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1. ENGLISH
Macbeth

2. Who are the characters?
Therearelotsofcharactersin Macbeth, butitisokayto
concentrateontheonesthatplaythebiggestpartinthestory.
YoujustneedtoknowwhattheirrelationshipistoMacbethand
theimportantpartstheyplayinthestory.
TheScottishnoblemenarecalledThanes, thisisaScottishword,
whichmeansLord.
Thefourmostimportantcharactersare:
vMacbeth
vLadyMacbeth
vBanquo
vMacduff

3. What are the themes?
Themesarethemainideasthatkeepappearinginaplay.
Theimportantthemesin Macbeth are:
vFate
vAppearanceandReality
vAmbition

4. Language overview
Thewaywewriteandspeakhaschangedalotoverthepast
400yearssinceShakespearewrotehisplays, sodon’tbeput
offifyoufindShakespeare’swordsdifficult.
Shakespeareusedthefollowingaspectsoflanguage
in Macbeth togripandterrifyhisaudience:
vRhythmandRhyme
vImageryandMetaphor

5. Performance Analysis
Macbeth isaplayfullofviolence, magicandillusion. In
Shakespeare’sday, thestagewouldhavebeenbare, thepropsfew, and
thelightingwoulddependupontheweather. Theatreswereopenair
andtheplayswereheldindaylight.
Nowadays, Shakespeare’splaysareinterpretedinmanydifferentways
onstageandscreen. Directorsandtheirproductionteamsmakechoices
onhowtheywanttostagetheplayandhowthecharacterswilldeliver
theirlines. Thedecisionstheymakecanoftenchangehowtheaudience
thinkandfeelabouttheplayandthecharactersinit.
Let’slookatthreescenesandexplorethepossibilitiesforanexcitingand
unforgettableperformanceof Macbeth.
vAct2Scene1– Stagingthedaggerscene
vAct3Scene4– RehearsingtheghostofBanquo
vAct1Scene3– CastingtheWitches

6. Performance Analysis
Macbeth isaplayfullofviolence, magicandillusion. In
Shakespeare’sday, thestagewouldhavebeenbare, thepropsfew, and
thelightingwoulddependupontheweather. Theatreswereopenair
andtheplayswereheldindaylight.
Nowadays, Shakespeare’splaysareinterpretedinmanydifferentways
onstageandscreen. Directorsandtheirproductionteamsmakechoices
onhowtheywanttostagetheplayandhowthecharacterswilldeliver
theirlines. Thedecisionstheymakecanoftenchangehowtheaudience
thinkandfeelabouttheplayandthecharactersinit.
Let’slookatthreescenesandexplorethepossibilitiesforanexcitingand
unforgettableperformanceof Macbeth.
vAct2Scene1– Stagingthedaggerscene
vAct3Scene4– RehearsingtheghostofBanquo
vAct1Scene3– CastingtheWitches