Shakespeare Online
Shakespeare Online: Introduction to the Characters in Macbeth
The main characters in William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth are introduced, described and analyzed with links to additional character information. Character descriptions include: Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Duncan, Banquo, Macduff, and the...
TES Global
Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Macbeth
[Free Registration/Login Required] This collection of resources addresses the themes of ambition and lust for power in Shakespeare's Macbeth, one of Shakespeare's most popular plays. It includes video clips, synopsis, study guides, and...
TES Global
Tes: Shakespeare's Macbeth: Coursework So W Powerpoints
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource provides PowerPoint lesson plans for teaching Macbeth including act by act and scene by scene lessons with background information, activities, assignments, quizzes, and a final exam.
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....
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare
Spurred by ambition and spiritual prophecy, Macbeth, and his wife Lady Macbeth, come up with a scheme to murder King Duncan and take his throne. Their actions force them to commit more murders and eventually leads to their downfall....
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Macbeth, Act V
This is a guide to the reading of Act V of Macbeth. It offers background information, links to vocabulary, a summary of the act, hyperlinked notes, the text of the act, questions, and an alternative text. It also provides a thought...
University of Victoria (Canada)
University of Victoria: Internet Shakespeare Editions: "Macbeth"
Some summary and analysis of William Shakespeare's tragedy "Macbeth." It discusses a variety of aspects of the play including witches and the supernatural, Lady Macbeth and power, and Shakespeare's sources.
British Library
British Library: Teaching Resources: Macbeth: Discovering Literature Resources
This site provides links to various resources such as collection items, articles, and teaching activities for Macbeth. It includes a 16th-century pamphlet on witchcraft, alongside character analyses of the weird sisters and Lady Macbeth....
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Macbeth
Shakespeare's tragedy, Macbeth, is analyzed in detail in this intriguing site. Read about the characters and their motivations. Important quotations from the play are provided as well as a list of helpful study questions.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: The Macbeth Mystery
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read Macbeth together in class in order to solve the mystery of the deaths of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. With each scene, I reveal a clue to the mystery.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Macbeth
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students drag and drop the witch, Lady Macbeth, and Macbeth into the appropriate scene. Descriptive words involving these characters are given. It is intended for grades 6-8.
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Lady Macbeth
An image of "Lady Macbeth", created by John Henry Fuseli in 1784 (Oil on canvas, 221 x 160 cm).
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Lady Macbeth With the Daggers
An image of "Lady Macbeth with the Daggers", created by John Henry Fuseli in 1812 (Oil on canvas, 101,6 x 127 cm).
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Interpretations of 'Madness'
From Lear's breakdown to Ophelia's malady, examine how Shakespeare depicts ideas of 'madness'.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Gender, Sexuality, Courtship and Marriage
From courtship rituals to cross-dressing to love poetry, examine the ways in which Shakespeare and Renaissance writers explored identity, sexuality, and gender roles.