Sawaran Jit Kaur Kolej TDTHB Miri 5.9.08 LIFE’S BRIEF CANDLE
Dec 14, 2015
Sawaran Jit Kaur Kolej TDTHB Miri 5.9.08
LIFE’S BRIEF CANDLE
Sawaran Jit Kaur Kolej TDTHB Miri 5.9.08
WHO IS SHAKESPEARE?
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What you need to know:
• Background information on Shakespeare.
• The story of Macbeth and the three witches.
Who?When?
Why?
What?
Sypnosis
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Setting
• Macbeth ‘s Castle
• 16 th century
• Scotland
• Age of military valour
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SYNOPSISMacbeth received
news of his wife’s death.
Makes him reflect on life-
short
No time to mourn her
death-has many problems
Looks at life as being
meaningless
People who worry too much or do not think
of death are fools
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Sawaran Jit Kaur Kolej TDTHB Miri 5.9.08
Interpretation
• First 3 lines: Time creeps in a dull routine until life ends. ‘Tomorrow’ is personified as a person who walks very slowly.
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Line 4 and 5
• Our past shows that people have been fools because they forgot that death awaited them at the end of life.
• When we die, we become dust.
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Line 6 and 7
• Life is compared to a shadow. It is empty. Life is also compared to a poor actor who is forgotten the moment he gets down the stage.
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Line 8 and 9
• Life is a story related by a fool who makes a lot of noise, but in actual fact, it is about nothing.
• Life is meaningless.
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LITERAL MEANING
• Macbeth received news of his wife death.
Unhappy, in despair
Depressed, disillusioned
No time to be sad.
Realised life is short
Become dust and are quickly forgotten when we die
Literal meaning
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FIGURATIVE MEANING
Expresses Macbeth’s feelings about life – like a candle, shines before burning itself out
Life’s like a shadow – has no substance – lights comes out – shadow disappears
Like an actor –worries about acting but forgotten once off stage
Like a story told by an idiot – means nothing
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Told from King Macbeth’s point of view.
Tells how he feels about lifeBitter – life is short and meaninglessMany problemsLife is not worth livingPessimistic point of view
PERSONA
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THEME
LIFE IS SHORT AND CAN END ANYTIME
• LIFE IS MEANINGLESS
AND UNCERTAIN
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MORAL VALUES
• LIFE CAN BE MEANINGFUL• LIFE IS WHAT WE MAKE OUT OF ITMake the most of lifeHave a purposeDo good to othersLife will be more meaningfulIf we do wrong, we will not have any
peace of mind.
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Language and style
• Metaphor
• Figurative language
• Personification
• Repetition
• Alliteration
• Symbolism
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A tragic play - Macbeth
• ACT 5 SCENE 5
• A SOLILOQUY
For more details, gothrough slides
in the given folder for your PBL project.
www.literature.com.myRead for extra details
For extra exercises:
Practice B
Practice C X-Words
Practice A