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Theme Journal 1: Honor vs. Betrayal

Theme Journal 1: Honor vs. Betrayal. Write a comparison/contrast paragraph, or create a detailed Venn diagram to show the similarities and differences between honor and betrayal. Include specific people/characters, characteristics, and actions. Honor. Betrayal.

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Theme Journal 1: Honor vs. Betrayal

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  1. Theme Journal 1: Honor vs. Betrayal Write a comparison/contrast paragraph, or create a detailed Venn diagram to show the similarities and differences between honor and betrayal. Include specific people/characters, characteristics, and actions. Honor Betrayal How do you define betrayal? Think about people you consider to be traitors. What characteristics define them? What are some ways they have betrayed others? How do you define honor? Think about people you consider honorable. What characteristics define them? What are some honorable actions they have done? vs.

  2. Theme Journal 2: Courage Towards the end of Act I and into Act II, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth demonstrate courage. When did you or someone you know show courage in a difficult time? Maybe it was courage to do the right thing, or maybe it was courage to do the wrong thing. How did courage manifest itself in your actions or someone else’s actions?

  3. Theme Journal 3: Success In Act II, Macbeth experiences success. What does it feel like to be successful? What is something you really wanted and were successful in getting? What does being successful look like for you now and for the future? Write about any way that success connects with your life.

  4. Theme Journal 4: Fear After their success in Act II, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth become fearful. What scares you? When are you afraid? How do you deal with your fears? If you’re overwhelmed with fear, who can help you regain your confidence? Explain the role fear has in your life.

  5. Theme Journal 5: Revenge In Acts IV and V, people who Macbeth has wronged begin to seek revenge. When did you try to get revenge on someone? Or, when did someone try to get revenge on you? Why were you seeking revenge? What were your goals in exacting revenge? Were you successful? Why or why not?

  6. Theme Journal 6: Revisit Honor and Betrayal What are some examples of honor in the play? What are some examples of betrayal in the play? Which drives more of the action in the play: honor or betrayal? Why? Answer after finishing the play… Who is the most honorable character in the play? Why? Who is the worst betrayer (or traitor) in the play? Why?

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