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- The Elizabethan Era The Elizabethan era refers to the time period of Queen Elizabeth I’s reign, from 1558 to 1603. The Elizabethan era is also known as “the age of...
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Macbeth: Act 1, Scene 3
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- SCENE III A heath near Forres. Thunder. Enter the three Witches. First Witch Where hast thou been, sister? Second Witch Killing swine. Third Witch Sister, where thou? Fir...
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Macbeth: Act 4, Scene 1
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- SCENE I A cavern. In the middle, a boiling cauldron. Thunder. Enter the three Witches First Witch Thrice the brinded cat hath mew’d. Second Witch Thrice and once the...
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Macbeth: Act 2, Scene 2
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- SCENE II The same. Enter LADY MACBETH LADY MACBETH That which hath made them drunk hath made me bold; What hath quench’d them hath given me fire. Hark! Peace! It was t...
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- Elizabethan theatre, or English Renaissance theatre, was derived from medieval theatre traditions. Many of these traditions involved mystery plays – plays that retold stor...
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- This lesson will talk a little about the role of fate and how it is discussed in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet! Often times learning is much easier when broken up i...
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Macbeth: Act 1, Scene 5
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- SCENE V Inverness. Macbeth’s castle. Enter LADY MACBETH, reading a letter. 1 LADY MACBETH ‘They met me in the day of success: and I have learned by the perfectest ...
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Macbeth: Act 3, Scene 4
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- SCENE IV The same. Hall in the palace. A banquet prepared. Enter MACBETH, LADY MACBETH, ROSS, LENNOX, Lords, and Attendants MACBETH You know your own degrees; sit down: at f...
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Macbeth: Act 1, Scene 1
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- Scene I A desert place. Thunder and lightning. Enter three Witches. First Witch When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain? Second Witch When the hurly...
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- You’re here! You’re finally here! Welcome to the final scene of Macbeth. You did it. Awesome. If you haven’t already, please enroll in my “Learn Macbeth...
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Macbeth: Act 4, Scene 3
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- SCENE III England. Before the King’s palace. Enter MALCOLM and MACDUFF MALCOLM Let us seek out some desolate shade, and there Weep our sad bosoms empty. MACDUFF Let ...
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- Okay, so there are tons of resources available on the Internet which examine this play. I’m going to attempt to take a different perspective and hopefully you, the reader,...
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Macbeth: Act 1, Scene 2
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- SCENE II A camp near Forres. Alarum within. Enter Duncan, Malcolm, Donalbain, and Lennox, with Attendants, meeting a bleeding Sergeant. 1 DUNCAN What bloody man is that? He ca...
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Macbeth: Act 3, Scene 6
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- SCENE VI Forres. The palace. Enter LENNOX and another Lord LENNOX My former speeches have but hit your thoughts, Which can interpret further: only, I say, Things have been st...
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Macbeth: Act 1, Scene 4
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- SCENE IV Forres. The palace. Flourish. 1 Enter DUNCAN, MALCOLM, DONALBAIN, LENNOX, and Attendants. DUNCAN Is execution done on Cawdor? Are not Those in commission yet return&...
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Macbeth: Act 1, Scene 7
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- SCENE VII Macbeth’s castle. Hautboys and torches. Enter a Sewer, and divers Servants with dishes and service, and pass over the stage. Then enter MACBETH. MACBETH If it...
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Macbeth: Act 3, Scene 3
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- SCENE IIIA park near the palace. Enter three Murderers First Murderer But who did bid thee join with us?1 Third Murderer Macbeth. Second Murderer He needs not our mistrus...
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- Romeo and Juliet is perhaps the most famous for its lines of romantic sayings. Try to see if you can analyze what they mean in modern English. My lessons on Understanding Sh...
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Macbeth: Act 2, Scene 1
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- SCENE I Court of Macbeth’s castle. Enter BANQUO, and FLEANCE bearing a torch before him BANQUO How goes the night, boy? FLEANCE The moon is down; I have not heard t...
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Macbeth: Act 2, Scene 3
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- SCENE III The same. Knocking within. Enter a Porter Porter Here’s a knocking indeed! If a man were porter of hell-gate, he should have old turning the key. 1 Knocking...
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Macbeth: Act 3, Scene 5
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- SCENE V A Heath. Thunder. Enter the three Witches meeting HECATE First Witch Why, how now, Hecate! you look angerly. HECATE Have I not reason, beldams as you are, Saucy an...
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Macbeth: Act 3, Scene 2
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- SCENE II The palace. Enter LADY MACBETH and a Servant LADY MACBETH Is Banquo gone from court? Servant Ay, madam, but returns again to-night. LADY MACBETH Say to the king...
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Popular Shakespeare films
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- If you don’t have the opportunity to see one of Shakespeare’s plays in real life, you can watch one of his many film adaptations available on DVD or VHS, or even on ...
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Macbeth: Act 5, Scene 1
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- SCENE I Dunsinane. Ante-room in the castle. Enter a Doctor of Physic and a Waiting-Gentlewoman Doctor I have two nights watched with you, but can perceive no truth in your re...
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Macbeth: Act 3, Scene 1
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- SCENE I Forres. The palace. Enter BANQUO BANQUO Thou hast it now: king, Cawdor, Glamis, all, As the weird women promised, and, I fear, Thou play’dst most foully forR...
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- The Winter’s Tale is a great example of a tragicomedy. The play’s rich, well-developed characters make this play a joy to read – almost like a fairy tale. Belo...
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- Shakespeare’s influence on the English language Shakespeare was a prolific playwright whose works have given us a ton of new phrases in the English language. He has popula...
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Macbeth: Act 1, Scene 6
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- SCENE VI Before Macbeth’s castle. Hautboys1 and torches. Enter DUNCAN, MALCOLM, DONALBAIN, BANQUO, LENNOX, MACDUFF, ROSS, ANGUS, and Attendants. DUNCAN This castle hath...
