Macbeth Act 1.2: Modern English Translation

Shakespeare can be confusing, right? That’s why we’ve given everyone free access to our Modern English Translation of Macbeth. If you’re using this for essays and exams, make sure to quote from the original Shakespearean language (on the left) and only use the modern translation to help you understand what’s going on! Thanks for reading! […]

Macbeth Act 1.1: Modern English Translation

Banquo and Fleance – Character Analysis

Below, we’ll take a look at Banquo’s and Fleance’s importance to Shakespeare’s play “Macbeth”. There are a lot of different ways to analyse his character and different ways to bring them into the analysis of other themes, so even if you don’t get a Banquo or Fleance focused question, you can still use them or […]

Character Analysis of Macduff and Lady Macduff in Macbeth

Here’s a detailed breakdown of two characters in Macbeth – Macduff and Lady Macduff. It’s primarily tailored towards students at GCSE or A-Level studying AQA, CIE, Edexcel, WJEC, OCR, CCEA, or Eduqas but it’ll help with anyone studying the Shakespeare play in a wider context too! For a full breakdown of characters (Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, […]

Macbeth – A* / L9 Full Mark Example Essay

This is an A* / L9 full mark example essay on Macbeth completed by a 15-year-old student in timed conditions (50 mins writing, 10 mins planning). It contained a few minor spelling and grammatical errors – but the quality of analysis overall was very high so this didn’t affect the grade. It is extremely good […]

Macbeth Essay Planning: Fear and Weakness

Macbeth: Essay Question Breakdown Below, you’ll find two Macbeth essay questions – each one is broken down into a clear process that shows you how to identify keywords, select information from the extract, formulate a plan and develop a thesis. This process is a generalised process, so make sure to check your own exam board […]