Starter quiz
- Sleep, blood and light are all examples of recurring images in 'Macbeth'. What is the technical term for a recurring image in a text or piece of art?
- 'motif' ✓
- In Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', which of these is considered a symbol of Macbeth's guilt?
- blood ✓
- the witches
- the sun
- water
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- What does the quote "Macbeth does murder sleep" from Act 2, Scene 2 of 'Macbeth' suggest?
- Macbeth has destroyed his own innocence after committing regicide. ✓
- Macbeth has too much adrenaline to sleep after committing regicide.
- Macbeth cannot sleep whilst he has been imprisoned for regicide.
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- Match each part of a multiple paragraph outline to the correct definition.
- thesis⇔the overarching evaluative argument ✓
- topic sentence⇔outlines the arguments of each paragraph ✓
- supporting detail⇔the writer’s methods and quotations ✓
- concluding sentence⇔summarises the argument in each paragraph ✓
- conclusion⇔a summary of the writer’s message ✓
- Through the description of the dagger and Banquo's ghost in 'Macbeth', the supernatural is paired with images of ...
- light.
- blood. ✓
- food.
- sleep.
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- Why might Shakespeare have wanted to portray Macbeth's extreme guilt in the play 'Macbeth'?
- to warn the audience of the severe consequences of regicide and treachery ✓
- to celebrate the rejection of one's conscience
- to educate the audience on how guilt is a precursor to power
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Exit quiz
- Which word describes a violation of something that is sacred?
- anguished
- sacrilegious ✓
- nocturnal
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- Which part of a multiple paragraph plan provides an overarching argument about the whole text?
- topic sentence
- concluding sentence
- thesis ✓
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- 'Ultimately, Shakespeare uses their insomnia to warn the audience of the peace that is withheld after committing regicide.' Which part helps us know that the paragraph has come to a conclusion?
- 'warn'
- 'Ultimately,' ✓
- 'Shakespeare uses'
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- What should you ensure when selecting supporting details for an essay?
- your supporting details come from across the text ✓
- your supporting details are one word quotations
- your supporting details link to the topic sentence ✓
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- Which supporting detail could be used in a paragraph about insomnia?
- "It is the bloody business which informs thus to mine eyes"
- "Duncan sleeps well" ✓
- "Now I am cabin'd, cribb'd, confin'd"
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- In an essay, concluding sentences ought to ...
- refer to the writer's intentions. ✓
- repeat the topic sentence.
- reference quotes.
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The theme of guilt is pertinent throughout ‘Macbeth’.
- A thesis statement is a clear, overarching argument.
- Topic sentences give focus to individual paragraphs.
- Concluding sentences can focus on a writer’s intention and draw your paragraph to a close.
- Choose quotations that support your topic sentence and come from across the play.
Common misconception
Students may think that concluding sentences are a repetition of topic sentences.
Concluding sentences focus on the writer's intentions and link to but do not repeat topic sentences.
Keywords
Magnitude - the great size or extent of something
Sacrilegious - describes a violation of something that is sacred
Anguish - severe mental pain or suffering
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