Do Now: Review through Act I of Macbeth and find ANY symbol being used. Write down: 1. The symbol, 2. The quote, 3. The line reference. Turn to a partner and teach each other about how your symbols are being used and how it contributes to the meaning of the text.
-Today, we talked about symbolism and how it is used in quotes of Act I of Macbeth. Some symbols mentioned during the group discussion were water which represents life, the number 3 which is a very powerful number in literature, darkness which symbolizes evil, and milk which represents nurture, care, and motherhood.
-In addition to this, we started reading Act II Scene I of Macbeth where we left off of Lady Macbeth and Macbeth previously plotting to kill King Duncan.
-In Act II Scene I, a new character, Fleance, is introduced.
-Many symbols were discussed in Act II Scene I, such as darkness in which it represents evil and the propechy of Macbeth troubles Banquo causing him to be unable to fall asleep. Previously before, Macbeth had thought about what the three witches who recited the prophecy and lied to Banquo, going against what he had said earlier about being completely open and trusting one another.
-Finishing Act II Scene I, we have a soliloquy by Macbeth in which we had to deconstruct in our groups. After speaking and listening to other groups, we have confirmed that in the soliloquy, Macbeth is uneasy about killing King Duncan and is almost hallucinating that he did when he says that he sees blood on his dagger and compares the crime to the crime of Tarquín who committed the Rape of Lucrece. Another symbol that we could find was that he compares himself to a wolf who is startled by its own howl when he says that he was shocked that the dagger he was holding could be a weapon of murder.
- In the end, however, after thinking about the murder of King Duncan for so long, Macbeth has finally convinced himself that he will commit the crime and kill King Duncan.
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