Created by Lee Brown (PGCE student)

Macbeth

PART ONE

King Duncan hears how ……………….. has been a brave warrior and a loyal servant to the King. Duncan gives Macbeth the title of Thane of ……..…… as reward for his services. The old Thane of …………….. is killed for being a traitor.

On their way back from battle, Macbeth and Banquo meet the ……………… who tell Macbeth that he will become the new Thane of Cawdor and also the new ……… of Scotland. The weird sisters also tell Banquo that his sons will be ……….. in years to come. Macbeth not sure whether this is true but he is soon told by a messenger that he is now the new …………………….. This seems like the first part of the prophecy has come true.

Macbeth has told his wife, ………….………….., about the witches predictions. She is excited about becoming queen, but fears that Macbeth is not ……………….. enough to kill Duncan. When Macbeth arrives home she tries to …………………………………………………. and Macbeth agrees with her.

Duncan arrives at ……………. castle and is greeted. They hold a feast and most people get drunk. Macbeth is ………………. about killing Duncan and decides to abandon his plan. Macbeth believes that Duncan is a ……….. king. Duncan has said lots of ………………………. about Macbeth. Lady Macbeth is …………. that Macbeth has abandoned his plan to kill ………….. and calls him a coward and tells him that he is not a man. Macbeth decides to go through with the plan to murder Duncan. He sees an imaginary …………. before his eyes. Macbeth creeps into ……………………….. in the middle of the night and …………………..…… in cold blood. Lady Macbeth sees the daggers in Macbeth's hands and rushes back to …………………….. ……………………

Macduff arrives at the castle and discovers ……………………………… and raises the alarm. Duncan's son, …………………, quickly leaves Scotland because he might be …………….. for killing his father. Macduff does not …………… Macbeth.

PART TWO

Macbeth is ………………………..of Scotland. He decides that he must kill ……………. and his son because ………………………….. and order two …………….. to carry out the job. However, the ………………. escapes. Macduff is really upset about ……………. escaping.

Macbeth has a banquet and sets a place at the table for ……………, knowing full well that he has been murdered. However, he sees the gory ghost of ……………. coming towards him. His guests think that he might be going……… and become suspicious of him.

Macduff is now sure that Macbeth has murdered Duncan and decides to join ………………. in England and raise an army of ………………. Englishmen to kill Macbeth.

Macbeth orders his henchmen to kill Macduff's ……….………………. and this act disgusts his followers, who start to desert him. Macbeth decides to pay the ………….. another visit and they tell him that Banquo's children will still be the future …………… of Scotland. They also tell him that no-one born of ……………….. will ever be able to kill him and that he will never die until the forest of …………….. comes to ……………. Macbeth thinks that this will ………………………. and decides to carry on as normal.

Lady Macbeth has gone ……… and talks in her sleep about …………..…………. A messenger tells the king that the wood is on its way to ………………. and Macbeth is …………………

When the army arrive at the castle Macbeth …………. many men because he believes that no-one can kill him. However, Macduff tells Macbeth that he was not born of woman because ………………………………………………………… and they fight. Macbeth is …………….. by Macduff and his ……….. is put on a pole for everyone to see.

WORD LIST FOR THE BLANK SPACES:

Mad; witches; worried; Macbeth; Duncan's corpse; unsure; Dunsinane; his mother gave birth to him by caesarean; the fleance; kills; killed; fleance; head; ten thousand; crowned king; Cawdor; Lady Macbeth; angry; kings; Banquo; mad; Malcolm; king; kings; Cawdor; good things; witches; Thane of Cawdor; dagger; suspected; Dunsinane; Burnham; plant them on the servants; wife and children; washing blood from her hands; Banquo; Dunsinane; henchmen; trust; might become a king; murders him; Duncan's room; good; Duncan; ambitious; Macbeth's; persuade him to kill Duncan; Banquo; woman; never happen; Malcolm.

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