POWERPOINT

PRESENTED BY

SWATHY SUNDARAN

Macbeth

SHAKESPEARE

Born in 26 April 1564 in Stratford.

Bard of Avon. Poet,PlayWright and

Actor. His major tragedies

are Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello and King Lear.

The Tempest was his last work.

Died on 23 April 1616.

There was once in Scotland a king, whose namewas Duncan. He was a fair-minded, kind-hearted man,and an ideal ruler. Once, however, some chieftains inthe country rebelled against his rule. To put down the

rebellion, the king sent two of his most skilful andtrusted commanders, Macbeth and Banquo. They took

charge of the king’s army, and marched against therebels and defeated them.

Macbeth and Banquo were returning from theirvictory through one of the wildest and loneliest regions

in the country. They were suddenly stopped by threestrange-looking old women, who they were sure, were

witches.One of them addressed Macbeth: ‘Hail! Thane

of Glamis.’ Macbeth was surprised that the witchesknew who he was. Then the second witch spoke. ‘Hail!

Thane of Cawdor.’ Macbeth was startled. He wasThane of Glamis, but not Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth

wondered what this meant.‘All hail, Macbeth!’ the third witch called out.

‘You’ll be king one day!’ How could Macbeth ever beking? It seemed quite impossible. But Macbeth wasambitious. In those days everyone believed in thepower of witches to foresee the future. Naturally,

Macbeth was curious.

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He began to wonder if the prophecy could ever come true. The witches now turned to Banquo. They told him that

some day his descendants would rule over the country as kings

DIFFICULT WORDS

CHIEFTAINTS…… /ˈt i ft n/ʃ ː ə ….powerful member of a group.

REBEL…………........./ r b l/………one who ɪˈ ɛfought against his own government .

VICTORY……………. /ˈ v kt ri/…….successɪ ə

SCAFFOLDING QUESTIONS

1.Who wrote the play Macbeth ?

1. 2.Who is the king of Scotland ?

2. 3.Who are the trusted commanders of the king Duncan ?

HINTS Shakespeare wrote the play

Macbeth.

Duncan is the kin of Scotland.

Macbeth & Banquo are the trusted commanders of king Duncan.

GROUP WORK

PROFILE OF SHAKESPEARE

HINTS

Born in 26 April 1564 in Stratford. Bard of Avon. Poet, Playwright and Actor. Tragedies Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello and

King Lear. The Tempest ,his last work. Died on 23 April 1616

ASSIGNMENT

Describe the qualities that you needed in a king.

THANKYOU