Macbeth - Character Analysis: Macbeth
English
Grade 6
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An exam-style worksheet focusing on Macbeth's character through analyzing a key extract from Shakespeare's play.
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Macbeth - Character Analysis: Macbeth
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Analyzing Macbeth's Soliloquy
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, / Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, / To the last syllable of recorded time; / And all our yesterdays have lighted fools / The way to dusty death. Out, out brief candle! / Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player / That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, / And then is heard no more. It is a tale / Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, / Signifying nothing.
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Which literary device is most prominent in Macbeth's description of life as a 'walking shadow'?
[2 marks]2.
Explain in your own words what Macbeth means when he calls life 'a tale told by an idiot'.
[4 marks]3.
Identify and describe the tone of Macbeth's speech.
[2 marks]4.
Which line suggests Macbeth's feeling of life's futility?
[2 marks]5.
What is the effect of the repetition of the word 'tomorrow' in Macbeth's speech?
[2 marks]6.
Identify the type of figurative language used in the phrase 'Creeps in this petty pace'.
[2 marks]7.
In a short paragraph, discuss how this speech reveals Macbeth's state of mind.
[4 marks]8.
Creative Prompt: Imagine Macbeth reflects on his life after the events of the play. Write a short monologue from Macbeth's perspective, using themes from the extract above.
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