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through thinking
skills Knowledge
Macbeth
List 3 examples of
Macbeth’s:
1. Skill
1 Macbeth 2. Loyalty
3. Weakness
Describe Lady Macbeth
Lady using 3 adjectives,
2 providing an example from
Macbeth
the text for each one.
List all 6 of the witches’
3 The Witches prophecies, throughout the
play.
Identify 3 points in the play
where Banquo’s behaviour
4 Banquo and/or reaction juxtaposes
Macbeth’s.
List 3 examples of where
5 King Duncan King Duncan was too
trusting of a King.
Identify the moment where
6 Macduff Macduff’s loyalty to King
and country is punished.
Lady
Why did the murder of
7 Macduff and Lady Macduff and her
her children children take place?
Comprehension
How would you compare
the character of Macbeth
to Macduff, towards the
end of the play?
Explain what is happening
to Lady Macbeth in Act 5
Scene 1, using the terms
‘spiral’ ‘victim’ and ‘regret’
What can you say about the
witches’ appearance in the
play?
What was Shakespeare’s
main reason for including
Banquo’s ghost in Act 3?
How would you use the
Explain what happens in Act
quotation ‘valiant cousin’
1 Scene 4 with reference to
King Duncan’s actions and
to suggest King Duncan was
Macbeth’s reactions.
Explain Macduff’s reaction
to the knowledge of the
death of his wife and
children.
How would you compare
the maternal instincts of
Lady Macduff to Lady
Macbeth?
Application Analysis
What approach would you
Look at Macbeth’s dagger
take to an essay question
soliloquy in Act 2 Scene 2,
titled: How does
what evidence can you find
Shakespeare explore the
to suggest uncertainty?
weakness of Macbeth?
How would you use the Analyse the following
quotation ‘Out damn spot! quotation for meaning:
Out I say!’ to answer a ‘Have pluck'd my nipple from
question about Lady his boneless gums, And
Macbeth’s weakness? dash'd the brains out’
Look at Act 1 Scene 1, what
Find 3 examples from the
evidence can you find to
play to suggest that
suggest Shakespeare was
Shakespeare was mocking
being very stereotypical was
witches and the art of
his portrayal of the witches?
Witchcraft.
What approach would you Analyse Banquo’s dying
take to an exam question words for meaning:
titled: How does ‘Fly, good Fleance, fly, fly, fly!
Shakespeare portray the Thou may’st revenge – O
character of Banquo? slave!’
Analyse the meaning and
foreshadowing of the quote:
‘There’s no art to find the
a victim of his own mind’s construction in the
leadership? face.’
How could you use the How was ornithology used
quotation ‘O horror, horror, effectively by Shakespeare,
horror!’ to respond to a through Macduff’s reaction
question about loyalty? to his family’s murder?
How could you use the
Look at the beginning of Act
following quotation to
4 Scene 2, what evidence can
answer a question about
loyalty?
you find to suggest that Lady
Macduff feel betrayed by her
‘Thou liest, thou shag-hair'd
husband?
villain!’
Synthesis Evaluation Create
Create a revision mind map
Elaborate on the reasons To what extent do you that focuses on the flaws of
why Shakespeare chose a agree that Macbeth is a Macbeth’s character and how
nobleman for the casualty of the witches’ these reflect the Chain of
witches to destroy. prophecies? Being and the Divine Right of
Kings.
Create a timeline of events
To what extent do you
Elaborate on the reasons for Lady Macbeth, being
believe that Lady Macbeth
why Lady Macbeth must
was never a strong woman
careful to refer to the Great
die at the end of play. Chain of Being, and the
to begin with?
change she goes through.
What could Shakespeare
have done to minimise To what extent do you Create a mind map that
the blame most readers agree that the witches explores the use of the
put on the witches, for were to blame for the supernatural in the play,
the downfall of downfall of a great man? including the witches.
Macbeth?
Track and timeline the
How would the fate of Banquo was a good man
friendship of Banquo and
Macbeth have been who was betrayed simply
different if Banquo by ambition. To what
Macbeth, making note of
where and why things start to
wasn’t murdered? extent do you agree?
sour.
Draw a Venn diagram for the
If King Duncan was a reign of Duncan and Macbeth
stronger more observant To what extent do you and note their distinct
King, how would the believe that King Duncan is differences and few
events of the play have an ineffective leader? similarities, referring to the
been altered? Divine Right of Kings and
James I.
Being the antithesis of
Why did Shakespeare To what extent do you
Macbeth, make 5 direct links
decide that Macduff believe that the murder of
and comparisons between
must be the character to Macduff’s family shows
the
end Macbeth’s reign of Macbeth’s reign is
behaviour/reactions/language
terror? powerful?
that is used by both men.
How can you link Create a spider diagram
together the murder of Lady Macduff is a victim of where you explore the role of
Lady Macduff and her her husband’s loyalty to women in the play, playing
children to the King and country. particular attention to
attempted murder of To what extent do you misogyny and the contrast in
Banquo’s son and the agree? Lady Macduff and Lady
murder of Banquo? Macbeth.