Macbeth Webquest – Year 10’s First Blog

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Macbeth Webquest:  Year 10 English

1.    Why is Macbeth called ‘The Scottish play’?  What superstition surrounds the performance of this play in theatre?

2.   What is said to be the historical source of the play?  How is Shakespeare’s portrayal of Macbeth different?

3.   What year did the play first appear in print?

4.   What is iambic pentameter, and what does this have to do with Macbeth?

5.   What is a thane?

6.   What are some of the themes of the play?

7.     Find a definition of ‘fate’: rewrite in your own words.  Do you believe in fate, or do individuals have the power to make their own destiny?

~ by ksasaunders on July 16, 2008.