Macbeth: The Supernatural

This lesson plan can be used as a standalone revision session or as part of the whole scheme of work covering Macbeth. This scheme of work highlights individual characters and themes rather than following the play scene-by-scene. Each lesson plan links characters to themes and gives reference to form, structure, language and context.

The lesson plan is supplied on both Powerpoint and PDF so you have the flexibility of using either or both. The lesson comprises of 19 slides divided into the following sections:

Starter: What do the images suggest about the Supernatural?
Hallucinations: The Dagger
The Dagger Imagined
The Dagger and Blood
Task: How does Shakespeare show Macbeth recognises the dagger as a hallucination and uses it as a justification for killing Duncan? Write answers in PEEL paragraphs
Possible answers: Act 2 Scene 1 Explained
Blood as a symbol
Blood and context
Task: How does Shakespeare use the symbol of blood in the play? Write answers in PEEL paragraphs
Possible answers
Banquo’s Ghost
The three apparitions
Plenary: Create a Supernatural Timeline

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