Macbeth: Annotated Acts Complete Bundle

A 527-slide PowerPoint bundle that provides the full text of Macbeth’, translated and annotated. The PPTs use layered text boxes with translations appearing first in blue, followed by analysis and critical commentary in different colours. The annotations include:

• AO3 detailed contextual background information and its relationship with the text (e.g. features of Greek tragedy, biblical allusions, cultural expectations of women, fear of witches etc.)
• Analysis of writer’s methods
• Analysis of effects of structural devices

There are a series of comprehension and analysis activities to work through and the PPTs will indicate when these should be undertaken.

With the appropriate school licence, this bundle could be uploaded onto a network and accessed by students for revision.