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Lillian Castillo (left) as Gentlewoman, Kymberly Mellen as Lady Macbeth, and Ron Thomas as a Doctor in Macbeth, 2010.

The roles of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth have long been a showcase for prominent stage actors to demonstrate their talents. Legend has it that some real-life witches were unhappy with Shakespeare's play and put a curse on it. Like Hamlet, Macbeth speaks soliloquies that articulate the emotional and intellectual anxieties with which many audiences identify easily. What’s more, there's a free Online Edition with even more activities for specific exam boards - ideal if you’re on the move!It was written in 1605 or 1606, right after King James I , the first Stuart king, took up the crown of England in 1603. In the 1955 Joe MacBeth , Lily MacBeth encourages her husband Joe to take over Chicago's underworld. So let's tell you something you might not know: when it was first performed by Shakespeare's company around 1606, Macbeth was the latest in ripped-from-the-headlines, up-to-the-minute political events.

This powerful grip on the audience is perhaps what has made Macbeth such a popular play for centuries of viewers. The weird sisters ’ prophecies of Birnam Wood coming to Dunsinane are a key part of Macbeth’s downfall. One of our big new topics, one that we are very excited about because my daughter enjoys Shakespeare, is going to be Macbeth.Given that Macbeth is one of Shakespeare's shortest plays, some scholars have suggested that scenes were excised from the Folio version and subsequently lost. For the full house, make sure to check out the matching Workbook (9781782947776), Revision Cards (9781789083453) and Complete Play (9781841461205).

This Agreement covers access to the Service regardless of the device or network you access it through.Not only is this book packed with essay advice and engaging activities, it’ll also gives you access to our online Sudden Fail quizzes — ideal for putting your skills to the test! The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Tackling any historical text, Shakespeare or otherwise, can prove challenging for GCSE English students without some degree of context. And this is written as revision guide (and I think it will be an excellent revision guide) but it is also really handy to read before hand if you are the home educator or a parent who is going to be working through Macbeth with your kids.