Evil In Macbeth

Full resourced lesson tracking the theme of evil across the play, analysing key scenes and drawing on the ideas of literary critics. Students will examine the following:

• What is evil?
• Legitimate violence and how Macbeth’s actions are viewed differently as the play progresses
• The witches and the historical significance of prophecy
• The legitimation of patriarchy
• The metaphysic of evil

Students will have the opportunity to work individually or in groups to analyse the following scenes:

• Act 1 scene 3
• Act 3 scene 2
• Act 4 scene 3

Students work on comparing act 3 scene 2 to act 1 scene 5.

Students are presented with a sample paragraph at the end of the lesson which can be used to examine the mark scheme or as a style model for their own responses.