English - Shakespeare - Macbeth

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Macbeth is one of the ten most popular titles from the best-selling Cambridge School Shakespeare series now available in a new edition. The new edition includes new and revised activities throughout, new black and white photos from the widest selection of stage and film interpretations of the plays, and a larger glossary providing extra support with the language of Shakespeare. In addition, expanded sections on characters, language, and performance history offer the best support for the KS3 SATs and GCSE coursework. The new edition... read more

What is Macbeth about? This Cambridge Student Guide will help students to evaluate the historical, social and cultural contexts for a broader understanding of Shakespeare's play. Contents include an introduction; detailed running commentary on the text; insight into historical, social and cultural contexts; analysis of the language; an overview of critical approaches and different interpretations; essay-writing tips and lists of recommended resources.

This tragedy opens with the sight of witches finishing a cabal and moves deeper into chaos, "fog and filthy air," murder, and dark mystery. Events transpire faster than the mind can conceive as Macbeth seizes power only to be destroyed by his blind ambition. The CliffsComplete Macbeth is a revised and expanded study edition. It contains Shakespeare's original play, a glossary, and expert commentary in a unique, 2--column format. To enhance your learning, notes and definitions appear directly opposite the line in which they occur, a... read more

Help students to explore intepretation, staging and performace. An innovative addition to the best-selling Cambridge School Shakespeare series, the Macbeth Picture Collection CD-ROM enables teachers and students to explore performance annd interpretation of the play. This CD-ROM contains 83 production photographs from stage and film versions of Macbeth, all accompanied by on-screen questions to help stimulate discussion and develop students' ability to compare and contrast. Features include: audio recordings of key moments from the... read more

This text is part of a series in which the standard Shakespearean texts have been slightly abridged to enhance student understanding of the essential story lines, characters and themes.The text is primarily designed for years 9 - 11 in the New Zealand curriculum, although it may be used at any level in English or drama classes. The author's aim is to make Shakespeare more accessible as the original texts are often regarded as too long and involved for many students. The abridgements take out just enough to make the play manageable ... read more

A study edition of "Macbeth", featuring facing notes, activities, text graded by importance and illustrations.

* Fully updated to meet the needs of the 2010 GCSE specifications. * Exclusive awarding-body specific support to help students realise their full potential. * The most accessible texts with supportive notes, activities and advice to engage students. * Reamins the best value for money available.

Oxford School Shakespeare is an acclaimed edition especially designed for students, with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background information, and rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials. Macbeth is one of the most popular texts for study by secondary students the world over. This edition includes illustrations, preliminary notes, reading lists (including websites) and classroom notes.

Each Livewire Shakespeare book contains just the play so that students are able to get a feel for the text as a whole and teachers are able to use the books as they wish without being limited by prescribed activities. The accompanying photocopiable teacher's resource books are available for each student book. They are packed with activities on the plays and further information on the social, cultural and historical background to Shakespeare's life and times.

In this guide to the play, an experienced teacher offers you background notes on the playwright and his theatre, so different from our own, and contextualises the work in terms of its genre, structure and style. You are then taken through the play scene by scene, with teacher explanations of all you need to understand of the work's complex and subtle "subtext". Also offered are generous notes on characters, themes and critical assessments, and finally two full length A+ text responses.

Each "Livewire Shakespeare: Student's book" contains just the play so that students are able to get a feel for the text as a whole and teachers are able to use the books as they wish without being limited by prescribed activities. This text provides lower ability pupils or pupils with Special Educational Needs with access to Shakespeare's plays. It offers the complete story of the play through plot summaries integrated with illustrations, extracts from key scenes and annotation.

Longman School Shakespeare Series: • Unrivalled design that is enticing and clear for all students, including low-attainers. • Dramatic photography from a range of productions to stimulate discussion. • Targeted support that helps pupils to understand the play and its language. • Interpretation-based questions and activities that encourage students to explore the plays in performance. • Durable and hardwearing books that last for years. For pupils aged 11 to 16, this edition of 'Macbeth' includes photographs from ... read more

This is the most extensively annotated edition of Macbeth currently available, offering a thorough reconsideration of one of Shakespeare's most popular plays. A full and accessible introduction studies the immediate theatrical and political contexts of Macbeth's composition, especially the Gunpowder Plot and the contemporary account of an early performance at the Globe. It treats such celebrated issues as whether the Witches compel Macbeth to murder; whether Lady Macbeth is herself a witch; whether Banquo is Macbeth's accomplice in... read more

The New Classroom Shakespeare approach provides multiple access points for engaging with Shakespeare's plays. Detailed understanding of the text is the foundation of further study and is the basis of the New Classroom Shakespeare approach.

Activities springing from the text are wide-ranging and varied; they include written responses, group work presentations and computer-based technology opportunities. Multiple intelligences and mixed abilities are catered for in this flexible, easy-to-use text.

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Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes and explanations and full descriptions of each character. Each No Fear Shakespeare contains: The complete text of the original play. A line-by-line translation that puts Shakespeare into everyday language. A complete list of characters with descriptions. Plenty of helpful commentary

The Oxford School Shakespeare is a well-established series which helps students understand and enjoy Shakespeare's plays. Each play in this series has an extensive range of students' notes. These include detailed and clear explanations of difficult words and passages, a synopsis of the plot, summaries of individual scenes and notes on the main characters.

The full comprehension of the plays is gained from the line-by-line modern English translation given on facing pages. Understanding of the plays is increased as pupils take part in the variety of related activities included in each book. The significance of the plays is reinforced by sections discussing Shakespeare's life, works and theatre. Pupils are encouraged to understand the language, characters, structure and themes of the plays by completion of practical exercises.

Books in this brand-new, illustrated series contain complete texts of Shakespeare's plays. However, the lines are set up so students can see the bard's original poetic phrases printed side-by-side and line-by-line with a modern "translation" on the facing page. The plays have endured, but over the course of 400+ years, the English language has changed in many ways - which is why today's students often find Shakespeare's idiom difficult to comprehend. Simply Shakespeare offers an excellent solution to their problem. Introducing each... read more

A historical tragedy, Macbeth plays a personal struggle of conscience against the background of civil strife and concern for social order in Scotland. Shakespeare’s warning about untempered human ambition still resonates with modern audiences, prompting discussion of the lure of power, success, and wealth.
Students conduct an in-depth analysis of characters, plot, atmosphere, irony, imagery, and dialogue. They also create genealogy charts and examine the structural elements of Shakespearean tragedy.
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