Shakespeare - “Macbeth”
Ssssshhh! Did you know that some actors won’t even say the name of this play?
Superstition says that the play is cursed, and just saying the word ‘Macbeth’ inside a theatre
will cause disaster! Scotland is at war, and the hero of the battle is Macbeth. This is the story
of Macbeth's rise to power, and the terrible consequences of his ambition.
Link to watch the video of the story:
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re-macbeth
Date to hand-in the exercises: Thursday 19/06
Characters:
Exercise 1: Match the words with the definitions.
victory - a battle - to be promoted - drunk - cold-blooded - terrified
predictions - to reward someone
1- a fight between groups of soldiers during a war:
2- to be given a better job:
3- to give someone something for doing something good:
4- success in defeating an enemy:
5- things that someone says will happen in the future:
6- having no emotions or sympathy for other people:
7- affected by alcohol in a way that changes a person's behaviour:
8- really frightened:
Exercise 2: reordering. Read the sentences and number them in the correct order.
____ Macbeth murders King Duncan.
____ Lady Macbeth plans King Duncan’s murder.
____ Macbeth is killed in the battle.
____ An army from England comes from Macbeth.
____ The witches tell Macbeth he is the future king.
____ Macbeth gets promoted.
____ Lady Macbeth goes mad with guilt and kills herself.
Exercise 3: true or false. Choose the correct option. Justify the false sentences.
1. Macbeth has done a lot for Scotland in the recent battle. True/False
2. The witches have bad news for Macbeth. True/False
3. Some of the witches' predictions come true immediately. True/False
4. Macbeth forgets about the prediction that he will become king. True/False
5. Lady Macbeth doesn't want Macbeth to be king. True/False
6. It's Lady Macbeth's idea to murder King Duncan. True/False
7. Macbeth murders King Duncan while his guards are asleep. True/False
8. Duncan's son becomes the new King of Scotland. True/False
Exercise 4: writing production. “What happens next?” – Creative writing.
Write 4–6 sentences to imagine a different ending for Macbeth. What does he do? Does he
become a good king? Does he run away? Use Present Simple.
example: "Macbeth doesn’t kill the king. He tells the truth. The king is happy. Macbeth
becomes a hero. Lady Macbeth is angry. Macbeth is a good man."
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Exercise 5: writing production. Write a short diary entry as one of the characters (Macbeth,
Lady Macbeth, The witches, King Duncan). Imagine you are him/her and describe what is
happening that day/how you feel.
example:
Macbeth
The day of the predictions.
"Today I see three witches. They say I will be king. I kill the king. I am scared. Lady Macbeth
is happy. I do not sleep. I feel bad. What happens now?"
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