Is this a dagger I see?

Posted By Christopher Waugh on Nov 5, 2014

Macbeth by William Shakespeare This is a copy of the text we examined today for Personification.   Download (PDF,...

MACBETH: Personification

Posted By Christopher Waugh on Nov 5, 2014

As part of our Year 8 Macbeth Study, we’re looking, in acute detail, at some small excerpts from the main play. We’re putting the microscope on the language of Shakespeare and what this might reveal. My proposition with this presentation is that Shakespeare has Macbeth use personification to reveal the extent to which Macbeth is blaming external forces for the choices he is about to make.

MACBETH: Personification

Posted By Christopher Waugh on Oct 9, 2014

The text of Macbeth

Posted By Christopher Waugh on Sep 28, 2014

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.