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Costello Brit Lit II

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Shakespeares Macbeth Synopsis (due by end of class on Tuesday, November 22nd) Assignment: Study the handout, which includes a synopsis of the play, a description of the main characters, and lists of key themes and imagery. In the packet provided, create a simplified version of the handout by following these steps: Simplify the synopsis by making it a bullet-pointed list of important events instead of the paragraphed description. Simplify the character descriptions by creating a bulletpointed list for each character. Draw a simple icon or image to coincide with each character. o Leave the sections below the icon/image blank Draw a simple icon or image to coincide with each item of key imagery. o Leave the sections below the icon/image blank

Costello Brit Lit II

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Macbeth Synopsis

Costello Brit Lit II

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Character Descriptions
Macbeth Description Lady Macbeth The Witches Banquo

Icon/Image

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Fleance Description

King Duncan

Malcolm

Macduff

Icon/Image

Costello Brit Lit II

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Key Imagery
Blood Icon/Image Darkness and Night Hell

Costello Brit Lit II

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Sorcery and supernatural forces Icon/Image

Opposites that are indistinguishable

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