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Planning and writing the 'for' section of Macbeth's soliloquy

I can plan and write the 'for' section of Macbeth’s soliloquy.

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Year 5

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

  1. A soliloquy occurs when a character voices their thoughts and feelings aloud.
  2. This soliloquy outlines Macbeth's dilemma.
  3. Soliloquies can feature a range of sentence types, rhetorical questions and modal verbs.
  4. 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.

If pupils need more support with modal verbs or adverbial complex sentences, refer to our Year 5 grammar units, which cover both these subject areas.
Teacher tip

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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these words might you use if you were writing from the first person perspective?
Correct answer: my
Correct answer: we
they
he
Correct answer: I
Q2.
What is true of each character at this point in the play?
Correct Answer:King Duncan,has gone to stay at Macbeth's castle

has gone to stay at Macbeth's castle

Correct Answer:Macbeth,is having an internal conflict about what to do

is having an internal conflict about what to do

Correct Answer:Lady Macbeth,wants Macbeth to kill Duncan

wants Macbeth to kill Duncan

Q3.
What is true of a rhetorical question?
it does not need a question mark at the end
Correct answer: it does not expect an answer
Correct answer: it needs a question mark at the end
Correct answer: it can be used to draw an audience in
Q4.
Match each word to the Shakespearean form.
Correct Answer:wilt,will

will

Correct Answer:mine,my

my

Correct Answer:whither,where

where

Correct Answer:art,are

are

Q5.
Which of the following is an exclamatory sentence?
What are we going to do?
Correct answer: What a dilemma this is!
How terrible!
How awful!
Q6.
Which of the following are reasons not to kill Duncan?
Correct answer: Macbeth could be revealed as a traitor.
Macbeth wants to please his wife.
Macbeth wants to be king himself.
Correct answer: Macbeth is fond of Duncan.

6 Questions

Q1.
In what order are we writing our soliloquy?
1 - reasons against killing Duncan
2 - reasons for killing Duncan
3 - visualisation of the dagger as one final sign that Macbeth should kill Duncan
Q2.
What are the reasons Macbeth should kill Duncan?
He does not want to betray his king.
Correct answer: He is ambitious.
Correct answer: He has a manipulative wife who wants him to become king himself.
He likes Duncan and is hosting him at his house.
Q3.
A 'modal verb' is a type of what?
doing verb
being verb
Correct answer: auxiliary verb
Q4.
Which of the following are modal verbs?
Correct answer: might
make
Correct answer: will
Correct answer: could
listen
Q5.
Match the modal verb to the correct definition.
Correct Answer:will,shows that something is definitely going to happen

shows that something is definitely going to happen

Correct Answer:could,shows that something may happen

shows that something may happen

Correct Answer:must,shows that something really should happen

shows that something really should happen

Q6.
What is true of an adverbial complex sentence?
it contains a main clause and a relative clause
Correct answer: it contains an adverbial clause connected to a main clause
Correct answer: the adverbial clause can come before or after the main clause
Correct answer: it always includes a subordinating conjunction
it always includes a relative pronoun