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Macbeth


Collins Classroom Classics

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No. of pages 240

Published: 2019

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Great for age 11-18 years

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Exam board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR, Eduqas; Cambridge Assessment International Education
Level & Subject: GCSE 9-1 English Literature; IGCSE Literature in English
First teaching: September 2015; September 2018
First examination: June 2017; June 2020

This edition of Macbeth is perfect for GCSE-level students, with the complete play in an accessible format, on-page notes, introduction setting the context, timeline, character and theme indexes.

* Affordable high quality complete play for Macbeth, ideal for GCSE 9-1 and IGCSE
* Demystify vocabulary with notes on the page and concise commentary
* Set the scene with perfectly pitched introductions that introduce key contexts, concerns and stylistic features, and examine different performances and interpretations
* Recall plot summaries at the beginning of each scene
* Support GCSE revision and essay writing with theme and character indexes
* Help students with social, historical and literary context with the bespoke timeline of Shakespeare's life and times

 

This book is part of a book series called Collins Classroom Classics .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 240 pages in this book. This book was published 2019 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Rene Weis is Professor of English at University College London and a distinguished editor and biographer of Shakespeare. Mike Gould is a former Head of English and a university Lecturer in English and Education, who has written over 150 books for students and teachers in the UK and overseas.

This book contains the following story:

Macbeth
Macbeth is the bravest general in Scotland, and a loyal servant to King Duncan. But then three witches plant the seed of criminal ambition by suggesting that one day he could be king himself. Mad with ambition, and spurred on by Lady Macbeth, Macbeth sets out on a killing spree of former friends and rivals as part of a bloody path to power, until a final confrontation when he realizes too late that the witches have deceived him.

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Collins Classroom Classics

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