Planning and writing the 'for' section of Macbeth's soliloquy
I can plan and write the 'for' section of Macbeth’s soliloquy.
Planning and writing the 'for' section of Macbeth's soliloquy
I can plan and write the 'for' section of Macbeth’s soliloquy.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- A soliloquy occurs when a character voices their thoughts and feelings aloud.
- This soliloquy outlines Macbeth's dilemma.
- Soliloquies can feature a range of sentence types, rhetorical questions and modal verbs.
- A soliloquy is written from the first person perspective.
Keywords
Soliloquy - an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play
Rhetorical question - a question asked to the reader that does not expect an answer
Modal verb - a type of auxiliary verb that helps us to talk about how likely, possible, necessary or obligatory something is
Adverbial complex sentence - a sentence formed of a main clause and an adverbial subordinate clause
Common misconception
Pupils might include the part where Macbeth sees the dagger, which is what they will write in the closing in the subsequent lesson.
Make sure pupils understand that they are writing about the visualisation of the dagger in the next section of the soliloquy.
Licence
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Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
has gone to stay at Macbeth's castle
is having an internal conflict about what to do
wants Macbeth to kill Duncan
will
my
where
are
Exit quiz
6 Questions
shows that something is definitely going to happen
shows that something may happen
shows that something really should happen