English resources for teaching Macbeth

Analyse and explore Macbeth and Macbeth context in detail with a selection of our favourite English resources including schemes of work, lessons, activities and revision materials

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The witches from secondary English resources to teach Macbeth

"Double, double, toil and trouble..."

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. So whether you're exploring Macbeth in upper KS3 or studying it for GCSE's, we've hand-picked a selection of resources that you can use to unpick the play, the context and characters within it. From Lady Macbeth to The Witches and Macbeth's downfall, why not take a look at what teachers in the Tes community have to offer?

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Whole play

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 witches

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, their characterisation and Shakespeare's use of language to present them.

Macbeth: The Witches
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Macbeth: The Witches

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B and D Publishing s Macbeth slide pack covering The Witches. This series of lessons for teaching the play at GCSE covers all of the Weird Sisters appearances in Shakespeare s play: Act 1 Scene 1, Act 1 Scene 3, Act 3 Scene 5 and Act 4 Scene 1. The slides include commentary on the text, histo...
Macbeth The Witches
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Macbeth The Witches

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KS4/GCSE English Teaching Resources: Macbeth The Witches (24-slide PowerPoint and 8 worksheets) This KS4/GCSE teaching resource explores the significance of the witches and the theme of the supernatural in Macbeth via a range of differentiated activities. This lesson situates both the role o...

Lady Macbeth

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.

Lady Macbeth
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Lady Macbeth

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Lady Macbeth - A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that focusses on Lady Macbeth in Act 5 Scene 1 and how she has changed from the beginning of the play. Students analyse the language of Act 5 Scene 1 and how Lady Macbeth gets across her fear and sense of guilt in front of the doctor and gen...
Lady Macbeth on trial
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Lady Macbeth on trial

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Lesson in which students plan to either incriminate or defend Lady Macbeth for her part in King Duncan's murder. Discussion points and framework provided within lesson.

Macbeth revision

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 exam questions and revision posters for all acts of the play.

Macbeth Display
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Macbeth Display

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Macbeth posters for revision of key quotes/quotations from all five Acts. Currently includes: Act 1 poster with 12 key quotes Act 2 poster with 10 quotations Act 3 poster with 10 quotations Act 4 poster with 6 key quotes Act 5 poster with 10 quotations All with matching theme symbols. All graphi...
Shakespeare's Macbeth: key quotations for GCSE
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Shakespeare's Macbeth: key quotations for GCSE

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A revision resource for GCSE students to help them memorise key quotations from Macbeth. A 5 page document, colour-coded according to character. Accompanying brief analysis of each quotation: stylistic features, key themes, similar scenes. Easily adaptable for differentiation.
Macbeth Knowledge Organiser/ Revision Mat!
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Macbeth Knowledge Organiser/ Revision Mat!

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This detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising William Shakespeare's 'Macbeth.' It contains comprehensive sections on: - Context; - Scene by Scene Summary (with quotes); - Main Characters; - Themes; - Dramatic Devices; - Feat...
Macbeth Exam Questions
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Macbeth Exam Questions

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This is a superb resource containing TWENTY-FOUR sample exam questions for revising Macbeth . These questions have been carefully designed to reflect the exact format and demands of the new AQA GCSE English Literature exam paper. Please check out my other AQA Macbeth resources: **[M...