'Macbeth': exploring the theme of internal conflict
I can create a detailed essay plan about how Macbeth is a conflicted character.
'Macbeth': exploring the theme of internal conflict
I can create a detailed essay plan about how Macbeth is a conflicted character.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Act 3 is an important scene as it signifies a shift in Macbeth’s behaviour and his relationship with his wife
- Tormented by guilt and fear, he plots Banquo’s murder without informing Lady Macbeth
- The relationship between Macbeth and his wife becomes particularly estranged during Act 3, Scene 4
- Arguably, Macbeth is in conflict with both himself and his wife in Act 3
- Thesis statements should present an overarching argument
Keywords
Tormented - Some who feels tormented is experiencing severe physical or mental suffereing.
Deteriorating - If something is deteriorating it is becoming progressively worse.
Estranged - When a relationship is described as being estranged it is means there is no longer closeness between the couple.
Paradoxical - A situation that is paradoxical is self contradictory or made up of two opposite elements.
Common misconception
Thesis statements have to be very general.
Thesis statements can be specific, but they should offer opportunity to consider different interpretations.
Equipment
You will need access to a copy of Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' for this lesson.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
- Depiction or discussion of serious crime
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
Lesson video
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