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Introduction  

“Macbeth” is a classic play written by William Shakespeare in the early 1600s.  This is one of his most well-known tragedies.  Understanding his works also helps us understand the history of the time period, as he was highly influenced by Elizabethan culture:  the politics, the arts, religion, and the people, in general.  “Macbeth” is well-known and has been reproduced in many formats throughout the centuries since it was written.  Film versions have ranged from a classic in 1948, which was true to the original text, to more modern films in 1971, 1978, to a more modern version in 2007, starring Sam Worthington.  What can we learn from a play written so many centuries ago?  Throughout this lesson, students will learn the various lessons Shakespeare attempted to portray in his story of “star-crossed” lovers and how these lessons are still relevant today.

Lesson Plan Format  

Shakespeare as a man, poet, and writer is significant.  He was highly influenced by what was happening around him in Elizabethan England.  During each session, students will read portions of the play, look at historical context for what was written, delve into the various controversies that surround William Shakespeare and how these relate to his writings and the world today.

 

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    • William Shakespeare Biography
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  • Books
    • Comedies >
      • All's Well That Ends Well
      • As You Like It
      • The Comedy of Errors
      • Love's Labour Lost
      • Measure for Measure
      • The Merchant of Venice
      • The Merry Wives of Windsor
      • Much Ado About Nothing
      • A Midsummer Nights Dream
      • Pericles, Prince of Tyre
      • The Taming of the Shrew
      • The Tempest
      • Twelfth Night
      • The Two Gentlemen of Verona
      • The Two Noble Kinsmen
      • The Winter's Tale
      • The Comedies of Shakespeare
    • Histories >
      • Henry V
      • Henry IV, Part 1
      • Henry IV, Part 2
      • Henry VIII
      • King John
      • King Richard the Second
      • King Henry VI: Part One
      • King Henry VI: Part Two
      • King Henry VI: Part Three
      • Richard III
      • The Histories of Shakespeare
    • Tragedies >
      • Anthony and Cleopatra
      • Coriolanus
      • Cymbeline
      • Hamlet
      • Julius Caesar
      • King Lear
      • Macbeth
      • Othello
      • Romeo and Juliet
      • Timon of Athens
      • Titus Andronicus
      • Troilus and Cressida
      • The Tragedies of Shakespeare
    • Sonnets
    • Shakespeare's Apocrypha >
      • A Yorkshire Tragedy
    • Shakespeare the Novel >
      • Macbeth
      • Hamlet
      • The Merchant of Venice
      • Julius Caesar
      • Antony and Cleopatra
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      • Lesson Plans: Coriolanus
      • Lesson Plans: Othello
      • Lesson Plans: Julius Caesar
      • Lesson Plans: Romeo and Juliet
      • Lesson Plans: As You Like It
      • Lesson Plans: The Tempest
      • Lesson Plans: Hamlet
      • Lesson Plans: Macbeth
      • Lesson Plans: Richard III
      • Lesson Plans: Anthony and Cleopatra
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