GCSE English Literature for AQA Macbeth Student Book (GCSE English Literature AQA)

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If you don't want to teach the whole text and would prefer instead to focus on key scenes from the play, check out this lesson on Act One, Scene Five and this lesson on Act Five, Scene Five. In this post you will find everything you need to know about the characters, as well as some key quotations to remember. Morewidelyintheplay,themotifofbloodiscontinuouslyusedasasymbolofMacbeth'sguiltduetotheamountoflivestaken. He has also been a Senior Lecturer in English and Education, teaching the history of the English language, creative writing and how to apply new technologies to the English classroom. Beyond soundly invites you to our Scottish castle-full of Macbeth GCSE resources for English Literature.

For even more help preparing for your GCSE English exams sign up for our FREE GCSE English revision club to get helpful tips and extra resources to help you ace your exams. Shakespeare introduces Lady Macbeth with two key soliloquies, which show her as a powerful and evil character. The content and the copyright of the titles and other intellectual property rights of whatever nature are and shall remain the property of CGP or the property of any third parties that may have licensed software or content to CGP.

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We have started to use these for our year 10 child who has just been diagnosed with dyslexia and really really hates English Literature GCSE. Lady Macbeth’s intelligence and power over Macbeth is clear from their first meeting at the beginning of Act II. Theallusiontothe'great'Godoftheseaconsolidatesthateventhemostpowerfuloceanbeingcouldnotcleansehimofhiscrime.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. There are annotations on the left hand page and the play is on the right hand page, making for easy reading and a sound understanding of the play as a result. Readandannotatetheplaythoroughly-thiswillhelpyoudevelopadeeperunderstandingofthecharacters,themes,andlanguageusedinMacbeth. IfoundrevisingthethemesinMacbethwasreallyhelpful-makesitprettylikelythatyou'llalreadyhavesomepointsreadynomatterwhatthequestionis,sincethey'llnormallyalwayscomeunder/linkcloselytothemainthemes. Shakespeare makes them speak in riddles and concoct potions on stage to ensure they appear sinister to the audience.