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Macbeth

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enlightenmequick · 03/02/2014 13:49

Any English teachers to recommend a book on Macbeth?

I'd like her to read the original version, but I don't want to have to sit the whole time next to her, to explain. That's assuming I can

But I'm loathe to give her a version that isn't in the original style.

Can anyone recommend one that gives notes/explanations by the side?

Thanks

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cardibach · 16/02/2014 19:05

Google 'No Fear Shakespeare Macbeth' - it gives an online version of the text with a really good modern English version alongside. My pupils usually find it helpful.

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enlightenmequick · 04/02/2014 14:24

sorry ginger missed your post.

Thank you, I will take a look now.

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sonlypuppyfat · 04/02/2014 14:24

We did macbeth at school and then we were all dragged to the theatre to see it, hours and hours of my life I will never see again.

enlightenmequick · 04/02/2014 14:22

Matilda ah, well she won't be able to watch it then. I'll look for a 12 version. Thanks.

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enlightenmequick · 04/02/2014 14:20

cory That is actually why I like books- the imagination used. I have rooms, costumes, mannerisms all in my head, and then when I watch a film adaptation I lose all that, and my images are overridden by the film versions.

But yes, to save my neck, I will re-iterate that I understand it was written as a play originally and was meant to be watched to be enjoyed.

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cory · 04/02/2014 12:17

I always used to enjoy reading plays when I was at secondary because then I could imagine how I would direct them, with my perfect cast of actors and unlimited funds and my ideas out there. I notice dd did the same.

enlightenmequick · 04/02/2014 11:36

Doctor Macbeth, that's why she wants it.

I'm not that much of a tyrant, that I force her to read Shakesphere in her spare time!

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enlightenmequick · 04/02/2014 11:34

I don't want her to read it curlew she's doing it in her English class, and she misses a lot of school due to medical problems and she asked me to get her it.

Exit I used to smoke.

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ProphetOfDoom · 04/02/2014 06:36

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curlew · 04/02/2014 06:25

Seriously- can I ask why you want her to read it? I am a grown up with a degree in English, and I don't enjoy reading Shakespeare.

DoctorDonnaNoble · 04/02/2014 06:17

We use Cambridge Schools Shakespeare with Year 9. We save Arden for 6th Form. What Shakespeare is she doing in school this year?

gingertom · 04/02/2014 05:23

Graphic novel with original text here:

www.amazon.co.uk/Macbeth-Graphic-Novel-Original-Unabridged/dp/1906332037/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1391491175&sr=1-1&keywords=macbeth%20graphic%20novel&tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21

Recommended by my son's drama teacher.

Also available in plain English and quick text version.

ExitPursuedTheRoyalPrude · 03/02/2014 21:49

20 year old books smell ?

enlightenmequick · 03/02/2014 19:29

Love I did Macbeth at school too, funnily enough and I really liked it. I love Jane Austen and have a big collection of 'the classics', that DP goes mad about as they are yellow and a bit whiffy (20 years old) but I refuse to throw them out in case DD1 wants to read them, but so far she has only read Heidi.

She is in twlight/hunger games/beautiful creatures mode at the minute.

I have 3 yr old twins evil I may buy that for them in the future.

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Eggsiseggs · 03/02/2014 19:25

There are also some fab graphic novel (well, play!) versions. Will see if I can find the ones I bought.

EvilTwins · 03/02/2014 19:19

My kids (7 yrs old) have this and really enjoy the stories, but they're written as prose, not script, which is different

Loveleopardprint · 03/02/2014 19:16

Aah ok! Thought she was very advanced for her age. Good luck with it. My 13 yr old had to read Jane Eyre last term. She moaned as she loves sci fi and horror but I think she secretly liked it by the end. School took them to see it on stage and showed them a film version. Think it's great for them to read other genres.

enlightenmequick · 03/02/2014 19:16

Thank you Evil

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EvilTwins · 03/02/2014 19:13

Oxford School Shakespeare

enlightenmequick · 03/02/2014 19:10

see- misread not missed read. Doh!

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enlightenmequick · 03/02/2014 19:09

love I know!

I think some people just have pet things they hate, like misspellings, punctuation, and pronunciation. and I'm shit at all three

Sorry love you missed read me, she's in year 9, which makes her 13, but thank you for replying.

I definitely want her to read and understand the original version, so I want something with both the original text and footnotes to explain.

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EvilTwins · 03/02/2014 19:06

Year 9, Loveleopard - so 13/14

Loveleopardprint · 03/02/2014 19:05

Ducking now as will probably get told off for something.

Loveleopardprint · 03/02/2014 19:05

Blimey! Bet you thought you were just asking for some straightforward advice. Usborne books do great versions of the plays in story form as she is only nine and might understand that better.

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