1. LESSON SIX
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2. Can you remember the new quotation we looked at last lesson?
YOUR STARTER
Can you remember the new quotation we looked at last lesson?
‘Come you spirits
That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here,
And fill me with direst cruelty.’
(Act 1, Scene 5)
Can you remember who said it?
What does it tell you about ambition?
TODAY’S KEY QUESTIONS:
Can I read, understand and respond to texts?
Can I consider the social and historical context of ‘Macbeth’ and discuss its significance?
Can I analyse the language in a scene and explain its significance?

3. TODAY’S KEY QUESTIONS:
YOUR TASK
Draw a timeline in your books and fill in the gaps.
What do we learn about Macbeth in this scene?
Consider how our perception of Macbeth changes?
MACBETH’S CHARACTER
Scene 1
Scene 2
Macbeth is seen as a hero.
Given "thane" status.
Scene 3
Scene 4
Scene 5
Scene 6
Scene 7
Macbeth agrees with Lady Macbeth to kill King Duncan.
He is seen as ambitious and dark.
TODAY’S KEY QUESTIONS:
Can I read, understand and respond to texts?
Can I consider the social and historical context of ‘Macbeth’ and discuss its significance?
Can I analyse the language in a scene and explain its significance?

4. TODAY’S KEY QUESTIONS:
MINI TASKS: ACT 2, SCENE 1
TASK 1
TASK 3
How does Shakespeare set the scene at the beginning of this act? What do the opening lines reveal about the scene?
What words from Scene 1 show us that Macbeth's mind is full of images of evil? List key words and explain their effect on the audience.
‘Witchcraft celebrates
Pale Hecate’s offerings’ – Images of sacrifice and the supernatural. Fearful to an audience.
‘gouts of blood…’
TASK 2
Describe in your own words what Macbeth sees. How does he explain it?
DISCUSSION
‘Withered murder…’
What does the repetition of question marks throughout the soliloquy suggest?
TODAY’S KEY QUESTIONS:
Can I read, understand and respond to texts?
Can I consider the social and historical context of ‘Macbeth’ and discuss its significance?
Can I analyse the language in a scene and explain its significance?

5. YOUR TASK: ACT 2, SCENE 2 Macbeth Lady Macbeth
Add notes in the correct boxes that answer the following questions:
How do Macbeth and Lady Macbeth respond to the murder of Duncan?
What does this show about their characters?
Macbeth
“this is a sorry sight…”
Lady Macbeth
“consider it not so deeply…”
TODAY’S KEY QUESTIONS:
Can I read, understand and respond to texts?
Can I consider the social and historical context of ‘Macbeth’ and discuss its significance?
Can I analyse the language in a scene and explain its significance?

6. Be prepared to explain your ideas. TODAY’S KEY QUESTIONS:
YOUR TASK: DO YOU AGREE?
Look at the statements you have in front of you. Decide whether you agree with, disagree with, or are uncertain about the statements.
Be prepared to explain your ideas.
Consider this!
Using your insights from this activity, how would you answer this question?
How does Shakespeare present the changing relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in this scene?
TODAY’S KEY QUESTIONS:
Can I read, understand and respond to texts?
Can I consider the social and historical context of ‘Macbeth’ and discuss its significance?
Can I analyse the language in a scene and explain its significance?

7. What can you say about this quotation? TODAY’S KEY QUESTIONS:
TO FINISH
Without looking, can you remember the quotation we discussed at the beginning of the lesson?
‘Come you spirits
That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here,
And fill me with direst cruelty.’
(Act 1, Scene 5)
What can you say about this quotation?
TODAY’S KEY QUESTIONS:
Can I read, understand and respond to texts?
Can I consider the social and historical context of ‘Macbeth’ and discuss its significance?
Can I analyse the language in a scene and explain its significance?

9. RESOURCES