New knowledge In lesson, we are going to read Act One Scene Five. In this scene, we meet today’s Lady Macbeth who receives news from Macbeth about recent events. Shakespeare uses a soliloquy to present Lady response to Macbeth’s Macbeth’s news. A soliloquy is a literary device used in drama in which the innermost thoughts of a character are voiced to him/herself. Extract Seven: Act One Scene 5 (Lady Macbeth) Enter reading a letter LADY MACBETH, LADY MACBETH 1 They met me in the day of success: and I have 2 Learned by the perfectest report, they have more in 3 Them than mortal knowledge. When I burned in desire 4 To question them further, they made themselves air, 5 Into which they vanished. Whiles I stood rapt in 6 The wonder of it, came from the king, who missives 7 All-hailed me Thane of Cawdor, by which title, 8 Before, these weird sisters saluted me, and referred 9 Me to the coming on of time, with king that ‘Hail, 10 This have I thought good to deliver Shalt be!’ 11 Thee, my dearest partner of greatness, that thou 12 Mightiest not lose the dues of rejoicing, by being 13 Ignorant of what greatness is promised thee. Lay it 14 To thy heart, and farewell. 15 Glamis thou art, and Cawdor; and shalt be 16 What thou art promised: yet do I fear thy nature; 17 It is too full the milk of human kindness o’ 18 To catch the nearest way: thou wouldst be great; 19 Art not without ambition, but without 20 The illness should attend it: what thou wouldst highly, 21 That wouldst thou holily; wouldst not play false, 22 And yet wouldst great Glamis, wrongly win: thou’ldst have, 23 That which thou must do, if thou have it; cries ‘Thus 24 And that which rather thou dost fear to do 25 Than wishes should be thee hither, undone.’ Hie 26 That I may pour my spirits in thine ear; 27 And chastise with the valour of my tongue 28 All that impedes thee from the golden round,
New knowledge In today’s lesson, we are going to read Act One Scene Five. In this scene, we meet Lady Macbeth who receives news from Macbeth about recent events. Shakespeare uses a soliloquy to present Lady Macbeth’s response to Macbeth’s news. A soliloquy is a literary device used in drama in which the innermost thoughts of a character are voiced to him/herself. Extract Seven: Act One Scene 5 (Lady Macbeth) Enter LADY MACBETH, reading a letter LADY MACBETH 1 They met me in the day of success: and I have 2 Learned by the perfectest report, they have more in 3 Them than mortal knowledge. When I burned in desire 4 To question them further, they made themselves air, 5 Into which they vanished. Whiles I stood rapt in 6 The wonder of it, came missives from the king, who 7 All-hailed me Thane of Cawdor, by which title, 8 Before, these weird sisters saluted me, and referred 9 Me to the coming on of time, with ‘Hail, king that 10 Shalt be!’ This have I thought good to deliver 11 Thee, my dearest partner of greatness, that thou 12 Mightiest not lose the dues of rejoicing, by being 13 Ignorant of what greatness is promised thee. Lay it 14 To thy heart, and farewell. 15 Glamis thou art, and Cawdor; and shalt be 16 What thou art promised: yet do I fear thy nature; 17 It is too full o’ the milk of human kindness 18 To catch the nearest way: thou wouldst be great; 19 Art not without ambition, but without 20 The illness should attend it: what thou wouldst highly, 21 That wouldst thou holily; wouldst not play false, 22 And yet wouldst wrongly win: thou’ldst have, great Glamis, 23 That which cries ‘Thus thou must do, if thou have it; 24 And that which rather thou dost fear to do 25 Than wishes should be undone.’ Hie thee hither, 26 That I may pour my spirits in thine ear; 27 And chastise with the valour of my tongue 28 All that impedes thee from the golden round,