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ELA B10: May 29 Illustration activity…
- Draw some bloody hands! That’s right. Yesterday, in our reading, Macbeth and his wife have just performed their plotted murder of King Duncan, a guest in their home. While Macbeth’s initial reaction is one of shock, fear, and absolute guilt, his wife seems unphased by her part in the framing of the guards to make it seem they are the culprits. There are two lines to compare in that reading. While Macbeth weeps and denies that with all the water in the world’s oceans, he still could not wash the blood from his hands, metaphorically speaking. Meanwhile, Lady Macbeth comes out, hands bloodied and stained, and laughs that just a “little” water will clear
us of these deeds. Two different responses to their actions. Will they still feel the same later in the play? Perhaps. Perhaps not. - Students were asked to draw hands held in front of them, imagining they are either Macbeth or Lady M, and looking down at them to imagine what those hands have just done. We’ll post them on the walls of the classroom. While one person asked if that doesn’t seem morbid to have bloody hands on the walls, my response is that we’re studying a Tragedy. They all die in the end. Let’s add some drama to our classroom!