Year 9 3a – Macbeth

Lessons for Week 4: 11th May – 15th

May

Staff name Staff emailMs Povey s.povey@khb.bham.sch.ukMs Pattinson r.pattinson@khb.bham.sch.ukMs Bradley- Davies m.bradley- davies@khb.bham.sch.ukMs Vigers e.vigers@khb.bham.sch.uk Ms Quinn a.quinn@khb.bham.sch.uk Ms Kirk a.kirk@khb.bham.sch.uk Mr Bagha r.bagha@khb.sch.uk

Name: ___________________________

Teacher: __________________________

Expectations: Email all completed tasks to your English teacher If you do not understand a word or idea use a dictionary or the internet to find the

answer You should spend at least 15 minutes on every planning or extended writing task You must self-assess every lesson using the success criteria. If you run out of space in the booklet you can use more lined paper or type up your

answers. Challenge activities at the back are to extend your learning of the play. Completing

them well (alongside or after your booklet) may mean you are rewarded with purple stamps

Lesson one- Act 3, scene 1Learning outcomes: to demonstrate understanding of the key events in

the first part of this scene.To analyse language use in this scene

To explore the way Banquo is presented at this point in the play.

Last week, you completed your reading of act 2. Complete the activity below to test and recap the key events.

Task one: Act 2 quiz

Act 2

1. Who does Macbeth meet on his way to Duncan’s room? .................................

2. What does Macbeth see before the murder? ...................................................

3. Why didn’t Lady Macbeth murder Duncan herself? .........................................

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4. What word was Macbeth unable to say after the murder? ..............................

5. Fill in the missing words: ‘Methought I heard a voice cry, ‘……..no

more, / Macbeth does murder ……… .’

6. Why does Lady Macbeth go into Duncan’s room?

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7. What does Macbeth believe all the oceans will never wash out? ....................

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8. Fill in the missing word: ‘A little ......................... clears us of this

deed.’

9. What is the weather like on the night of Duncan’s murder? ............................

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10.....................................................................Who discovers Duncan’s corpse?

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11........................Who does Macbeth kill when Duncan’s murder is discovered?

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12....................What does Lady Macbeth do when she hears about the murder?

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13........................What is unusual about daytime in Scotland after the murder?

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14....................What are Duncan’s horses said to have done after the murder?

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15....................................................................Who runs away after the murder?

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Progress check- assess using the answers below:

Act 2 – answers1. Who does Macbeth meet on his way to Duncan’s room? Banquo and Fleance2. What does Macbeth see before the murder? A dagger3. Why didn’t Lady Macbeth murder Duncan herself? He resembled her father4. What word was Macbeth unable to say after the murder? Amen5. Complete the missing words: ‘Methought I heard a voice cry, ‘Sleep no more, / Macbeth does murder sleep.’6. Why does Lady Macbeth go into Duncan’s room? To leave the bloody daggers next to the sleeping bodyguards and smear blood on them7. What does Macbeth believe all the oceans will never wash out? The blood on his hands8. Complete the missing word: ‘A little water clears us of this deed.’9. What is the weather like on the night of Duncan’s murder? Stormy: ‘rough’, ‘unruly’10. Who discovers Duncan’s corpse? Macduff

11. Who does Macbeth kill when Duncan’s murder is discovered? The bodyguards12. What does Lady Macbeth do when she hears about the murder? She faints13. What is unusual about daytime in Scotland after the murder? It is dark as night14. What are Duncan’s horses said to have done after the murder? Turned wild; run away; eaten each other15. Who runs away after the murder? Duncan’s sons, Malcolm and Donaldbain

Task 2: Banquo, alone, voices his suspicion that Macbeth killed Duncan, and he reflects on the Witches' prophecy that his own heirs will rule.

Read the opening of act 3, scene 1 below:

SCENE I. Forres. The palace.Enter BANQUOBANQUOThou hast it now: king, Cawdor, Glamis, all,As the weird women promised, and, I fear,Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was saidIt should not stand in thy posterity,But that myself should be the root and fatherOf many kings. If there come truth from them--As upon thee, Macbeth, their speeches shine--Why, by the verities on thee made good,May they not be my oracles as well,And set me up in hope? But hush! no more.

Check your understanding:

Questions:

1. How is Banquo feeling at this point? Select evidence from the text to support your ideas.

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2. How would an audience feel about Banquo at this point? Select evidence from the text and explain your answer.

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Continue reading act 3, scene 1 below:

Sennet sounded. Enter MACBETH, as king, LADY MACBETH, as queen, LENNOX, ROSS, Lords, Ladies, and Attendants

MACBETHHere's our chief guest.LADY MACBETHIf he had been forgotten,It had been as a gap in our great feast,And all-thing unbecoming.MACBETHTo-night we hold a solemn supper sir,And I'll request your presence.BANQUOLet your highnessCommand upon me; to the which my dutiesAre with a most indissoluble tieFor ever knit.MACBETHRide you this afternoon?BANQUOAy, my good lord.MACBETHWe should have else desired your good advice,Which still hath been both grave and prosperous,In this day's council; but we'll take to-morrow.Is't far you ride?BANQUOAs far, my lord, as will fill up the time'Twixt this and supper: go not my horse the better,I must become a borrower of the nightFor a dark hour or twain.MACBETHFail not our feast.

BANQUOMy lord, I will not.MACBETHWe hear, our bloody cousins are bestow'dIn England and in Ireland, not confessingTheir cruel parricide, filling their hearersWith strange invention: but of that to-morrow,When therewithal we shall have cause of stateCraving us jointly. Hie you to horse: adieu,Till you return at night. Goes Fleance with you?BANQUOAy, my good lord: our time does call upon 's.MACBETHI wish your horses swift and sure of foot;And so I do commend you to their backs. Farewell.

Task 3: To help develop your understanding of the conversation between Macbeth and Banquo, match up the Modern English to the Shakespearian version below:

Modern English version Shakespeare’s version1. You have it all now, you’re

King, Cawdor and Glamis, just as the witches promised you.

a. “I fear / Thou played’st most foully for’t”

2. I fear that you’ve got all you’ve achieved by foul, evil deeds.

b. “Ride you this afternoon?”

3. If he’d not been invited to our feast there would be a gap and the whole thing would be spoilt.

c. “Fail not our feast”

4. Are you going out riding this afternoon?

d. “If he’d been forgotten / It had been as a gap in our great feast”

5. Don’t forget to come to our feast. e. “Goes Fleance with you?”

6. Is your son Fleance also going riding with you?

f. “Our fears in Banquo / Stick deep”

7. I hear that Malcolm and Donalbain are hiding in England and Ireland.

g. “They hailed him father to a line of kings.

8. I have very deep worries and fears about Banquo. h. “No son of mine succeeding”

9. The witches have predicted that Banquo’s children will be kings.

i. “We hear our bloody cousins are bestowed / In England and in Ireland.”

10. I have no children so none of my sons will get to be king.

j. “Thou hast it now: King, Cawdor, Glamis all / As the weird women promised”

Progress check:1.J2.A3.D 4.B5.C6.E7.I8.F9.G10.H

Task 4: Look at these adjectives (describing words) below. Shade the adjectives which describe Banquo in this scene yellow. Underline the adjectives which describe Macbeth in this scene. You might choose one adjective for both of them!

happy worried secretive carefulthoughtful sneaky honest frightenedtruthful murderous prey predatorstrong weak good evil

Challenge: Why has Shakespeare chosen to present this change in the friendship between Banquo and Macbeth? How does this link to the historical factors of the play?

Lesson 2: Act 3, scene 1 continuedLearning outcomes: to demonstrate understanding of the key events in

the scene.To analyse language use in this scene

To explore the way Macbeth is presented at this point in the play.

At this point, Macbeth is on the stage alone and he delivers a soliloquy (a speech in which a character shares their thoughts). In this soliloquy he reveals his fears that Banquo’s descendants (children) will become kings.

Task one: Read the soliloquy below

Macbeth:To be thus is nothing;But to be safely thus.--Our fears in BanquoStick deep; and in his royalty of natureReigns that which would be fear'd: 'tis much he dares;And, to that dauntless temper of his mind,He hath a wisdom that doth guide his valourTo act in safety. There is none but heWhose being I do fear: and, under him,My Genius is rebuked; as, it is said,Mark Antony's was by Caesar. He chid the sistersWhen first they put the name of king upon me,And bade them speak to him: then prophet-likeThey hail'd him father to a line of kings:Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown,And put a barren sceptre in my gripe,Thence to be wrench'd with an unlineal hand,No son of mine succeeding. If 't be so,For Banquo's issue have I filed my mind;For them the gracious Duncan have I murder'd;Put rancours in the vessel of my peaceOnly for them; and mine eternal jewelGiven to the common enemy of man,To make them kings, the seed of Banquo kings!Rather than so, come fate into the list.And champion me to the utterance! Who's there!

Write the lines from the original version underneath the translated lines below:

Translation:

A. He challenged the witches when they told me that I would be king, and asked them to speak to him.

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B. I fear no one but him.__________________________________________________________

C. Rather than having this, I’ll challenge Fate, and challenge it to the death._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

D. I’m deeply worried about Banquo – he has such a noble nature that I fear what he might do or say._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________E. I’ve given up my soul to Satan to make them kings._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

F. He is brave, his mind is fearless, and his wisdom means that he’ll act cleverly and safely._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________G. If this is true, all the evil I’ve done – which has defiled my mind – is for the benefit for Banquo’s children. It’s for them that I’ve murdered Duncan._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________H. The witches told him that his children would be kings.__________________________________________________________

I. My spirit (genius) is quelled / squashed by his, just as Mark Antony’s was by Caesar.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

J. They put a crown on my head – but one that is barren and fruitless (I will have no children to inherit the kingdom from me) – which will be wrenched from me by a stranger, not one of my own sons.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________K. To be king is meaningless – I need to be safely king, with no threat.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

L. I’ve filled my mind with troubles, disturbed my peace only for Banquo’s children.

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Challenge: can you re-write the whole soliloquy into Modern English in the correct order?

Task two: you are now going to analyse the language used in the soliloquy to present the character of Macbeth.

Here to help: the tasks below match the colours in the soliloquy above.

Macbeth thinks being king is empty without securing the crown for the rest of his life.1. Why do you think Macbeth is worried that he won’t always be king?

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Banquo is the only person who Macbeth fears in the world.2. What sort of characteristics does Banquo possess according to Macbeth? …………………………………………………………………………………………..

3. Why do these characteristics threaten Macbeth?…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4.What does Macbeth mean when he says, ‘under him my genius is rebuked’? ……………………………………………………………………………………………

The crown won’t make Macbeth’s sons kings, as that was promised to Banquo. The crown is ‘fruitless’ as it won’t stay in Macbeth’s family.5.What is Macbeth saying about his reign as king?…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….6.What are the connotations of ‘fruitless’ and ‘barren’?…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Macbeth says he has made it easier for Banquo’s sons (Banquo’s ‘issue’) to be King. They are already one step closer to gaining the crown.7.What does the word ‘filed’ imply about what is happening to Macbeth’s mental state? ……………………………………………………………………8.Macbeth still says that Duncan is ‘gracious’, even though he murdered him. What do you think Macbeth may be feeling here?…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..9. What is Macbeth going to do to fate to ensure Banquo’s children will never be king? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Challenge: Research the reference made about Mark Antony and Caesar. Why has Shakespeare chosen to include this allusion?

Task 4: Write two short paragraphs: one on Macbeth’s use of language and the other on the insight it gives into his mental state at this point in the play.

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Mental state: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Lesson 3: Act 3, scene 1 continuedLearning outcomes: to demonstrate understanding of the key events in

the scene.To analyse language used in this scene.

To explore Macbeth’s manipulative nature.

Macbeth sends for the First Murderer and his companion and arranges for them to kill Banquo and Fleance as the victims return from riding

Task one: Write 3 words or find 3 images which you feel represent Macbeth at this point in the play. Explain your choices.

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Task 2: Read the next section of act 3, scene 1:

First MurdererIt was, so please your highness.MACBETHWell then, nowHave you consider'd of my speeches? Know That it was he in the times past which held youSo under fortune, which you thought had beenOur innocent self: this I made good to youIn our last conference, pass'd in probation with you,How you were borne in hand, how cross'd,the instruments,Who wrought with them, and all things else that mightTo half a soul and to a notion crazedSay 'Thus did Banquo.'First MurdererYou made it known to us.MACBETHI did so, and went further, which is nowOur point of second meeting. Do you findYour patience so predominant in your natureThat you can let this go? Are you so gospell'dTo pray for this good man and for his issue,Whose heavy hand hath bow'd you to the graveAnd beggar'd yours for ever?

What impression of the murderers does Shakespeare build up in this section? –How does he do it?

First MurdererWe are men, my liege.MACBETHAy, in the catalogue ye go for men;As hounds and greyhounds, mongrels, spaniels, curs,Shoughs, water-rugs and demi-wolves, are cleptAll by the name of dogs: the valued fileDistinguishes the swift, the slow, the subtle,The housekeeper, the hunter, every oneAccording to the gift which bounteous natureHath in him closed; whereby he does receiveParticular addition. from the billThat writes them all alike: and so of men.Now, if you have a station in the file,Not i' the worst rank of manhood, say 't;And I will put that business in your bosoms,Whose execution takes your enemy off,Grapples you to the heart and love of us,Who wear our health but sickly in his life,Which in his death were perfect.Second MurdererI am one, my liege,Whom the vile blows and buffets of the worldHave so incensed that I am reckless whatI do to spite the world.First MurdererAnd I anotherSo weary with disasters, tugg'd with fortune,That I would set my lie on any chance,To mend it, or be rid on't.MACBETHBoth of youKnow Banquo was your enemy.Both MurderersTrue, my lord.MACBETHSo is he mine; and in such bloody distance,That every minute of his being thrustsAgainst my near'st of life: and though I couldWith barefaced power sweep him from my sightAnd bid my will avouch it, yet I must not,For certain friends that are both his and mine,Whose loves I may not drop, but wail his fallWho I myself struck down; and thence it is,That I to your assistance do make love,Masking the business from the common eyeFor sundry weighty reasons.

It is only after they agree to the murder that Macbeth explains to them his reasons for wanting Banquo dead what does Macbeth mean when he says:

• So is he mine

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• I could with barefaced power sweep him from my sight

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• yet I must not, for certain friends that are both his and mine, whose loves I may not drop

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• I to your assistance do make love, masking the business from the common eye

Second MurdererWe shall, my lord,Perform what you command us.First MurdererThough our lives--MACBETHYour spirits shine through you. Within this hour at mostI will advise you where to plant yourselves;Acquaint you with the perfect spy o' the time,The moment on't; for't must be done to-night,And something from the palace; always thoughtThat I require a clearness: and with him--To leave no rubs nor botches in the work--Fleance his son, that keeps him company,Whose absence is no less material to meThan is his father's, must embrace the fateOf that dark hour. Resolve yourselves apart:I'll come to you anon.Both MurderersWe are resolved, my lord.MACBETHI'll call upon you straight: abide within.

Exeunt Murderers

Summarise your understanding by completing the GAP fill activity below:

This section begins with Macbeth meeting with the .........................., and confirming a

previous meeting, ‘Was it not yesterday we spoke together?’. He convinces the

murderers that .......................... was their enemy, saying Banquo’s ‘heavy hand hath

bowed you to the grave’. Macbeth has a low .......................... of the murderers; when

one of them protests ‘We are men’. Macbeth’s response is that they can be called

‘men’ in the same way that ‘curs’ and ‘mongrels’ and ‘demi-wolves’ are entitled to be

known as dogs. In their turn the murderers confirm they are ..........................: ‘I am

reckless what I do’; ‘I would set my life on any chance to mend it or be rid on’t.’

Macbeth is the ........................., and he could simply order Banquo killed or banished,

‘with barefaced power sweep him from my sight’. But Macbeth is devious and two-

faced, and he says that he is acting thus because of ‘certain friends that are both his

and mine’.

Annotate on the script:

• The murderers worry about their lives• Macbeth says he will tell them where to hide in waiting for Banquo• That they must kill Banquo that night, before the banquet• That the murder must be clean and swift with no mistakes• That Fleance, Banquo’s son must be killed too

Use the highlighted lines to help you.

When the murderers confirm they will carry out Macbeth’s orders he cuts them short,

saying ‘Your spirits shine through you.’ This is almost certainly ironic, he thinks they

are lowlifes! The scene .......................... with Macbeth telling the murderers where to

kill Banquo, instructing them it ‘must be done tonight’ away from the palace, and

making sure they know they have to kill .......................... as well; he also has to

‘embrace the fate of that dark hour’.

Task 3: How does Macbeth persuade the murderers to kill Banquo?

Match the persuasive reason Macbeth uses to the correct quotation.

Task 4: In this part of the script, Shakespeare has used a variety of persuasive devices to show Macbeth’s manipulative nature. Complete the table below to show evidence of persuasive language used in the scene:Technique Evidence Challenge- what is the

effect of the persuasive device?

Direct address

Emotive imagery

Rhetorical questions

Repetition

Alliteration

Listing

Violent imagery

Complimentary language

Task 5: Macbeth’s last two lines before he has Banquo murdered are in the form of a rhyming couplet:

‘It is concluded, Banquo, thy soul’s flight,If it find heaven, must find it out tonight’.

Why do you think Shakespeare used this device to craft Macbeth’s language before the death of a significant character? (tip, think about which other characters speak in rhyme)Challenge: Imagine that Macbeth intends to kill the two Murderers after they have murdered Banquo. Write a rhyming couplet of your own, revealing Macbeth’s intention to kill the killers

Lesson 3 : Act 3, scene 1 continuedLearning outcomes: to demonstrate understanding of the key events in

the scene.To use a range of persuasive devices for effect.

To use language to convey the manipulative nature of Macbeth.

Task one: Looking at the language used in act , scene 1, rate how persuasive you feel Macbeth is. Think about how he persuaded the Murderers to agree to the execution of Banquo and Fleance.

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Not very persuasive 10 Very persuasive5

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Task two: Look at the GCSE writing criteria below and create your own checklist of what you must include to produce a good piece of writing:Level 3 = grades 5 and above.

Level Mark AO5 Skills - Content and structure Mark AO6 Skills - Technical accuracy (SPaG)

Level 00 marks No meaningful writing to assess. 0 marks

Spelling/punctuation is poor and lacks meaning.

Lower Level 13-15 marks

Upper Level 4 22-24 marks

Simple awareness of audience and purpose. Simple vocabulary. Simple linguistic devices. Simple structural features and links. Attempt

to paragraph. Occasional sense of audience and purpose.

Simple vocabulary. Limited structural features, links. No paragraphs.

Level 3 Consistent,

Clear

Upper Level 2 10-12 marks

Lower Level 2 7-9 marks

Level 2 Some

success

Level 4 Compelling, Convincing

Lower Level 4 19-21 marks

Convincingly matches audience and purpose throughout. Ambitious vocabulary and

sustained use of linguistic devices crafted for effect. Varied and inventive structural

features. Highly engaging writing connected by fluent paragraphs and a range of seamless

connectives. Convincingly matches audience and purpose throughout. Sophisticated vocabulary and a range of linguistic devices crafted for effect.

Varied and effective structural features. Highly engaging writing connected by paragraphs and

a range of connectives.

Upper Level 16-18 marks

Level 4 13-16 marks

Level 3 9-12

marks

Level 2 5-8

marks

Level 1 1-4

marks

Attempt to open and end sentences with punctuation. Simple range of sentences. Some Standard English.

Accurate basic spelling. Simple vocabulary.

Punctuation is mostly accurate, attempts a range. Attempts a variety

of sentence forms. Some Standard English. Some accurate spelling of

more complex words. Varies vocabulary.

A wide range of punctuation used with accuracy and selected for effect. Uses a variety of sentence forms for effect. Consistently uses Standard English & accurate grammar. High

level of accuracy in spelling of more complex words. Ambitious

vocabulary

Punctuation is mostly accurate, attempts a range with success. Uses a variety of sentence forms for effect. Mostly Standard English. Generally accurate spelling of more complex

words. Sophisticated vocabulary

Upper Level 1 4-6 marks

Lower Level 1 1-3 marks

Level 1 Simple, Limited

Matches audience and purpose throughout. Sophisticated vocabulary and a range of

linguistic devices chosen for effect. Effective structural features. Engaging writing

connected by paragraphs and a range of connectives.

Matches audience and purpose throughout. Vocabulary and linguistic devices chosen for effect. Usually effective structural features.

Engaging writing connected by paragraphs and a range of connectives.

Attempts to match audience and purpose throughout. Begins to consider vocabulary for effect. Some linguistic devices. Some use of

structural features. Links ideas. Some paragraphs linked with connectives.

Attempts to match audience and purpose. Begins to vary vocabulary. Some linguistic devices. Attempts structural features and

links. Attempt to paragraph with connectives.

Create your own success criteria: (the first bullet point has been done for you)

A range of persuasive device suitable to task

Task 3: For your GCSE English Language you will be asked to write an extended piece which expresses your viewpoint on a topic.For this task, you are going to write a letter to King James I persuading him that Macbeth should be dethroned (removed from power).

Plan:

List the reasons why Macbeth should be dethroned, refer to events in the play to help you with ideas:1.2.3.4.5.

Challenge: In the soliloquy Macbeth makes allusion to Julius Caesar, can you add an allusion to a tyrannical leader in your letter?

Starting point:

Dear King James I,

There is a vile, malevolent and devious devil that needs immediate removal from the throne in Scotland. This despicable being has ……