A Level Macbeth: Act One, scenes 1 - 2. With reference to special effects.

This lesson is a lively introduction to the play for able students. It offers a glimpse of original performance methods as well as beginning to focus students on language and rhythm. There is a general look at the witches, followed by more detailed questions to answer independently on their meeting with Macbeth and Banquo. These questions should produce robust notes for students on the play’s opening that begin to focus their minds on detailed textual analysis with reference to context.