Macbeth - Characters: Macbeth
English
GCSE
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~16 mins
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A worksheet focusing on Macbeth's character through error correction tasks using a substantial extract from Shakespeare's Macbeth.
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Macbeth - Characters: Macbeth
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Analyzing Macbeth's Character through Language
If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well / It were done quickly: if the assassination / Could trammel up the consequence, and catch / With his surcease, success; that but this blow / Might be the be-all and the end-all here, / But here, upon this bank and shoal of time, / We'ld jump the life to come. But in these cases / We still have judgment here; that we but teach / Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return / To plague the inventors: this even-handed justice / Commends the ingredients of our poison'd chalice / To our own lips. He's here in double trust: / First, as I am his kinsman and his subject, / Strong both against the deed; then, as his host, / Who should against his murderer shut the door, / Not bear the knife myself. Besides, this Duncan / Hath borne his faculties so meek, hath been / So clear in his great office, that his virtues / Will plead like angels, trumpet-tongued, against / The deep damning depth of hell...
1.
Identify one dramatic technique Shakespeare uses in this extract to reveal Macbeth's inner conflict.
[2 marks]2.
Correct the following error in Macbeth's reasoning: 'This Duncan / Hath borne his faculties so meek...' (Identify and explain the mistake).
[2 marks]3.
What is the significance of the phrase 'bloody instructions' in understanding Macbeth's moral dilemma?
[2 marks]4.
Identify and explain the volta (turning point) in Macbeth's speech.
[3 marks]5.
Describe how Shakespeare presents Macbeth's internal conflict through language and structure in this extract.
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Identify one metaphor used in this extract and discuss its effect on the audience's understanding of Macbeth's mindset.
[2 marks]7.
Explain how the use of religious language in this extract influences the audience's perception of Macbeth.
[2 marks]8.
Based on this extract, what can you infer about Macbeth’s attitude towards the murder at this point?
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