Macbeth

Resources for KS4 and upper secondary

Introduce your students to the dramatic and bloody world of Shakespeare's Macbeth with our hand selected resources, from lesson plans to activity sheets and exam questions. These resources have been designed to help your students analyse the key themes and characters of this classic play.

Lessons and activities

“Double, double toil and trouble; fire burn and caldron bubble”. There’s no doubt that Macbeth is a favourite amongst students once they start analysing and examining the supernatural themes that underpin the dangers of ambition, betrayal and guilt. Take a look at this hand-picked selection of character study lessons, language analysis activities and plot overview worksheets, you could use in your classroom.

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Macbeth Language Analysis

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Macbeth - The Story - Reading Comprehension Worksheet

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Macbeth - The Story - Reading Comprehension Worksheet

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Macbeth the Tragic Hero

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Emersons Tutoring

'Macbeth': 'Dagger' Soliloquy

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This is a lesson on the second half of Act 2 Scene 1 with a detailed analysis of the meaning and language of Macbeth's soliloquy. Students write about how atmosphere has been created in this scene.

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AQA Literature Paper 1: Macbeth and the Power of the Supernatural

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A lesson exploring the power of the supernatural within the play Macbeth. Has slides supporting key context and Shakespeare's driving message in the play, alongside a practice AQA extract based question, writing frame and opportunity to complete essay based question. A very scaffolded pick-up-and...

creativesquirrel

Macbeth Quotation Table

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This four page document is fully colour-coded, easy to use and contains: * Key quotations * Linked themes * Placement * A short explanation. Can be used as a summary/introduction document or as a revision aid for students. Fantastic for lower ability/SEN/EAL and can be used as a differentiated re...

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Macbeth: The Witches

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B and D Publishing s Macbeth slide pack covering The Witches. This series of lessons for teaching the play at GCSE covers all of the Weird Sisters appearances in Shakespeare s play: Act 1 Scene 1, Act 1 Scene 3, Act 3 Scene 5 and Act 4 Scene 1. The slides include commentary on the text, histo...

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Macbeth Act 3, Scene 1

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Macbeth Act 3, Scene 1 A 12-slide PowerPoint presentation and 3 worksheets. This resource analyses Act Three, Scene One of Macbeth. Contents cover: - Analysing Macbeth s To be thus is nothing soliloquy. - Exploring Macbeth s changing character. - Examining Macbeth and Lady Macb...

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Lady Macbeth

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Lady Macbeth - A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that focusses on Lady Macbeth in Act 5 Scene 1 and how she has changed from the beginning of the play. Students analyse the language of Act 5 Scene 1 and how Lady Macbeth gets across her fear and sense of guilt in front of the doctor and gen...

Key learning and revision

Whether you're looking for knowledge organisers, key quotation sheets or practice exam questions on Macbeth, explore a selection of activities and study aid resources that you could use for mid-term assessments or revision lessons.