Module 5: Drama
Given the following short act from Shakespeare’s MacBeth:
Copy text to workspace Act 1, Scene 1
SCENE I. A desert place.
Thunder and lightning. Enter three Witches
First Witch
When shall we three meet again
In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
Second Witch
When the hurlyburly's done,
When the battle's lost and won.
Third Witch
That will be ere the set of sun.
First Witch
Where the place?
Second Witch
Upon the heath.
Third Witch
There to meet with Macbeth.
First Witch
I come, Graymalkin!
Second Witch
Paddock calls.
Third Witch
Anon.
ALL
Fair is foul, and foul is fair:
Hover through the fog and filthy air.
Exeunt
Example 1. Act I, scene I of MacBeth (Shakespeare 1904). Available from https://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/macbeth_1_1.html.
- Structure the text into acts and speeches.
- Indicate the speakers.
- Indicate the stage directions.
- Given the characters occurring in this act, construct a partial cast list, and add it to your transcription.
Bibliography
- Shakespeare, William. 1904. MacBeth. Edited by Thomas Marc Parrott. New York: American Book Co.
