Last Tuesday before Winter Break!

Block A:  Today we finished watching the movie of Act 1 in Macbeth. Then we composed catchy headlines for each scene in the act. We then started to read Act 2 - we finished at 2.3 - review the action tonight in preparation for class tomorrow.

Block C:  Today we reviewed the discussion questions for act 3 - and completed a quiz. Then we read Act 4 - and starte the discussion questions. Here they are:

1. Agree or Disagree: Prospero is a puppet master. Either justify this statement or argue against it. Use act 4, scene 1 as the anchor for your discussion. Consider if Prospero has the right to treat people, specifically his daughter this way.


2. Based on act 4, scene 1, how old would you guess Ferdinand to be? We know that Miranda is 15. Based on this, do you think Prospero is acting justly when he lectures them on chastity?


3. With a partner discuss and write your response. "We are such stuff / As dreams are made on," says Prospero act 4, scene 1. What does he mean? What is he referring to? Is this soliloquy consistent with Prospero's character thus far?


4. Do you think that Prospero will take revenge on the men who wronged him? Why or why not?


5.  What does Caliban begin to realize about Stephano at the end of Act 4? What did Caliban think of Stephano earlier in the play?


6. The beginning of this act, along with parts of the masque, concerns two of the plays key themes: the importance of self-control, and the conflict between reason and passion. In what ways has Prospero himself not always shown the complete self-control he praises? How might one achieve a balance between self-control and passion?

Block D: Today we finished reading Act 2 of Romeo and Juliet, then we worked on the study guide. If you did not finish the study guide in class, then please complete it tonight in preparation for the quiz tomorrow.