Starter quiz
- 'Macbeth' is a play written by which playwright?
- Christopher Marlow
- William Shakespeare ✓
- Macbeth
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- Who is the main character in the play 'Macbeth'?
- King Duncan
- Banquo
- a witch
- Macbeth ✓
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- What kind of play is 'Macbeth'?
- a tragedy ✓
- a comedy
- a history
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- In the opening scene (Act 1, Scene 1) of 'Macbeth' three witches meet on a heath. What do they do when they meet?
- speak in paradoxes and make a plan to meet Macbeth ✓
- make predictions about what will happen to Macbeth and Banquo
- put a spell on King Duncan
- make a magical potion
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- The opening scene sets a ...
- hopeful and optimistic mood
- dark and violent mood ✓
- light-hearted and humorous mood
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- After writing a piece of work, we should ...
- never look at it again
- edit it to check for mistakes and ways we could improve it ✓
- accept that it is our best effort and not try to change it
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Exit quiz
- What is a protagonist in a play?
- the narrator who is telling the story
- the leading character or one of the major characters in a narrative ✓
- the jester that makes everyone laugh
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- Who is Macbeth with when he meets the witches on the heath?
- Banquo ✓
- Lady Macbeth
- no-one
- King Duncan
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- What do the witches say when they meet Macbeth and Banquo on the heath?
- All hail, Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor! ✓
- Thou shalt kill King Duncan.
- Lesser than Macbeth and greater. ✓
- All hail King Banquo!
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- Order the events in chronological order.
- 1⇔Macbeth lifts the flag in victory.
- 2⇔Macbeth and Banquo meet three witches on the heath.
- 3⇔Macbeth is made Thane of Cawdor.
- 4⇔Macbeth rides back to his castle, having written to his wife.
- Which of the following adjectives would you use to describe Macbeth?
- ambitious ✓
- impressionable ✓
- innocent
- content
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- Which of the following are themes in the play 'Macbeth'?
- mistaken identity
- the supernatural ✓
- unrequited love
- guilt and conscience ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- A protagonist is the leading character or one of the major characters in a narrative.
- Macbeth is the protagonist of Shakespeare's ’Macbeth’.
- Inner conflict is a key theme in many of Shakespeare's plays.
- We can make inferences about characters' feelings and personalities based on their actions, expressions and words.
- Macbeth is a highly conflicted character.
Common misconception
In Task A, pupils might need support in identifying what each still from the animation is showing.
Look at each image and prompt pupils with questions such as 'Who is this character?'.
Keywords
Protagonist - the leading character or one of the major characters in a narrative
Conflict - an ongoing disagreement or argument
Inference - using reasoning or evidence to draw conclusions
Theme - a central idea that the writer intends the audience to engage deeply with
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