A Feminist Reading of Macbeth

Six activity worksheets to stretch and challenge students to approach a reading of Macbeth from a feminist perspective.

Perfect for more able students who have a good understanding of the text and want to go beyond a straightforward reading and get their teeth into something a little more interesting.

These worksheets don’t provide students with an in depth explanation of feminist literary theory or even the standard contextual information about women in Jacobean England / 11th century Scotland, but guide students to focus on extracts, characters and stagecraft that focus on the female characters and their experiences, and therefore provide more interesting interpretations of the text.

How to use these worksheets

• As independent study activities, homework or revision tasks once students have a confident knowledge of the text.
• As prompts for group / whole class discussions supported by the teacher.
• As prompts for text / extract annotation.
• To prepare for the essay questions included.
• As a planning prompt to transform into more structured lesson resources (e.g. powerpoints) for teacher delivery.