Macbeth worksheets · Web viewMacbeth Worksheet One This worksheet accompanies slide 4 of Macbeth.ppt Studying Shakespeare Find three words or phrases in Act One, Scene Two that you
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MacbethWorksheet One
This worksheet accompanies slide 4 of Macbeth.ppt
Studying ShakespeareFind three words or phrases in Act One, Scene Two that you do not understand, then discuss them as a class to find out what they mean. Write the phrases and their definitionsbelow:
Worksheet Three This worksheet accompanies slide 10 of Macbeth.ppt
Themes wordsearch
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List ten themes in Macbeth that you can see in the wordsearch above.
Worksheet FourThis worksheet accompanies slide 15 of Macbeth.ppt
Is this a dagger?Reread Macbeth’s ‘Is this a dagger?’ speech in Act Two, Scene One. Then have a look atthe excerpts below and write the modern-day equivalents next to each one.
Come, let me clutch thee: ____________________________________________________
There’s no such thing. / It is the bloody business which informs / Thus to mine eyes: _____
Worksheet Nine This worksheet accompanies slide 7 of Macbeth – The Essay.ppt
Act One, Scene Five, lines 1–12The actress playing Lady Macbeth needs to make a decision about how to read the letter.Do you think she is excited? Amazed? Curious? Why? _____________________________
Judging by the contents of the letter, what kind of relationship do you think Macbeth andhis wife have? _____________________________________________________________
Imagine you are Lady Macbeth and you have to wait longer for your husband’s arrival. Write your own letter to him describing your feelings about his news and thoughts on his return.
Worksheet TenThis worksheet accompanies slide 15 of Macbeth – The Essay.ppt
Act One, Scene Seven, lines 47–59Fill in the gaps in the passage, written about Lady Macbeth’s speech in Act One, Scene Seven, lines 47–59. Select the correct words to fill in from the list below.
Lady Macbeth attacks Macbeth's (1)______________________ a number of times in this
speech, accusing him of having (2)______________________ qualities that stop him from
having the (3)______________________ to kill Duncan. The feminine, tender image that
she describes of her breastfeeding a baby has the effect of conveying her
(4)______________________ 'masculinity' because of the horrific act that she describes
shortly after. She is trying to suggest that although she is (5)______________________ a
woman, her mind is (6)______________________ and therefore more masculine than her
husband's. In expressing this thought, she is hoping to (7)______________________ him
Worksheet TwelveThis worksheet accompanies slides 20 and 21 of Macbeth – The Essay.ppt
Act Three, Scene Four, lines 49–58Which qualities does Lady Macbeth exhibit in this scene? Compare them to the qualitiesshe exhibited in Act Two, Scene Two.
Act Three, Scene Four, lines 59–73How many examples of Lady Macbeth’s mockery of her husband can you see in theextract below? Underline them and annotate them.
Worksheet Fifteen This worksheet accompanies slide 29 of Macbeth – The Essay.ppt
QuotationsWrite the numbers 1–6 next to the quotations below to show how Lady Macbeth changes over the course of the play.
___ When you durst do it, then you were a man.
___ These deeds must not be thoughtAfter these ways; so, it will make us mad.
___ Naught’s had, all’s spent,Where our desire is got without content.
___ The Thane of Fife had a wife; where is she now? – What, will these hands ne’er beclean?
___ Sit, worthy friends. My lord is often thus;And hath been from his youth. Pray you keep seat.
___ Thy letters have transported me beyondThis ignorant present…
Part One – powerOn a scale of -5–5, rate how much power either Macbeth or Lady Macbeth has in the different acts of the play. A score of -5 means that Macbeth has by far the most power, 5 means that Lady Macbeth has by far the most power, and a score of 0 means that you are unsure, or that they have equal power.