Historical Context: Shakespeare and King James Historical Context: Gender, Elizabeth I and Witchcraft Literary Context: Publishing and Theatre Literary Context: Tragedy Plot

Overcoming Barriers to Understanding

Scenes one and two. 'Brave Macbeth.' Scene Three. 'Thou shalt be king hereafter.' Scenes Five. 'Unsex Me Here.' Scenes Six and Seven. 'Vaulting Ambition.' Scene Seven Part Two. 'When you durst do it, then you were a man.'

Scene One. 'There's husbandry in heaven.' Scene One, Part Two. 'Is this a dagger I see before me?' Scene Two. 'Macbeth does murder sleep.' Scene Two, Part Two. 'My hands are of your colour.' Scene Three. 'This place is too cold for hell.' Scene Three Part Two. 'O horror horror horror!.' Scene Four. 'Darkness does the face of earth entomb.'

Scene One. 'To be thus is nothing, but to be safely thus.' Scene Two. 'We have scorched the snake not killed it." Scenes Three and Four. 'Let it come down' Scene Four. 'Never shake thy gory locks at me.' Scenes Five and Six. 'Things have been strangely borne.'

Scene One. 'Something wicked this way comes.' Scene Two. 'What, you egg!' Scene Three. 'Alas, poor country.'

Scene One. 'Out, damned spot!' Scenes Two, Three and Four. 'Give me my armour.' Scene Five. 'Out, out brief candle.' Scenes Six, Seven and Eight. 'Lay on, Macduff!'

Lady Macbeth Macbeth The Supporting Cast

Themes and Motifs

Matters of Language, Structure and Form