Students often know what a quotation shows but don’t know how to develop their analysis.
This printable worksheet introduces students to a simple WHAT? HOW? WHY? approach to analysing Shakespeare’s language.
Help your students move beyond technique spotting and develop meaningful language analysis.
Using Lady Macbeth’s famous “innocent flower” / “serpent” imagery, students are guided through:
- Identifying what Shakespeare is presenting
- Exploring how Shakespeare creates meaning
- Zooming in on individual words
- Exploring connotations and associations
- Considering Shakespeare’s purpose
- Considering the audience
- Building an analytical paragraph
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