Title - Macbeth Author: Shakespeare, William Publisher: Reading A-Z Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Beguiled by the prophesies of the "weird sisters," and urged on by his wife, Macbeth acts on his intense political ambition, with tragic consequences. Persuade Classics RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 5832 7+ 1290 Amazon RDQ based on a maximum of 3000 words Levels are suggested levels based on RDQ, not official levels Sentences Total Words Different Words Max Word/Sent 73 Total # of Words 3552 # of Different Words 1142 Ave Word/.Sent 8 Hi Freq occurs 2114 59.5% # of Hi freq words 324 28.4% % of Long Sentences 20.5 Low Freq occurs 503 14.2% # of Low freq words 370 32.4% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: No support Unconventional format Dialog: Multiple speakers Vocabulary: Many difficult words Language: Archaic, Poetic,... Sentences: Many Long Complex Text structure: Difficult Inferences: Several Implications Complexity: Several unrelated ideas Concepts: Abstract/Difficult Prior Knowledge: Basic understanding. Sequence of Events: Mostly chronological Mature concepts: Mature thinking required with many distinctly unusual experiences Features Character traits Complex character relationships Integral Setting - Historical Complex plot Figurative Language Difficult names Foreign words Unusual use of vocabulary Topics Death War Kings/Queens Leadership Low Frequency Words absolute access addition afeard alarum all's alter ambition anon approach approve arm'd assassination assault attendants attire audit aught bade banquet battlements borne bosom brandish'd breasts bridegroom burial buttress camest captivity chalice chaps charm's chastise cherubin chestnuts cleave coign commencing commends commission comparisons compell'd composition compt compunctious conclude conflict confronted consequence construction contend corporal couriers coursed cousins cruelty cumberland curbing damnation damned deign delicate deserved deserves didst dignities direful discomfort disdaining disloyal dismal dispatch donalbain dost doth doubly doubtful dues duncan dunnest dwindle earnest effect eldest enkindle ere estate execution faculties fantastical fatal favors fellows fife flourish flout foe former fortune foul frieze fullness function furbish'd further future gainst gall gallowglasses garments gashes general gentleman gins graces graymalkin hailed happier happiness hardy harvest hast haste hath haunting hautboys heap'd heath hell hence herald hereafter herein hermits hie highly highness hither hoarse holp homeward honest honor honor'd honors horrid horsed host hostess hover humbly hurlyburly's ield ignorant illness image imaginings imperfect imperial implored inform'd ingratitude ingredients inhabitants innocent insane instant instructions instruments intelligence intent interim inventor invest isles judgement jutty keen kerns kindness kingdom's kinsman kinsmen knowledge labor labor'd lavish leisure lennox lesser liege lowe macdonald majesty malcolm mansionry martlet masterdom merciless messenger mind's minion ministers mischief morrow mortal mould mounch'd murtherer murthering naked nature nature's nave ne'er nimbly noble norway norweyan o'er o'erleaps observed oftentimes overcharged overtake overthrown owe owed paddock pall pardon partner partner's passage payment peace pendant penthouse personal plague pleasant pleasure plenteous plight poison'd pour praises prediction preparation prick prisoner prophetic proportion prospect prosperous proved provided purpose purveyor quarrel quoth ranks raven rebel rebel's rebellious rebels recommends reeking referred reflection rejoicing remorse revolt ronyon roughest royal saint saluted scarcely scotland se'nnights seemeth selfsame sergeant serpent servants service sewer shalt shipwrecking shoal sieve silenced soldier solely soliciting sooth sorrow sovereign sparrows speakers stout striding studied substances suggestion supernatural supplied supplies surcease surgeons surmise surveying swarm swelling swiftest swine tempest theme thine thither thou thou'ldst thou'rt thrice thyself tidings torches toss'd towards traitor trammel transported trifle trifles twere unaccompanied unseam'd unto valiant valor valor's vanish'd vantage vaulting venture viewing vii virtues we'ld weary weigh'd weird were't whence wherewith whiles whither whore withal wither'd wonders wooingly worthy wouldst wrongly wrought yield