Course curriculum

  • 1

    1. Follow Along with Our Mastery Notes

    • Download Our GCSE Macbeth Mastery Notes About Honour
  • 2

    2. Start With Brain Dumps

    • Start With Brain Dumps

    • Brain Dump of Macbeth's Context
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    3. Context: Introduction to The Renaissance

    • Studying Context is a Waste of Time, Isn't It?

    • Why Context is the Key to Mastering GCSE English Literature

    • Brain Dump the Importance of Context

    • Context: How to Get Around the Lack of Information Surrounding Shakespeare

    • Context: What Was The Renaissance?

    • QUIZ - Introduction to the Renaissance

    • Context: Introduction to the Cult of Honour in the Early Modern period

    • QUIZ - Introduction to the Cult of Honour

    • Actively Recalling the Renaissance and the Concept of Honour

    • QUIZ - Macbeth Introduction Quiz
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    4. The Language of Violence

    • Language and Structure: How Shakespeare Uses Antithesis to Highlight life's Contradictions

    • Who Was Shakespeare Appealing to?

    • Contrasting Images of Macbeth

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    5. Essay-Style Question on Honour and Masculinity

    • Exam-Style Question

    • Essay-Style Question on Honour and Masculinity

    • GCSE Literature Mastery Self-Assessment Spreadsheet

    • 100% Essay: How Does Shakespeare Portray Macbeth as Violent?

    • Why Does this Essay Score 100%?
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    6. Structure: Conflict, Imagery and Themes

    • Structure: Conflict - Is Duncan a Just King?

    • Is it Possible to Feel Empathy for Macbeth?

    • Structure and Theme: Beginning the Play with Honour and Bravery

    • Finding Links Between Structure, Theme and Context

    • Structure- Violent Imagery

    • Finding More Links

    • Analysis of Act 1, Scene 2
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    7. Shakespeare's Purpose

    • Shakespeare's Purpose: Two Possibilities

    • Act 2, Scene 4 Analysis
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    8. Context and Structure

    • Context and Structure- How Honour Drove Men to Extremes

    • Act 1, Scene 7 Analysis
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    9. 100% Close Analysis of Predictions in 'Macbeth' Using Sophicly's MCELSTAA Method

    • What Do We Need to Write About in GCSE English Literature Essays to Score 100%?

    • Introduction to Close Analysis Using MCELSTAA

    • Quiz - What Does MCELSTAA Stand For?

    • Act 1, Scene 3 Reading

    • A Sample Question

    • Macbeth Form and Central Concepts

    • Quiz on Form and Central Topics

    • What's the Difference Between a Soliloquy and an Aside?

    • Explain the Difference Between an Aside and a Soliloquy

    • Learn the General Effects of the Author's Methods

    • Quiz on Author's Methods

    • Act 1, Scene 3 Notes Part 1

    • Act 1, Scene 3 Notes Part 2

    • Sample 100% Essay About Predictions

    • Why Does this Essay Score 100%?

    • Essay Writing

    • Post Exam-style Self-Evaluation

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    10. Structure: Antithesis

    • Definition of Antithesis

    • 'Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair' Analysis

    • What is the Cause of Macbeth's Downfall?

    • What is the cause of Macbeth's downfall?

    • Do The Witches Have Supernatural Powers?

    • Antithesis in the Plot

    • Antithesis in the Play's Genre

    • An Alternative Interpretation for Macbeth The Rebel

    • What Do Rebel Archetypes Teach Us

    • What is The Real Source of Conflict in the Play?

    • What Aspects of Society Does Shakespeare's Antithesis Reflect
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    11. Structure: Overview of the Tragic Structure

    • Introduction to Christopher Booker's 7 Plot Archetypes

    • Macbeth's Inner Journey

    • Booker's 7 Plots- Tragedy

    • Analysing the Character's Flaw as Well as Societal Flaws
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    12. Shakespeare's Language: Iambic Pentameter

    • Brain Dump

    • Introduction to Iambic Pentameter

    • Your Own Understanding of Iambic Pentameter

    • Why Does Shakespeare Sometimes Change Up His Iambic Pentameter-