SparkNotes
Spark Notes: No Fear Shakespeare: Macbeth
This is the complete text of Macbeth by William Shakespeare in the original language and in modern English side-by-side. It also provides short bios for each of the characters in the play and an explanation of how to cite No Fear...
TES Global
Tes: Macbeth: Full Scheme & Resources
[Free Registration/Login Required] A complete unit on Shakespeare's Macbeth.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Fear and the "Dagger of the Mind"
This lesson plan accompanies a reading of Shakespeare's Macbeth and lets learners explore Macbeth's "response to fear" through studying metaphor, imagery, and dramatic cues and by performing a scene.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: William Shakespeare
Here find links to the full texts of William Shakespeare's plays as well as study guides. (Note: Some of the links may no longer work.)
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Supernatural Elements in Macbeth
In this self-paced lesson, students explore how Shakespeare uses supernatural elements in Macbeth. It begins with an exploration of beliefs about the supernatural and witchcraft in Shakespeare's time as presented in a segment from...
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Shakespeare Macbeth
Here, read the full text of Shakespeare's play, "Macbeth." The text of this tragedy is organized according to scene.
BBC
Bbc: Royal Shakespeare Company: Shakespeare Unlocked: Macbeth Teacher Pack [Pdf]
A teaching unit for Shakespeare's Macbeth including lesson plans, video links, workshops, and more.
Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plan Archive: The 32 Second Macbeth
Lesson plan features a hands-on activity for uncovering the major plot points of "Macbeth."
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Shakespeare for the Developmental Reader
Discover how you can open the door of Shakespeare to the developmental reader. This site offers insight into helping students understand Shakespeare's unfamiliar language.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Teacher's Guide to William Shakespeare's Macbeth [Pdf]
This resource provides background, classroom ideas, and discussion questions, as well as a rich bibliography of outside resources.
Other
Wired for Books: Macbeth Audio
Listen to the full text of Shakespeare's famous tragedy. Streaming audio file requires Real Player.
Other
Shakespeare Resource Center: Shakespeare's Grammar
This site provides a searchable glossary of over 2100 words from Shakespeare's works.
Universal Teacher
Moore's Teacher Resources: Studying Macbeth
A site from the UK on William Shakespeare's Macbeth. Complete with information on the historical context, character analysis, thematic elements, and review questions.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Shakespeare site that includes the texts of all of Shakespeare's plays. Shakespeare's other work is listed, but texts are not available. RL.11-12.10a/b Text Complexity
Fun Trivia
Fun Trivia: Shakespeare Trivia Quizzes
On this site, Shakespearean quizzes and Shakespearean trivia collections are found. There are 29 folders of content associated with Shakepeare plays and facts.
TES Global
Tes: Shakespeare's Macbeth Image Bank
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a collection of 18th and 19th-century images from the Victoria and Albert Museum which includes three images inspired by Shakespeare's Macbeth. Ideas for their use is also provided.
TES Global
Tes: Representation of Love in Romeo & Juliet: Resource
[Free Registration/Login Required] This slide show introduces the assignment to compare Shakespeare's representation of love in Macbeth as compared to Romeo and Juliet. It provides a chart and quotes of love from Romeo and Juliet.
TES Global
Tes: Macbeth: Witches Gallery
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a collection of photos of the witches from the Royal Shakespeare Company's various production of Shakespeare's Macbeth. They can be useful in comparing interpretations and for sparking discussion.
TES Global
Tes: Macbeth: Act 2 Scene 2: Interactive Csi Lesson Plan
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is an interactive Macbeth lesson based on investigating quotations to find out if Lady Macbeth should also be charged with Duncan's murder. The video is included on Prezi....
TES Global
Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Theme: Macbeth/julius Caesar
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a detailed lesson with activities concerning Macbeth's doubts and uncertainties over killing Duncan. The idea of this resource is to compare Macbeth's doubts about killing Duncan with Brutus'...
TES Global
Tes: Historical Context of Macbeth
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource provides the historical context of MacBeth including King James I taking the throne, the Globe Theater, the Gunpowder plot, and the witch hunts.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: William Shakespeare: Macbeth
This site features links to lesson plans and other teaching resources for William Shakespeare's "Macbeth."
Other
Literary Explorer: Macbeth
Literary Explorer features a language arts unit on William Shakespeare's "Macbeth." Includes teaching and learning strategies for this powerful play.
BBC
Bbc History: Historical Figures: Macbeth (Ca. 1005 57)
Brief biography of Mac Bethad mac Findlaich (Macbeth), eleventh-century Scottish king and title character in William Shakespeare's tragedy.