Macbeth: Dark Resolve
Oct03

Macbeth: Dark Resolve

This presentation incorporates the close analysis of a short excerpt from Macbeth, where Lady Macbeth reveals her dark resolve for the presence of the figurative language feature, Personification.  

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The text of Macbeth
Sep28

The text of Macbeth

Should you miss a lesson where the play is read, or if you would like to go back and re-read sections of the play, you are encouraged to use these two sources. There is a No Fear Shakespeare version of the play online which includes a somewhat over-simplified modern English version and then there’s a great Shakespeare resource that offers you an annotated complete text.  

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Macbeth Timeline
Sep25

Macbeth Timeline

We’ve finally started reading Macbeth – and with it comes this simple tracking task of noting down key characters and events so we can keep our heads straight as events get more complicated. Here’s todays example, which everyone will follow as we read – and which we will be able to add more detailed information to later.

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MACBETH: Personification
Sep15

MACBETH: Personification

As part of the introduction to our Year 8 Macbeth Study, we’re looking, in acute detail, at some small excerpts from the main play. Before we start reading – before we know the plot – we’re putting the microscope on the language of Shakespeare and what this might reveal. My proposition with this presentation is that Shakespeare has Macbeth use personification to reveal the extent to which Macbeth is blaming...

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