. Thou rank rug-headed rabit-sucker.

Post your BEST Shakespearean insult as a "comment" below.