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This video is a line-by-line walkthrough guide for William Shakespeare’s Macbeth: Act 1, Scene 6.
I provide a close reading of the entire scene, including: — Detailed explication — Commentary — Literary analysis
All commentary is supplemented by in-text, line-by-line study notes designed to help students: — Prepare for GSCE, A-Level, IB, and AP evaluation — Prepare for general high school and college quizzes, exams, and essays — Generate ideas for analysis essays — Participate knowledgeably in class discussions Click here to download the annotated text of Macbeth: https://sites.google.com/view/shakespeare-walkthrough/home
This video discusses :
PLOT: — Establishing scene: Duncan and retinue arrive at the Macbeth castle. — Banquo notices the castle has a peasant air about it. Dramatic irony! — Lady Macbeth greets her honoured guest.
CHARACTER: — Duncan: gracious, trusting — Lady Macbeth: two-faced; the serpent under the flower
THEME: — Appearance vs reality: “there’s no art to find the mind’s construction in the face.”
