Oxford School Shakespeare: Macbeth | Oxford University Press

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*Product Title*

Oxford School Shakespeare: Macbeth | Oxford University Press

*Short Description*

Annotated Shakespeare play for secondary students. Part of Oxford School Shakespeare series. Full text + notes + activities. Used for IGCSE, O Level, A Level English Literature. Key text on ambition and guilt.

*Full Product Description*

Oxford School Shakespeare – Macbeth

This is the student edition of William Shakespeare’s _Macbeth_ from Oxford School Shakespeare series by Oxford University Press. Designed for students aged 14-18 years. Full play text with modern notes to explain language, characters, and themes.

Cover shows gold crown with blood-red reflection – perfect symbol for the play. Crown = Macbeth’s ambition to be king. Blood = murder, guilt, and consequences of his actions.

Author: William Shakespeare

Series: Oxford School Shakespeare

Type: Annotated Play Text / Literature Textbook

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Language: English

Age Group: 14-18 years / Grade 9-12 / Year 10-13

Level: IGCSE, O Level, A Level, SSC, HSSC Literature

*Key Features*

Oxford School Shakespeare edition

Complete unabridged play text of _Macbeth_

Clear notes on every page: vocabulary, imagery, context

“Character notes” for Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, witches, Banquo

“Scene summaries” + “Themes” + “Key quotations” sections

“Check your understanding” questions after each scene

Essay questions + exam-style writing activities

Context: Scotland 11th century, witches, supernatural, kingship

Glossary of Shakespeare’s words + “Out, damned spot!” explained

Line numbers + act/scene divisions for revision

Works with Oxford School Shakespeare Teacher’s Handbook

*Plot Summary*

Set in medieval Scotland. General Macbeth meets 3 witches who predict he will be king. Driven by ambition and urged by Lady Macbeth, he murders King Duncan. Macbeth becomes king but guilt + paranoia make him kill more people including Banquo. Lady Macbeth goes mad. Macbeth’s tyranny ends when Macduff kills him.

Main themes: ambition, power and corruption, guilt, fate vs free will, appearance vs reality, supernatural.

*Specifications*

Subject: English Literature / Drama

Play: Macbeth by William Shakespeare

Series: Oxford School Shakespeare

Type: Student Edition

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Language: English

Age Group: 14-18 years

Pages: ∼180-220 pages

Format: Paperback

*Who This Book Is For*

IGCSE English Literature students – _Macbeth_ is a top set text

O Level/A Level students studying Shakespearean tragedy

Grade 9-12 students in international schools

Teachers teaching themes of ambition + psychology

Homeschool students for Shakespeare study

Students studying character + motivation

*SEO Keywords*

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*Note*: Gold crown + blood = core conflict of Macbeth. He wants the crown but blood/guilt destroys him. Most famous lines: “Is this a dagger which I see before me”, “Out, damned spot!”, “Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow”. Witches + “Fair is foul, foul is fair” = supernatural theme.

Use with Oxford School Shakespeare Teacher’s Guide for activities + mark schemes.

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