ConsequencesIn order to help students prepare for HSC English and improve your formal writing skills this Conceptual Unit will focus on the idea: Consequence as a concept similar to the Area of Study in Stage 6.

We will use one main text: (Macbeth- Polanski Film Study) with supporting texts.

We will explore how consequence relates to being human, to have experiences, how these experiences impact on us and are rationalised or expressed.

The unit will also explore how humanity is portrayed and explored in texts and its impact on the audience.

Assessment & OutcomesBookwork

In your digital package for this unit there are a number of worksheets.

Work through the unit as well as sheets and keep work in your English book.

Two formal tasks which will be used at the end of the year to report on the following outcomes:Outcome 1: A student responds to and composes increasingly sophisticated and sustained texts for understanding, interpretation, critical analysis and pleasure.Outcome 4: A student selects and uses language forms and features, and structures of texts according to different purposes, audience and contexts, and describes and explains their effects on meaning.Outcome 5: A student transfers understanding of language concepts into new and different contexts.Outcome 6: A student experiments with different ways of imaginatively and interpretively transforming experience, information and ideas into texts. Outcome 9: A student demonstrates understanding of the ways texts reflect personal and public worlds.

ASSESSMENT TASK Week 6 – Macbeth - Essay

How does Polanski’ Macbeth explore the statement “Every action has a consequence”? . Remember you must refer to specific scenes and or events/themes and how the director/author has used specific techniques to convey meaning. You can refer to audiences own experiences and how they relate to these texts. Students will be assessed on their ability to demonstrate an understanding of what are the consequences of the human behaviour outlined in Macbeth. As the composer, Polanski has used a range of techniques in the medium of film to portray consequences. You need to identify these techniques, but also consider their role in creating meaning for the audience and it’s relationship to conseqence.

CONSEQUENCE• con·se·quence/ˈkɒnsɪˌkwɛns, -kwəns/ Show Spelled [kon-si-

kwens, -kwuhns] noun 1. the effect, result, or outcome of something occurring earlier: The accident was the consequence of reckless driving. 2. an act or instance of following something as an effect, result, or outcome. 3. the conclusion reached by a line of reasoning; inference. 4. importance or significance: a matter of no consequence. 5. importance in rank or position; distinction: a man of great consequence in art.

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Being Human and ConsequencesThe human condition encompasses the unique and believed to be inescapable features of being human in a social, cultural, and personal context. It can be described as the irreducible part of humanity that is inherent and not connected to factors such as gender, race or class. It includes concerns such as the meaning of life, search for gratification, sense of curiosity, the inevitability of isolation, or Thanatophobia (the fear of death) and the consequences.

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person. Think about friendships, life choices etc.

What would you do???????Moral Dilemmas

A moral dilemma is one of those situations where you have to choose between two competing options, both of which have difficult consequences for you personally.We have a saying for this in the English language: “Caught between a rock and a hard place.”Check out this website…it has some interesting moral dilemmas.

Top 10 Moral Dilemmas

Have a look through these, we will discuss them as a class. What would you choose and why? Have you ever been caught between a rock and a hard place? What was it? Can you add any other moral dilemmas to the list we looked at on the internet? What are they?

Looking at Ourselves

The Divine ImageTo Mercy, Pity, Peace, and Love All pray in their distress; And to these virtues of delight Return their thankfulness.

For Mercy, Pity, Peace, and Love Is God, our father dear, And Mercy, Pity, Peace, and Love Is Man, his child and care.

For Mercy has a human heart, Pity a human face, And Love, the human form divine, And Peace, the human dress.

Then every man, of every clime, That prays in his distress, Prays to the human form divine, Love, Mercy, Pity, Peace.

And all must love the human form, In heathen, Turk, or Jew; Where Mercy, Love, and Pity dwell There God is dwelling too.

The Divine Image Worksheet.pdf

What does it mean to be human?What makes us human? The creator of a Youtube video on this question wrote this to introduce his video:“For a class project, I went into the street and asked 100 people what it means to be human. About 40 of them responded and were willing to be interviewed. Here are their answers.”

Watch it:

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After watching the video, discuss your thoughts with the class

William Shakespeare

MacbethRoman Polanski (1971)

Introduction to Macbeth

Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s great tragedies.

It is based on Holinshed’s Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland and was written around 1605. However, it was not published until 1623.

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It tells about the fall of the ambitious couple, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.

Macbeth is the tragic hero, a character who has a fatal (tragic) flaw within himself that he cannot change. He is not a bad person; he is just too ambitious.

Macbeth is a story about the murder of a king, the revenge of a son and loyal subject, three witches who plot against Macbeth and the rise and fall of Macbeth’s reign.

Macbeth is an interesting character to follow. As you read, you can see how he has changed.

We first meet Macbeth as a brave soldier and later find him as a murderer who kills everyone who is in his way to the throne.

Lady Macbeth is also a well-developed character. She is conniving and ruthless, though she does seem to have some humane qualities.

The play opens in Scotland. Macbeth and Banquo have defeated their enemies in battle, leading King Duncan to give the title of Thane of Cawdor to Macbeth (who doesn’t know this yet).

While Macbeth and Banquo are walking, they encounter three chanting witches.

The witches speak to Macbeth as Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor and King hereafter.

They also tell Banquo that though he will not be king, he will beget kings (i.e., his sons will be kings).

Macbeth wonders about this prediction as the king’s messenger arrives. He tells him that he has been appointed Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth is momentarily tempted to kill the King in order to fulfill the prophesy, but decides not to.

Lady Macbeth, however, urges her husband to kill the King. Since the King is staying at their castle overnight, that must be when they kill him. She plans the whole thing, making the king’s guards drunk.

By using their daggers to kill the King and putting the King’s blood on them, Lady Macbeth will frame the guards.

It is now time for Macbeth to stab the King.

Though he has bad visions and feelings, Macbeth kills the King.

Afterwards, he is troubled.

"I am afraid to think what I have done; Look on‘t again I dare not."

The next morning, the murder is blamed on the guards. Macbeth kills them before they can protest, explaining that he killed them out of rage. The King’s sons, however, are still fearful for their lives and run away.

Macbeth is crowned King.

Macbeth knows that Banquo is suspicious of him. When Macbeth learns that Banquo and his son are riding out, he sends men out to kill them. They are only half successful in their job, and Banquo’s son escapes.

Meanwhile, at Macbeth’s banquet, the seat for Banquo is empty (because he’s dead). In the empty seat, the ghost of Banquo appears, frightening Macbeth to madness.

Macbeth also learns that King Duncan’s son Malcolm and Lord Macduff are attempting to kill him. Unsure of what to do, Macbeth visits the three witches again. The witches have planned what they will tell Macbeth in order to destroy him. They prepare a brew, singing "Double, double, toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble." When Macbeth arrives, they give him a false hope, telling him three things: First, beware of Macduff.

Second, "none of woman born shall harm Macbeth."

Third, Macbeth will not be conquered until Birnam wood comes to the hill of Dunsinane.”

They also reinforce that Banquo’s descendants will become Kings.

First, beware of Macduff.

Second, "none of woman born shall harm Macbeth."

Third, Macbeth will not be conquered until Birnam wood comes to the hill of Dunsinane.”

They also reinforce that Banquo’s descendants will become Kings.

Macduff has left for England, so Macbeth sends people to kill his wife and children.

Lady Macbeth has begun sleepwalking because her conscience weighs too heavily on herself. She tells about her crimes and the murder of the king, unaware that her doctor and waiting woman are watching her. She later dies, possibly from suicide.

The invaders from England come to defeat Macbeth. The soldiers carry branches from Birnam Wood in order to camouflage themselves. So, the witch’s prophesy of defeat when "Birnam forest comes to Dunsinane" starts to come true.

Macbeth faces Macduff, but isn’t really scared. He believes that he will not die from anyone woman born.

Macduff tells him that he was not woman born; he was "from his mother’s womb untimely ripp’d."

When Macbeth realises that he has been tricked, he gives up and is killed.

Macduff decapitates him and King Duncan’s son becomes the new king of Scotland.

You can read the play in modern English here: No Fear Shakespeare: Macbeth

CHARACTERS

Macbeth: a brave general under Duncan who becomes too ambitious after three witches give him a prophesy that he will be King of Scotland. He turns evil, killing the King, the guards, Banquo and others. Macbeth dies at the hands of Macduff.

Lady Macbeth: vicious wife of Macbeth who is even more ambitious than Macbeth. She convinces Macbeth to murder the King. Later, she becomes insane from her wrong doings and sleepwalks and dies. Macduff: general, believes that Macbeth killed the King. His family is murdered by Macbeth; he kills Macbeth.

Banquo: Macbeth’s friend and general, suspected Macbeth of killing the King. He is killed by murderers sent by Macbeth, though his son escapes.

King Duncan: King of Scotland, murdered by Macbeth who was one of his generals whom he had just promoted.

Malcolm: Duncan’s eldest son, runs away to England after he learns of his father’s murder in order to escape the same fate. Becomes King of Scotland at the end of the play.

Donalbain: Duncan’s youngest son, runs away to Ireland after he learns of his father’s murder in order to escape the same fate

Ross: Macduff’s cousin, messenger who carries news to people like Macbeth and Macduff throughout the play.

The Three Witches: tell Macbeth he is to become King, leading him to evil. They tell him that he will be defeated, but they disguise it in a way as to give him false confidence.

WORK THROUGH THE MACBETH PDFGo to the mrsrobbo blog and download the pdf on the English page. You will find it here:

http://mrsrobbosblog.edublogs.org/year-10-english

There will be some helpful information regarding Macbeth and some resources to help you write you essay.

Witchcraft in Shakespeare’s TimesGo to:Macbeth unit year 10 2010 optimised.pdf

Find the section on King James and witchcraft (about page 7).Read through it.Why do you think Shakespeare wrote Macbeth?You can find out more here:Elizabethan Witchcraft and Witches

The Director: Roman Polanski

Read a short biography of director Roman Polanski’s life on p12 PDF of this document:

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Was Polanski a good choice as director? Why?

ROMAN POLANSKI INTERVIEW

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjaYB2KXRuQ

Film Techniques used in Macbeth

Camera AnglesGo to p 25 of this document:Macbeth unit year 10 2010 optimised.pdf

Discuss what different camera angles would be chosen by the director. for the following effects: Comparing characters To show a landscape To make something look big or

small To understand what a character is

thinking/feeling

Camera MovementNow go to p 26 of the same document.

What sort of camera movements or positioning would you choose to: Create the impression that the

viewer is in the scene? Make something appear closer or

further away Stay close to a moving subject? Show as much detail of a large

scene or landscape

Watching the MovieMake notes on:plot, narrative structure, themes, actors, setting, camera angles and shots, lighting, dialogue, music and sound effects. Pause and discuss.

7. Macbeth Viewing Worksheet.pdf

NOTE: You can watch it through once and then the second time watching pause and instruct.

Make specific references to greed, ambition and the corruption of Macbeth.

Film techniques are to be explored. Camera shots, angles and movement, lighting, cinematography and mise en scene (the arrangement of everything on the screen in each scene).

Think about the use of setting, costume, props, music, special effects and sound effects in relation to the creation of meaning.

THE WITCHES AND CONSEQUENCE OF THEIR PROPHECIES

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Besides interesting the king, what other reason do you think Shakespeare had forincluding the witches in the play?Why do you think the witches in the play interfered withMacbeth?Do you think Macbeth would have murdered Duncan without theirProphecies?In Polanski’s version of Macbeth, what kinds of feelings and reactions does he want theaudience to have towards the witches. Use examples from the movie to back up your response?Look video on this. Discuss lighting, sound effects, atmosphere and cameraAngles.

Assessment TaskYou have three lessons to prepare and plan an essay which you will then have to write in class: Here’s the task:

Assessment Task 5[1].docx

Now look at planning your essay using this documents here:

The Human Condition Essay Planner.pdf