Synopsis:
The play opens with three witches gathering amidst thunder and lightening. They plan to meet with Macbeth that evening, ‘when the battle’s lost and won’ at ‘the set of sun’.
Opening scenes from Polanski (1971), BBC (2005), Wright (2006), Goold (2010), Kurzel (2015)
Roman Polanski imagines the report of the sergeant to King Duncan.
Roman Polanski's interpretation of the witches' proficies.
In this scene Macbeth learns of his new titles and begins to wonder about the proficy told to him by the Weird Sisters.
Lady Macbeth receives Macbeth's letter telling of his meeting with the witches. Here Kate Fleetwood is Lady Macbeth and Patrick Stewart is Macbeth in this 2010 BBC Production.
Exploring receiving the letter in Act 1 Scene 5 of Macbeth, with Niamh Cusack who played Lady Macbeth in the 2018 production and Assistant Director Peter Bradley.
The Royal Shakespeare production of Act 1, Scene 6 in which the Macbeth's welcome King Duncan to their castle... to kill him!
Daniel McDermott in the role of Macbeth from the GSA's 2018 production of Macbeth, performs an excerpt from Act 1, Scene 7. This scene is broken up and analysed by the Gaiety School of Acting's Shakespeare in Schools Coordinator Rebecca Dolan.
Macbeth Act 1 summary explained. Key quotes are kept short with easy to understand analysis.
English subtitles and animated characters reinforce comprehension, learning, and viewer confidence.
Design elements help students with learning disabilities access meaning.