Second Year Act I Exposition The exposition sets

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Second Year

Second Year

� Act I - Exposition - The exposition sets up the stage for the

� Act I - Exposition - The exposition sets up the stage for the entire play: it introduces major characters, the setting, an inciting moment, and the central conflict. � Act II - Rising Action - Secondary conflicts, complications, and less important antagonists appear. � Act III - Climax - It’s at the climax of a tragedy that a critical decision or event causes the protagonist’s fortune to turn for the worse. At this point, it is clear there will not be a good ending.

� Act IV - Falling Action - During the falling action of a tragedy,

� Act IV - Falling Action - During the falling action of a tragedy, events proceed in such a manner that doom is inevitable by the end of the act. � Act V - The Denoument or Resolution - This can be considered the conclusion. Conflicts are fully resolved and characters are left to digest the tragedy which has just unfolded.

� The overall situation of the tragedy is established immediately in scene 1 as

� The overall situation of the tragedy is established immediately in scene 1 as the three witches plan to meet Macbeth on a Scottish moor. You’ll definitely want to understand the significance of the setting and mood as the play opens. Macbeth is established as a hero and the play’s protagonist. The witches mysteriously know things that Macbeth does not and goad his ambition to become king.

� Elements of the supernatural, the chaotic weather, and the presence of evil symbolized

� Elements of the supernatural, the chaotic weather, and the presence of evil symbolized in the witches let the reader/audience know that trouble is afoot. � 1. The three witches appear before Macbeth and Banquo as the two weary soldiers return from the battlefield. After making 3 prophesies concerning the 2 men, the witches disappear as quickly and mysteriously as they had appeared. What were two explanations Banquo "conjured up" to explain the abrupt appearance and disappearance of the bearded women?

� A. thunder and lightning � B. the witches’ mysterious statements � C. the

� A. thunder and lightning � B. the witches’ mysterious statements � C. the witches’ knowledge of the unknown � D. all of the above Lady Macbeth is also introduced in Act I. Her ambition spurs her husband’s ambition. Duncan appears and Lady Macbeth convinces her husband to kill Duncan, despite Macbeth’s misgivings. Is Lady Macbeth as drunk with boldness and on fire with passion as she professes to be? "That which hath made them drunk hath made me bold; What hath quench'd them hath given me fire. " (2. 2. 1 -5)

� A. Her love for Macbeth � B. Her love of country � C.

� A. Her love for Macbeth � B. Her love of country � C. Her love of power � D. Jealousy

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