Mac Beth

ECHS’ Seniors got a chance to analyze the psychology of several complex characters in Mac Beth, one of Shakespeare’s classic tragedies. They saw how a guilty conscience plagued the protagonist — or was he more of an antagonist? — and his wife, and how the man who would become ruler of Scotland used reverse psychology to test one of his subjects. The students also learned the (Celtic) mythological background that lends a great deal of symbolism to the strange events in the play, and learned to look for the fine print in prophesies. They discovered many serious themes in Mac Beth, and how some of them paralleled with Oedipus Rex, a tragedy written over 2,000 years ago.

Miss Kleinschuster

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Topics: 12Twelvth Grade
Date: Tuesday, July 5th, 2011 1:06 pm