National 5... in case you missed it...

Today we were working on Macbeth 1.2.

We watched: this summary and then worked with Table F's notes.

Our main aim was to look how Macbeth is characterised by Shakespeare in the opening scenes, with the understanding that this characterisation is in no way fixed. We began to 'dig for gold': finding and explaining quotations (at least 5) in the scene which tell us that Macbeth is at this point considered a great man.

Most groups were at one or two quotations, so we will finish this activity in the first period tomorrow before going on to 1.3, where we will similarly look at the portrayal of Macbeth, Banquo and the witches.