Macbeth Notes from class

•Shakespeare wrote Macbeth in 1606
•Play was dark and evil 
•The central characters are evil. (Wicked witches and the supernatural influence)
•Very Cynical
•King Jame I
•Tone is Sinister
•Holinshed's "Choronicles." Source for story
•Macbeth means "Son of Life."
•Story has three witches
•Shakespeare never let historical fact get in the way of a good story
•new king was fascinated by witchcraft
•Malcom III Duncan's son
•"Macbeth" was one of Shakespeare more simple plays
•The real Macbeth reigned in Scotland from 1040 to 1057
•Macbeth ruled wisely and well for seventeen years
•Shakespeare changed several key aspects of the original story, either to intensify his drama or to ensure political correctness

Plans for Exam

Plans for exam

•I will study with ALL the practice exams posted on the blog
•I will go over literary terms and study the ones I do not know
•Will check all the essay prompts and practice them.
•I will work with my writing skills, to help with the open essay question.
•Take better notes on anything said in class that may help me in the exam.
•Will use the weeks given for studying.

I know the key thing for me is that I need to study! I always do a little studying to none. This semester I have been slacking and I need to prepare for this and get a decent grade.

With all the helpful study material on Dr. Preston's blog, if I stick to it and actually go over everything. I should do fine.

AP Open Exam Question

Bad actions usually will have you dislike a character, but lately authors use those actions in a way to have readers like the character. There are many books I have read that have that plot. 

A story I remember that has a similar plot is "Pride and Prejudice." Darcy is a man like that. He might not do bad deeds, but his manners are not liked by the society. In the story he is said he has to much pride and that he thinks he is better than everyone else.

Now, I believe, the author tying to get everyone to hate Darcy. Even the main character Elizabeth, dislikes him. Right off the back I thought he was a little odd. He also was rude, like how he explain Elizabeth as "plain." 

Some reason, throughout the book I wanted Elizabeth to like Darcy. Darcy slowly even starts to tries to make small talk with Elizabeth. Then I didn't like her so much because she still disliked him. I believe her opinion was mostly influenced by other characters and how they disliked him and spook badly if them.

In the beginning his actions at a party might have you disliking him. But for me barely into the story I was thinking he was an okay character. Then you get to see a totally different side of him, near the end if the story. Which was an eye opener for Elizabeth.

I guess in a sense I felt bad for Darcy, since everyone else hated him. He was an interesting character and misjudged. So I believe Darcy is a character set out to be disliked but is only misunderstood.