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Macbeth
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A complete summary of William Shakespeare's Play, Macbeth. Find out more about his desire to be King and the lengths that he and his wife will both go
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Macbeth – Match the Quotes and Images
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This activity should be doable for students from an A2 level onwards, particularly after having done the active introduction to Macbeth. Students are asked to pair some of the quotes used in this activities to matching illustrations.
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EFL Macbeth Character Overview
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This is an overview of the most important characters in Macbeth (based on the selection of characters in most Graded Reader editions of the play).
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FR Macbeth Character Overview
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This is an overview of the most important characters in Macbeth (based on the selection of characters in most Graded Reader editions of the play).
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A spooky theme for Hallowe'en: Macbeth's Weyard Sisters on the stage
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Did you know that the women at the beginning of Macbeth are never referred to as 'witches'? Read more to discover about their portrayal on the stage.
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‘Shakespeare-by-Design’ Project - 6th Update: ‘A Piece of Work’ - Macbeth’s Glorious Cloak
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This cloak was used in productions starring Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen. It was and is a masterful example of craftsmanship in theatrical costume design.
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Shakespeare in isiXhosa
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Buhle Ngaba describes her struggle to identify with Shakespeare and her growing determination to give her students access to his work in their own language.
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Picture of the Month - June 2011
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This month we're focusing on an image of Antony Sher and Harriet Walter playing Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in the RSC's 1999 production, directed by Gregory Doran.
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Shakespeare in 100 objects: Book of Beasts
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This blog about Edward Topsell's The History of Foure-Footed Beasts is from Victoria Jackson, Doctoral Candidate in the History Department, University of Birmingham.
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Bollock Dagger
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Our newest acquisition to the museum collection is a 'bollock dagger' made during the 1500s
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The GAP Arts Summer Residencies - Little Wonder by Rumbidzai Savanhu
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The third blog in our GAP Arts Summer Residencies series
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The Women Behind Fierce Sisters
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Meet the fiery female characters who are stepping up from the sidelines and taking centre stage in a thought-provoking new performance in the gardens at Shakespeare's New Place.
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Into the 18th Century: Shakespeare in Performance
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In the 18th century, authors began to reinterpret and adapt Shakespeare's plays through text and performance, producing such intriguing versions as 'The Enchanted Isle' and Nahum Tate's 'King Lear'.
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John Hutton's Etched Windows in the Shakespeare Centre
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The windows in the Marble Hall of the Shakespeare Centre were etched by artist John Hutton, and they are a marvellous exploration of Shakespeare's ability to create complex emotional figures.
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Vivien Leigh's Birthday Centenary
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In celebration of the 100 year anniversary of acclaimed actress Vivien Leigh's birth, we're taking a dive into the vast array of Vivien Leigh collections that we have here at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
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Ominous Oboes
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Suspenseful background music has been around long before cinema was invented. Shakespeare himself toyed with the effect, and consistently relied upon a very specific instrument to indicate ominous foreshadowing...
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Thomas Stothard - Scenes from Shakespeare's Plays
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Acting Head of Collections, Rosalyn Sklar, looks at two paintings by Thomas Stothard bequeathed via the Art Fund.
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Pushing Upward and Forward: American Actresses on the RSC Stage
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Discover the lives and works of American actresses who performed on the RSC stage with Brooke Tobler.
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Wooing Shakespeare across cultures: Shakespeare in Bengali
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We are marking Shakespeare’s birthday with a blog by Dattatreya Dutt about the art of translating Shakespeare into Bengali.
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Sculpting the Secret, Black and Midnight Hags
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Double, double toil and trouble
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Shakespeare in Gyula
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Read about what it's like to see Shakespeare in another language!