Macbeth is one of the most frequently taught Shakespeare plays, and for good reason - with witches, kings, madness and murder, it has great potential to engage young people once they get over any fears about its difficulty. We have selected a range of our favourite Macbeth resources below, focusing on Lady Macbeth, the witches and tools to aid understanding and revision.
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If you're about to start teaching Macbeth, the full scheme of work below could be perfect for giving you ideas on how to approach teaching the themes and action of the play - it includes ideas to fill 17 lessons. If you're teaching the context of Macbeth or looking for worksheets on every scene we have these engaging resources to get you started.
The three witches are a great way into Macbeth as they can so easily capture the imagination of young people. Explore the Weird Sisters' role in the play with resources analysing key scenes, the witches' influence on Macbeth and their characterisation and Shakespeare's use of language to present them.
Use these resources to help your students analyse this infamous villain of literature - including close analysis of key scenes and how she changes throughout the play. To help students explore Lady Macbeth, we have also selected an activity putting the character on trial as well as learning mats with key knowledge.
These resources have been selected to help KS4 students revise the key themes, characters and action of the play - including a detailed knowledge organiser, colour-coded key quotations, practice essay questions and revision posters for all acts of the play.
