New Historicism Template by Isabella Nelson https://padlet.com/inelson9/rgvxiz2iipn9 en-us 2018-03-19 18:45:22 UTC 2026-01-19 17:19:11 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png Person 2: Answer the following 2 questions: inelson9 https://padlet.com/inelson9/rgvxiz2iipn9/wish/243704908
  • How did the time period in which the work was written affect how and why it was written? (Think: who was in power at the time Shakespeare wrote this?) 
    • The time period that Macbeth was written, the king at the time was King James I. The time period affects the play by portraying that people on stage wearing costumes of kings and queens can help the audience visualize that they are just ordinary people playing a role. This can show how Shakespeare viewed royalty. He viewed them as ordinary people given a huge task. 

           2. How does placing the piece in the context of our  time period affect its meaning and how it is perceived?  

    Our time period reading this should show how royalty can be viewed. Shakespeare knew what kind of stories were acceptable during his time period. Although he knew about these limitations, he reinforced the governing power relations. So he had no need to pay mind to the leadership reading over his work. This shows us that Shakespeare used his knowledge of government to write a play based on the unnecessary worries of those in power. 

    ]]>     2018-03-19 18:45:22 UTC https://padlet.com/inelson9/rgvxiz2iipn9/wish/243704908     Person 3: Post an image that symbolizes the New Historicist perspective. inelson9 https://padlet.com/inelson9/rgvxiz2iipn9/wish/243704911 2018-03-19 18:45:22 UTC https://padlet.com/inelson9/rgvxiz2iipn9/wish/243704911 Person 3: New Historicist Analysis of Passage from Macbeth inelson9 https://padlet.com/inelson9/rgvxiz2iipn9/wish/243704913 "Besides, this Duncan / Hath borne his faculties so meek, hath been / So clear in his great office, that his virtues / Will plead like angels" (1.7.16-19).

    Answer the following:
    • the speaker and the one spoken to (could be himself/herself) 
    -Macbeth
    • the context (what was happening at this point in the play)  
    -Macbeth contemplates whether or not to kill Duncan and says he is a good man.
    • Analyze this passage from the New Historicist perspective. (Hint: Why would Shakespeare emphasize that the King is good in this play?)
    -Shakespeare refers to his king by appealing to a person of power and showing that he is a good man with "great virtues". Macbeth respects Duncan and acknowledges that he doesn't deserve to be killed. This would make the current king in real life content with the respected in general by the common people watching it. This reinforces the kings status as well as what the people think of the king.
    ]]>     2018-03-19 18:45:22 UTC https://padlet.com/inelson9/rgvxiz2iipn9/wish/243704913     Person 2 (Isabella): Restate the thesis (argument) of your group's essay: inelson9 https://padlet.com/inelson9/rgvxiz2iipn9/wish/243704915 In Macbeth, Shakespeare has acknowledged that power is not centralized to one or few, but power is in and around us all. ]]> 2018-03-19 18:45:22 UTC https://padlet.com/inelson9/rgvxiz2iipn9/wish/243704915 Person 1: Write 3 Main Points about New Historicism inelson9 https://padlet.com/inelson9/rgvxiz2iipn9/wish/243704916 - When speaking of power, it is not necessary to orchestrate the strengthening of authority.
    -  Revealing the inherently theatrical aspects of the court and affairs of state runs the risk of undermining their authority.
    - This is concerned with new criticism , which tended to ignore the importance of the historical context of a work of art.   
    - Bryce]]>     2018-03-19 18:45:22 UTC https://padlet.com/inelson9/rgvxiz2iipn9/wish/243704916     Person 1: Bryce inelson9 https://padlet.com/inelson9/rgvxiz2iipn9/wish/243704918 Person 1: Why bother viewing literature through the New Historicism perspective?  Why should we still use it to analyze literature?
    In Macbeth, there is a recurring theme of power amongst the characters.  This is used to analyze literature because it gives us a better understanding of how the power is distributed between the kingdom and not just a few people.]]>     2018-03-19 18:45:22 UTC https://padlet.com/inelson9/rgvxiz2iipn9/wish/243704918