Grade 7, 8 and 9 Macbeth Ideas from the Examiner's Report

What does the examiner’s report teach us about getting top grades when answering questions on Macbeth?
Show students how to consider alternative interpretations.
How themes and characters develop over time in the play.
How to link context to each interpretation, so that it scores highly, and doesn’t just get added in as an irrelevant paragraph.
How to come up with interpretations which go beyond what most students will write.
The danger of getting subject terminology, and why naming words as parts of speech is likely to lead to lower grades, and will probably preclude a grade 8 or 9.
Consider how Macbeth might actually have a deep love for his wife.
Or how Macduff deliberately sacrifices his family.
Or how Banquo needs Macbeth to become a tyrant king in order to fulfil the prophecy of Fleance’s kingship
Or how the supernatural element might not just pander to King James, but actually undermine his belief in the power of witchcraft.
The attached video will also teach you this in much more depth, so that you can share it with your students.