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MacbethWorksheet One

This worksheet accompanies slide 4 of Macbeth.ppt

Studying ShakespeareFind three words or phrases in Act One, Scene Two that you do not understand, then discuss them as a class to find out what they mean. Write the phrases and their definitionsbelow:

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Worksheet Two This worksheet accompanies slide 6 of Macbeth.ppt

Plot summary exerciseFill in the gaps in the passage below using the words given.

Macbeth and his friend ___________ have just won a battle for King

___________. On their way home, they come across three ___________. The

witches tell Macbeth that he will become Thane of ___________ and King of

___________. They tell Banquo that his ___________ will be kings of Scotland

in the future. Immediately, their first ___________ is fulfilled when Macbeth is

rewarded for his bravery in battle with a title.

When he returns home, his wife ___________ Macbeth convinces him that he

must murder King ___________. Macbeth ___________ Duncan to death.

Next, he hires some men to kill ___________, so that his sons cannot become

kings. Banquo’s ___________ comes back from the dead to haunt him. He goes

to visit the ___________ again, and they warn him against ___________, who

is the Thane of Fife.

They also tell him that he can only be killed by someone not of ___________

born, and when ___________ forest comes to Dunsinane. When Macbeth finds

out that Macduff has gone to England, he murders his ___________. Lady

Macbeth goes ___________ and believes her hands are covered in

___________. Malcolm and Macduff come to attack his castle, camouflaged by

___________ from the forest. Macduff tells Macbeth that he was cut from his

mother, and he kills him. ___________ is crowned king.

Cawdor blood Macduff Duncan children ghost mad stabs

Banquo witches sleep Macduff Banquo prophecy Lady

Birnam woman branches Malcolm Scotland witches Duncan family


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Worksheet Three This worksheet accompanies slide 10 of Macbeth.ppt

Themes wordsearch

A G Z S S E N D A M Y I G SD I L L H N A F H T U K N VA M S N O I T I B M A E F GK A L I R B U N M I P E P LG G F W M K R P X B J H M LW E R M C D E K L I O J F AJ R E D V E N J G D E R T YJ Y D B L I T C G D K P O AC G R S I M L O M G O V B RN Y U E V Q W D C K G O N TR S M A E R D C B N K T L EQ C H N K I Y R D A A G H B

List ten themes in Macbeth that you can see in the wordsearch above.

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Worksheet FourThis worksheet accompanies slide 15 of Macbeth.ppt

Is this a dagger?Reread Macbeth’s ‘Is this a dagger?’ speech in Act Two, Scene One. Then have a look atthe excerpts below and write the modern-day equivalents next to each one.

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There’s no such thing. / It is the bloody business which informs / Thus to mine eyes: _____

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Or art thou but / A dagger of the mind: _________________________________________

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I have thee not and yet I see thee still! __________________________________________

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I see thee still; / And, on thy blade and dudgeon, gouts of blood: _____________________

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Mine eyes are made the fools o’the other senses: _________________________________

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Nature seems dead: _________________________________________________________

Thou marshall’st me the way that I was going: ___________________________________


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Worksheet Five This worksheet accompanies slide 16 of Macbeth.ppt

Headline techniquesThink of at least one headline that contains an example of the following linguistictechniques:

Emotive language: Alliteration:

Pun: Facts:

Question:


"...Fire burn and cauldron bubble."

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Worksheet Six This worksheet accompanies slide 20 of Macbeth.ppt

In the hotseatFill in the table below from the points of view of each of the characters.

Macbeth Lady Macbeth

King Duncan Macduff Banquo

How do you feel at the end of the play and why?

Which other character do you blame most of all for the events of the play?What would you have changed about your actions, and why?

When in the play were you happiest?

When in the play were you most unhappy?

What would you do differently and why?

Why do you think the witches tricked Macbeth?


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Macbeth – The EssayWorksheet Seven

This worksheet accompanies slide 2 of Macbeth – The Essay.ppt

RevisionAre these statements true or false? Circle either ‘T’ or ‘F’ in each case.

Macbeth pays someone else to kill Banquo. T F

Lady Macbeth outlives her husband. T F

Malcolm is Duncan’s son. T F

Donalbain flees to Ireland. T F

Macduff is Macbeth’s brother. T F

Duncan always suspects Macbeth of being disloyal. T F

Lady Macbeth supports Duncan’s murder. T F

The witches say that Banquo will be king. T F

Ross finds Duncan’s body. T F

Lady Macbeth takes the daggers back to the scene of the murder after Duncan has been killed. T F


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Worksheet Nine This worksheet accompanies slide 4 of Macbeth – The Essay.ppt

The essay titleWrite down the six scenes in which Lady Macbeth plays an important role and sum themup in one or two sentences below.

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Worksheet Nine This worksheet accompanies slide 7 of Macbeth – The Essay.ppt

Act One, Scene Five, lines 1–12The actress playing Lady Macbeth needs to make a decision about how to read the letter.Do you think she is excited? Amazed? Curious? Why? _____________________________

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Judging by the contents of the letter, what kind of relationship do you think Macbeth andhis wife have? _____________________________________________________________

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Imagine you are Lady Macbeth and you have to wait longer for your husband’s arrival. Write your own letter to him describing your feelings about his news and thoughts on his return.

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Worksheet TenThis worksheet accompanies slide 15 of Macbeth – The Essay.ppt

Act One, Scene Seven, lines 47–59Fill in the gaps in the passage, written about Lady Macbeth’s speech in Act One, Scene Seven, lines 47–59. Select the correct words to fill in from the list below.

Lady Macbeth attacks Macbeth's (1)______________________ a number of times in this

speech, accusing him of having (2)______________________ qualities that stop him from

having the (3)______________________ to kill Duncan. The feminine, tender image that

she describes of her breastfeeding a baby has the effect of conveying her

(4)______________________ 'masculinity' because of the horrific act that she describes

shortly after. She is trying to suggest that although she is (5)______________________ a

woman, her mind is (6)______________________ and therefore more masculine than her

husband's. In expressing this thought, she is hoping to (7)______________________ him

into agreeing to her plan.

1. thoughtlessness/masculinity/stupidity 5. hypothetically/mentally/biologically2. feminine/childish/aggressive 6. stronger/larger/more loving3. desire/courage/initiative 7. intimidate/shame/confuse4. physical/identical/contradicting


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Worksheet Eleven This worksheet accompanies slide 17 of Macbeth – The Essay.ppt

Act Two, Scene Two, lines 32–48Find five qualities that Lady Macbeth exhibits in this scene in lines 32–47. Givequotations to back up your points.

Quality Evidence


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Worksheet TwelveThis worksheet accompanies slides 20 and 21 of Macbeth – The Essay.ppt

Act Three, Scene Four, lines 49–58Which qualities does Lady Macbeth exhibit in this scene? Compare them to the qualitiesshe exhibited in Act Two, Scene Two.

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Act Three, Scene Four, lines 59–73How many examples of Lady Macbeth’s mockery of her husband can you see in theextract below? Underline them and annotate them.

Lady Macbeth: O proper stuff!

This is the very painting of your fear.

This is the air-drawn dagger which you said

Led you to Duncan. O, these flaws and starts,

Impostors to true fear, would well become

A woman’s story at a winter’s fire,

Authorized by her grandam. Shame itself!

Why do you make such faces? When all’s done

You look but on a stool.

Macbeth: Prithee, see there!

Behold! Look! Lo! – How say you? …

Lady Macbeth: What, quite unmanned in folly?

Macbeth:

If I stand here, I saw him.

Lady Macbeth: Fie, for shame!


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Worksheet ThirteenThis worksheet accompanies slide 28 of Macbeth – The Essay.ppt

Part OneFill in the table below by writing lists of adjectives that describe Lady Macbeth, don’tdescribe her or sometimes describe her.

Words that describe Lady Macbeth

Words that sometimes describe Lady Macbeth

Words that don’t describe Lady Macbeth


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Worksheet Fifteen This worksheet accompanies slide 29 of Macbeth – The Essay.ppt

QuotationsWrite the numbers 1–6 next to the quotations below to show how Lady Macbeth changes over the course of the play.

___ When you durst do it, then you were a man.

___ These deeds must not be thoughtAfter these ways; so, it will make us mad.

___ Naught’s had, all’s spent,Where our desire is got without content.

___ The Thane of Fife had a wife; where is she now? – What, will these hands ne’er beclean?

___ Sit, worthy friends. My lord is often thus;And hath been from his youth. Pray you keep seat.

___ Thy letters have transported me beyondThis ignorant present…

Part One – powerOn a scale of -5–5, rate how much power either Macbeth or Lady Macbeth has in the different acts of the play. A score of -5 means that Macbeth has by far the most power, 5 means that Lady Macbeth has by far the most power, and a score of 0 means that you are unsure, or that they have equal power.

Act One ____ Act Four ____

Act Two ____ Act Five ____

Act Three ____


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Worksheet Sixteen This worksheet accompanies slides 32 and 34 of Macbeth – The Essay.ppt

Part OneUse the brainstorm below to write out your ideas about what to include when answering the first part of the essay question.


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Worksheet Seventeen This worksheet accompanies slides 35 and 36 of Macbeth – The Essay.ppt

Part TwoUse the brainstorm below to write out your ideas about what to include when answering the first part of the essay question.


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Worksheet EighteenThis worksheet accompanies slides 37 and 38 of Macbeth – The Essay.ppt

Part ThreeUse the brainstorm below to write out your ideas about what to include when answering the first part of the essay question.


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