Anyone studied Macbeth?

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Can anyone say what points I should be focusing on in this question:

Discuss what we know about Macbeth’s character, particularly with reference to the closing scenes of the play.

Many thanks.

@BlouseAndSkirt

“ it is clear that with his head on a pike”

I think Macbeth might have the honour of being the only person ever to have their head placed on a pike.

@YourOpinionIsNoted How I wish I'd had teachers with your masterful ability to summarise the key points of the character.

OP, also worth noting that it's a rare example not of iambic pentameters, but of doric hexameters. And noted for its use of broad scots.

I only remember one soliloquy which I recite everytime I get one of the big kitchen knives out. I hold it aloft and intone 'is this a dagger which I see before me etc'. No help whatsoever...

Do let us know how you get on with your essay, OP.

But don't forget the plagiarism software employed now. I'd love for it to identify MN as a source.

Don’t forget the importance of the egg references, eg “young fry of MacDuff” and “what, all my pretty chicks”

Big Eggo, who appeared on the cover of the first ever 'Beano' comic, was in fact a satirical parody of Lady Macbeth. As an ostrich he symbolises her guilty desire to bury her head in the sand.

The egg theme is of course intimately related to the question of Bacon and provenance (I favour Danish myself).

Be sure to include references to the bit where Macbeth returns to Scotland as a conquering hero after scoring the winning goal against England at Wembley in 1967. It was England’s first defeat since they won the World Cup the previous year.

Discuss what we know about Macbeth’s character, particularly with reference to the closing scenes
He’s Dead.

You can spend the rest of the exam sharpening your pencils.

The egg theme is of course intimately related to the question of Bacon and provenance (I favour Danish myself).

And of course, it explains why they have square sausages in Scotland.

surely google would be a better starting point than Mumsnet?

Ooh, that's a good idea.
I tried googling the OPs question, and got precisely one hit

The question is shit. I wouldn't set that for anything above a year 8 class. It leads the response to write about the character as though they are real, as opposed to writing a critical analysis of the text.

There's no way it's from HE.

There's no way it's from HE.
Want a bet? I've met some trainee teachers who have worse subject knowledge than a typical year 9 student.
If you've ever had to explain the difference between a simile and a metaphor to a 22 year old English Literature graduate then you'd not be surprised how low the bar is at some university courses.

If you've ever had to explain the difference between a simile and a metaphor to a 22 year old English Literature graduate then you'd not be surprised how low the bar is at some university courses.

I wish I was joking.
they were from crap low ranking universities who take anyone but it's not the done thing on MN to say some universities are crap

Not all universities are equal. Sitting in lesson observations watching 14/15 year olds shred someone's subject knowledge is incredibly awkward.

His clothes hang off him. Fair to speculate all the blood and guts have turned him vegan.

The egg theme is of course intimately related to the question of Bacon and provenance (I favour Danish myself).

Now you’re getting it mixed up with Hamlet! (The mild cigar, from Benson and Hedges.)

Lady M clearly was not familiar with Cillit Bang - “out damned spot, what, will this ne’er be clean?”

Barry Scott was clearly batting for Banquo’s team.

The egg theme is of course intimately related to the question of Bacon and provenance (I favour Danish myself).

And of course, it explains why they have square sausages in Scotland.

And the genesis if the Egg McBeth McMuffin.

Don’t mention Denmark!!! Now we have to talk about Hamlet and wonder why Shakespeare wrote such an existential play about a self-obsessed cigar.

Ah, at last, someone's made the link to Omelette, Prince of Danepak.

I'd start by reading the play, then re-reading the closing scenes of the play. What do you know about his character? Nice man? Bad man? Noble? Brave? Cowardly? Devious? Loyal? Egotistical?

Don’t mention Denmark!!!

I mentioned it once, but I think I got away with it.