Macbeth: Act 3, Banquo's ghost

A lesson looking at Banquo’s murder and ghost in Act 3 of Macbeth. The lesson starts with some context about Banquo, and goes on to look at Act 3 Scene 4.
This lesson focuses on how we can see Macbeth starting to show signs of madness in Act 3, and includes links to three different productions of the scene.
There is detailed historical context about the history of Macbeth and how this was relevant to James I- very important for a lot of exam boards!
Pupils have the opportunity to see how Macbeth is starting to show signs of madness, and then also consider his relationship with his wife.
There is a choice of two tasks at the end looking at his relationship with Lady Macbeth, one looking at a more advanced comparison-style paragraph, and one more simple asking for separate paragraphs- these work particularly well for homework and can be tweaked to suit the ability of pupils.