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Tragedy, prophecy and choice

Tragedy, prophecy and choice

Shakespeare presents Macbeth as a tragedy about ambition, moral choice and political disorder. The witches awaken Macbeth's desire for power by predicting that he “shalt be king hereafter”, but they do not directly command him to murder Duncan.

1.1.1 Macbeth by William Shakespeare Lesson

  1. GCSE
  2. /English Literature
  3. /1.1.1 Macbeth by William Shakespeare

Step-by-step lessons on Edexcel GCSE English Literature 1.1.1 Macbeth by William Shakespeare. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Work through your set texts (Shakespeare, the post-1914 text, the 19th-century novel, and the poetry anthology) alongside regular unseen-poetry practice, since the unseen and comparison sections are usually the most time-pressured on exam day.

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