| other quotations from the play that might be equally applicable and explain how they could be effective. | |
| 2. | Identify some of the themes Greider focuses on in his comparison of Macbeth and Nixon. |
| 3. | An editorial cartoon accompanying Grieder's article depicts a series of men in suits standing in a line. They are failing over like a row of dominoes, with Nixon being the last to go. Discuss what statement you think the cartoonist is making about Watergate, and then draw your own cartoon either to accompany Grieder's comparison of Nixon and Macbeth or to illustrate the play itself. How will your drawing or drawings capture some of the themes in the play or in Watergate? |
| 4. | Consider ways in which both Nixon and Macbeth were blind to circumstances of their own plotting, misinformation, and pride. |
Bernstein Carl, and Bob Woodward. All the President's Men. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1974.
Shannon William V., Stanley Tretick, and Barbara Tuchman. They Could Not Trust the King: Nixon, Watergate, and the American People. New York: Macmillan, 1974. Includes photographs and short descriptions of the key players in the Watergate scandal.
Fair is foul and foul is fair.
Macbeth 1.1.11
Competing in the Olympic Games is an athlete's dream. Winning the gold medal marks the pinnacle of success. Thousands of athletes dedicate years of their lives toward seeking that goal. At its best, the challenge develops discipline and rewards sportsmanship, talent, and determination. At its worst, the desire to be number one can turn competitors into cheaters and tempt even those with the best intentions to choose winning at all costs. Some participants are willing to compromise their principles and even break laws for a better chance of rising to the top. Their choices expose the dark side of ambition that is goaded into action by the temp
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Publication information:
Book title: Understanding Macbeth:A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents.
Contributors: Faith Nostbakken - Author.
Publisher: Greenwood Press.
Place of publication: Westport, CT.
Publication year: 1997.
Page number: 184.
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