What kingship means and why it is central to Macbeth. The qualities of a good king compared with a tyrannical ruler. How key characters, including Macbeth, Duncan, Malcolm, Banquo and Lady Macbeth, ...

A fully resourced, enquiry-led GCSE English Literature lesson exploring Shakespeare’s presentation of kingship in Macbeth. Students compare Duncan, Macbeth and Malcolm, investigating what Shakespeare ...

There are only three actual witches in Shakespeare’s Macbeth. That’s the story of the “Scottish Play” as we know it: foul, foggy, and — if karma is real — damningly fair to its titular king-to-be, who ...

Did the world need another version of Macbeth? Absolutely, because, if done well, each Macbeth is just one more strand of DNA that makes up the whole living entity that we call Macbeth. And, ...

The Shakespeare Theatre Company’s new “Macbeth” makes its modern military charge right off the bat. Soldiers storm the Harman Hall stage, rifles popping. Out of the mayhem emerge three “witches,” a ...