Stagecraft refers to how a play is staged to impact the audience. Macbeth is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy, focusing entirely on Macbeth with no subplots. It has a traditional five act structure divided into scenes. The play is structured in three parts: Acts 1 and 2 cover Macbeth's rise to power, Act 3 is the turning point with Banquo's murder, and Acts 4 and 5 depict Macbeth's downfall. The characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth also change positions over the course of the play, mirroring this structure.

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Stagecraft means the
way the play is staged
and the effect it has on
the audience.
Stagecraft

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Structure is how the
play is organised in Acts
and Scenes.
Structure

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Macbeth is Shakespeare’s shortest tragedy.
It has no sub-plots; all the action focuses on
Macbeth.
It has the traditional five Acts sub-divided into
Scenes.
The play is structured in three parts:
 Acts 1 and 2 – Macbeth rises to power.
 Act 3 – Banquo’s murder; the turning point.
 Acts 4 and 5 – Macbeth’s downfall.
Structure

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The characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
also pivot around this structure. In Acts 1 and 2,
Lady Macbeth is powerful and dominating,
whilst Macbeth is fearful and hesitant. In Acts 4
and 5 these positions are reversed.
This two-fold structure also links to the good/evil
theme of the play: fair/foul; flower/serpent;
light/dark; heaven/hell.