1. Warming up: Sketching some bear baiting and attaching multiple metaphorical meanings to it
a. Draw a bear baiting arena complete with the following items:
- A bear
- Chains
- Some dogs
c. Find ONE direct quotation from Act 3 that connects to the symbolism of bear baiting, and write it at the top of bottom of your sketch.
d. Posting a thesis statement on today's blog that goes something like this: Polanski uses bear baiting to reveal/suggest/expose/(any strong verb) that...
2. Skipping 3.5 (with good reason), finishing 3.6 with a focus on what kind of king Macbeth is, and acting out the ghostly scene of 4.1
3. Working on the apparition chart to prepare yourself for the play's ending
HW:
1. Update your word trace entries for 3.6 and 4.1.
2. Complete your www.noredink.com assignment, Active vs. Passive Voice, Part 2, before class on Friday.
3. Finish your apparition chart if you did not do so in class today.
4. Banned book reading (due Feb 22).
Polanski uses bear baiting to expose the childish fear inside of Macbeth. How it is eating him alive from the inside out. That his own thoughts and past is keeping him “chained down.”
ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear baiting to symbolize how no matter how strong Macbeth can feel as king, he is still chained back by knowing that Banquo’s sons will become king, and his sons will not.
ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear baiting to reveal that Macbeth is not real at the top and is soon to be taken down by “the dogs”
ReplyDeletePolanski uses the idea of bear baiting to reveal that all men, no matter how powerful they are, can we weak and vulnerable.
ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear baiting to hint that Macbeth is going to be defeated by Macduff and Malcolm just like the bear was by the dogs.
ReplyDeleteBear baiting is most likely in the play MacBeth to symbolize MacBeth's fear and lack of freedom.
ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear baiting to demonstrate Macbeth’s imminent fall from the throne because of murderous guilt and forgotten enemies.
ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear baiting to suggest Macbeth and the situation he's in because due to his actions recently he's put himself in a situation that there's no escape from.
ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear baiting to portray the reality of what Macbeth's life is like, a battle against a few while being held back by guilt.
ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear baiting to suggest that Macbeth will be cornered in because in a real life scenario, a bear would easily fight off a group of dogs but when chained, it can be defeated. This is like Macbeth because he is being cornered in and will eventually be slaughtered.
ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear baiting to expose that Macbeth has power and strength but he is trapped with no escape and will eventually fall defending the crown he’s taken.
ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear baiting to emphasize how that Macbeth is trapped inside his own world of horror and madness and cannot get out.
ReplyDeleteIn the film version Polanski uses the bear baiting scene to suggest how Macbeth's own thoughts are attacking himself and how the guilt he has from murdering king duncan has been holding him back from what Macbeth really wants to do.
ReplyDeleteRoman Polanski incorporated the bear bating into the story to hint at fear and memory, but also may predict what will happen next (armies against Macbeth).
ReplyDeletePolanski uses the bear baiting scene to represent Macbeth and his slow descent into madness. This is shown by the bear and Macbeth’s more and more desperate attempt to defend himself from real and imaginative forces.
ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear baiting to portray the way Macbeth is stuck in his ways and is still in need of more power or thinks he is at the top of the world
ReplyDeleteIn the film version of Macbeth written by Roman Polanski, Polanski reflects the bear baiting scene and the murder of Banquo by using a chain, bear, and dogs to symbolize how Macbeth is being held back by "chains".
ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear bating to symbolize a greater figure who has no escape from his merciless issues that Macbeth has created.
ReplyDeleteRoman Polanski uses bear baiting to show how Macbeth is much like a helpless bear, strong, but powerless against the chains of murder that hold him down.
ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear baiting to reveal that what ever Macbeth can do with all of his power, he will still have fear of others, like the bear to the dogs.
ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear baiting as a metaphor to show how held back Macbeth is and how afraid he is.
ReplyDeletePolanski uses the bear baiting to suggest that Macbeth is in a similar situation to the bear because they are both being attacked and while they're helpless..
ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear baiting to symbolize that now matter how strong and powerful he feels, he can’t escape from the guilt of his actions while it is slowly killing killing him inside.
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ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear baiting to suggest that Macbeth will be attacked by people similar to him as the bear was by the dogs.
ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear baiting to show that Macbeth is in a state of defense but has a sense of uselessness because, when the haunting happens, and Banquo shows, Macbeth is confused and defensive about him being there.
ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear baiting to reveal that no matter how much Macbeth fights back, he will still end up loosing the fear of the murders.
ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear baiting to suggest that Macbeth is unbeatable because every time the dogs fight him, he stands back up and he never quits.
ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear baiting to symbolize Macbeth being held back by his past and being completely vulnerable.
ReplyDeletepolanski uses bear baiting to resemble how simmilar it is to some of the characters situations.
ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear baiting to suggest that Macbeth is attacking a destructible power that will end up blowing up in Macbeth's face, because not always do the dogs beat the bear, not always will Macbeth win.
ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear baiting to expose that Macbeth is becoming a weaker person as he continues to sinful actions.
ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear bating to illustrate how helpless Macbeth is to all the forces around him that are fighting against him.
ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear bating to symbolize Macbeth being chained down to his past.
ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear baiting to show that bear baiting was a common form of entertainment in medieval England
ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear baiting in his film to symbolize the ever growing pain and regret that Macbeth has from all of the killings he has committed for greed.
ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear baiting to symbolize how Macbeth feels because he feels like a monster and like he is being attacked.
ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear bating in Macbeth to show how Macbeth has become paranoid, and chained down.
ReplyDeletePolanski uses the bear bating to expose how tortured macbeth is thought the play and that he will eventually parish.
ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear baiting to say that Macbeth is losing less and less of his battles and he is getting frustrated.
ReplyDeletePolanski uses the bear baiting and especially the chairs to represent how Macbeth (the bear), can't escape Lady Macbeth (the chains)
ReplyDeleteRoman Polanski uses bear bating in his play to expose Macbeth's open wounds because it shows that he is not as invincible as he thought he was.
ReplyDeleteRoman Polanski uses bear bating in his play to expose Macbeth's open wounds because it shows that he is not as invincible as he thought he was.
ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear baiting to suggest that Macbeth can only do so much to prevent the truth from being revealed, while also fighting the battle of his prophesy.
ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear baiting to symbolize Macbeth being chained down to murder and evil powers while being attacked by guilt and true good conscience.
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ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear baiting to symbolize that Macbeth's end is in the hands of guilt and trust, however, he can't do anything about it because he is tied down to the witch's word.
ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear baiting to create a visual for how Macbeth cannot escape from the massive amount of guilt that he created for himself.
ReplyDeletePolanski used bear baiting to suggest that even with all of Macbeth's power, the truth can still chain him up and he will fall to his own guilt.
ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear baiting to symbolize the battle between the power Macbeth is striving for and the truth of the situation.
ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear baiting to symbolize many things in his story especially how macbeth is being chained down by many obstacles in his life.
ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear baiting to reveal that Macbeth is manacled to a pole made up of his murderous thoughts and actions because he committed himself to becoming king for so long, he is not capable of returning to his innocence he destroyed once he impaled Duncan with the dagger.
ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear bating to show the audience that Macbeth is the true victim of the play due to the fact that Lady Macbeth, guilt, and anger imprison him in his own body.
ReplyDeletePolanski uses the bear baiting to show or for shadow how Macbeth is gonna end up losing and or dying. And because he is the best this big animal that not a lot of animals will mess with can suggest the bear as the log and the dogs as the people that are making things right by killing the king who is bad or evil in a way.
ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear baiting to foreshadow that Macbeth is eventually going to lose like the bear.
ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear baiting to show that Macbeth is strong, but he is tied down by the murders.
ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear baiting to symbolize how Macbeth is being controlled/held back by people and his past.
ReplyDeletePolanski uses bear baiting to show the fear in macbeth, but also part of his strength
ReplyDeleteIn the film version of Macbeth Roman Polanski uses bear baiting to reveal that despite the strength and certainty he feels Macbeth will be torn apart by his guilt.
ReplyDeletePolanski was using the bear as a symbol of being traped, he is traped in a power strugle/it is a difficult time in this world and his foes are growing not to mention, Lady Macbeth making the situation wrose.
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ReplyDeleteRoman Polanski used bear baiting to symbolize that Macbeth is the bear in this situation and he is going to be chained down by guilt and anger and people and his feelings will be attacking him (The dogs).
ReplyDeleteRoman Polanski used bear baiting to symbolize that Macbeth is the bear in this situation and he is going to be chained down by guilt and anger and people and his feelings will be attacking him (The dogs).
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