The text of Macbeth
Should you miss a lesson where the play is read, or if you would like to go back and re-read sections of the play, you are encouraged to use these two sources. There is a No Fear Shakespeare version of the play online which includes a somewhat over-simplified modern English version and then there’s a great Shakespeare resource that offers you an annotated complete text.
Macbeth Act 1 Scene 2: A Battlefield near Forres
Today we read Act 1 Scene 2 of Macbeth and the students started recording key details in the following format: Summary of the events Characters present in the scene Setting and atmosphere of the scene A key quotation with its meaning explained in your own words. If you haven’t finished, here’s the script so you can do it for homework. SCENE II. A camp near Forres. Alarum within. Enter DUNCAN, MALCOLM, DONALBAIN, LENNOX,...