These sites have summaries, study questions, and lesson plans for "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare:

Bill Bennett on The Great Books: Macbeth - YouTube Video

The following lessons are from the Lesson Plans Archive at the Folger Institute

Go to Teach and Learn-->Teaching Shakespeare-->Lesson Plan Archive

"Murder Under Trust": Macbeth and Scottish Law
This is an exercise aimed at getting students to understand how primary resources may inform the text and ideas of Shakespeare's drama. Specifically, students will examine Macbeth 1.7 in conjunction with a primary source from 1599 to gain an understanding of historical context as a literary device.

Macbeth: What's Up with the Crime Scene?
his lesson will introduce students to Macbeth by having them act out the scene where Duncan's murder is discovered. The trick is that all of the stage directions and characters' names have been removed from the text.

Double, double, toil and trouble": A Dual Exploration of Macbeth
In this lesson, students will emulate a key practice of Renaissance theater: doubling. The goal of this lesson is for students to experience—to see, hear, and feel—the differences between characters (especially supernatural versus royal) when students, as actors, have to take on more than one role. They will need to understand Shakespearean language, and will need to create distinctive personas so that the audience can differentiate between characters during presentation.

www.Macbeth
Students will use online resources in order to examine patterns of imagery in Macbeth. By comparing these patterns to those of other Shakespeare plays, the students will draw conclusions about the different reasons Shakespeare uses imagery in the play.

ClassZone: Macbeth This site includes theme openers, crosscurricular activities, and research assignment ideas. There are also links to further reading materials and related reading materials. Grades 11-12.

Classroom technology tutorials & projects that foster student creativity & empowerment.

MacBeth Plugged A ThinkQuest student project, this is an annotated, on-line version of the Shakespearean tragedy with a glossary. The first act has clickable words that lead to either a glossary definition of the word or a deeper exploration of that portion of the play. There is a summary of each scene in the play. NOTE: This site includes links to other sites with discussion boards.

Orson Welles Macbeth Intro - YouTube Video

The Tragedy of Macbeth Read the entire play online.

Enjoying Macbeth Very extensive background and commentary with gruesome trivia to keep class fascinated.

Glamis Castle, Scotland
Read about the real Glamis castle and see comparisons to Shakespeare's "Macbeth." Go to the "History/Gardens" menu and choose "Macbeth."

"Macbeth" (Judi Dench) sleepwalking scene - YouTube Video

Macbeth: Suggested Essay Topics

Macbeth Quiz
This is a short quiz on the play.

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