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Sounds,23 Mar 2023,12 mins

SeriesMacbeth

4. Themes

Bitesize GCSE English Literature

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Jean Menzies and Carl Anka discuss some of the themes in Shakespeare’s Macbeth. They’ll be taking a look at three key themes; ambition and power, the supernatural and appearances vs. reality. They'll be listening to extracts of the play and picking out key quotes to help you write about the themes in your exams. Extracts are taken from an audio dramatisation of Macbeth, featuring David Tennant and available to listen to in full on BBC Sounds. Suitable for: AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas, OCR More GCSE revision on Macbeth https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zgq3dmn

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