Macbeth : The Witches

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 17 slides divided into the following sections:

Starter: What do the images suggest about witches?
Who are the witches?
The witches appearance
The witches and masculinity
The witches and pathetic fallacy
Task One: What is the point of the first scene with the witches and how does this scene link to the wider text?
Possible answers
The witches and the prophecies
The witches and their influence over Macbeth
The witches and their language
The witches and evil
Task Two: How does Shakespeare present the witches as supernatural?
Possible answers
The witches key quotations
Plenary

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