Missy Sorhirun

In this quarter, we focused on reading and understanding Shakespeare’s Macbeth. At the beginning we read each act, with the help of Sparknotes’ No Fear Shakespeare in order to further understand Shakespearean language. Reading the play was my favorite out of all, since I like to learn Shakespearean language. I like to go in depth in the author’s craft and see how creative people in the world can be. After we read the entire play, we read about the play’s historical background. We also took reading comprehension and analysis tests for each act. To help the class to remember the imagery included in the play, Ms. Kelly assigned us a collage. Furthermore, we each were given a monologue which we had to orally present in front of the class. This assignment helped us to understand the character’s emotion as they speak. After all the fun, we engaged in creative writing by writing a letter from a different character’s perspective. Finally, we had a debate on who is more evil,  Lady Macbeth or Macbeth. Since our class is very competitive, each team put in the best effort. I really liked this activity because it makes us think beyond what the play gives us.