Who wears the pants in the Macbeth family? Many would argue it's not the Thane of Cawdor, but his wife, Lady Macbeth. As part of the Shakespeare English Exercises series, a video and connected lessons discuss the power and influence of Lady Macbeth. Designed for language learners, the activities focus on checking for understanding and common idioms and metaphors.

Concepts

macbeth, william shakespeare, dramatic plays

Show More Show Less

Additional Tags

english language arts

Show More Show Less

Instructional Ideas

• Analyze Lady Macbeth's lines to determine key elements of her  character 
• Read lines from Macbeth with emotion to practice speaking skills
• Show scenes from Kurosawa's Throne of Blood for comparison

Classroom Considerations

• Includes details viewers may not understand if they have not read Macbeth

Pros

• Features an actress who is not a native English speaker to make the discussion more relevant to learners
• Includes different types of activities, such as multiple choice and fill in the blank    

Cons

• Changes the topic between each take, which may be difficult to follow

Common Core

RL.9-10.7 RL.11-12.7