Anastasia Bulgakova Blogger #7-4

12/21/2018

Aim: How does the rhetorical device of paralipsis create a sense of irony in Macbeth’s dynamic shift of character?

            In class today we presented the character wallets that we have been working on for the past three days. The objective was to create a wallet for a character from Macbeth. Some of our hot picks were Macbeth himself, Lady Macbeth, and the guards. The 6 groups in our class presented a unique wallet with items from the modern world that represented them. Some were ID cards, makeup, and gift cards for different symbolic services, such as the witches’ prophecies. Each person in a group was responsible for one item in the wallet, while presenting one would present the appearance of the item, state a literary device that it represents, and a quote that corresponds with it, including the Shakespearean way of quoting acts. 

Overall, the groups were very creative in their presentations and put a new twist to the old Shakespearean tale, as they were mostly graded on creativity, relevance, group work and amount of items. This presentation helped students understand and comprehend events in the book in a fun and engaging way while saying goodbye to 2018 on the last day of school!