Supernatural in Macbeth - revision lesson

Benefits to teachers:

1. Comprehensive essay plan with high-level thesis statements and evidence choices for the question: “How does Shakespeare present the influence of the supernatural on Macbeth in this extract and in the wider play?”

2. Differentiated essay plan resources for low, middle and high ability students.

3. Based upon Act 4, scene 1 lines 50-70 (Macbeth seeking out the Witches)- an appropriate choice for teachers preparing their students to sit AQA Lit Paper 1 2018 as a mock examination.

4. Thesis statements incorporate high-level ideas contextual ideas such as: the subversion of the natural order and patriarchal fears of powerful women.

*This lesson is intended for students who have already studied Macbeth by William Shakespeare and are now revising it.