Macbeth observation interpretation and critique

Lesson Summary

Show your understanding of academic criticism by conducting your own analysis of a scene from Macbeth.

The source text you will use for your criticism is Lady Macbeth’s sleepwalking scene from Act V, Scene I. Follow the steps below to write your final critique.

Step 1: Read the source text. Lady Macbeth’s sleepwalking scene from Act V, Scene I .

Step 2: Evaluate the source text and add your notes to the literature column of the Academic Criticism graphic organizer .

Step 3:

Choose one of these images of Lady Macbeth’s sleepwalking scene.

Image A

© British Library / Universal Images Group/ Image Quest 2013

Image B

© Artus Scheiner / Bridgeman Art Library / Universal Images Group/ Image Quest 2013

Image C

© Painting by Johann Heinrich Füssli, 1781-1784. Public domain

Step 4: Evaluate the image and add your notes to the art column of the Academic Criticism graphic organizer .

Step 5: Watch Lady Macbeth’s sleepwalking scene from Michael Lynch’s stage adaptation of Macbeth.

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© 2013 William Shakespeare's Macbeth - a MJC adaptation by Michael LynchSHOW TEXT VERSION

Step 6: Evaluate the production and add notes to the theater column of the Academic Criticism graphic organizer .

Step 7: Use your notes to create a final critique of the two interpretations of Shakespeare’s scene. Your critique should evaluate each piece and compare both the image and the play to the source text. Your critique should be a minimum of 10 sentences.

Step 8: Submit your completed Academic Criticism graphic organizer and your final critique for grading.

Your work will be evaluated using the Macbeth: Observation, Interpretation, and Critique rubric .

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Assignment

1. Complete the reading for this lesson.

2. Complete the self-checks in the lesson.

3. In the Assessment area, submit your Academic Criticism graphic organizer and your final critique document for01.11 Macbeth: Observation, Interpretation, and Critique.