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Planning an analytical essay about Lady Macbeth in ‘Macbeth’

Quiz by Oak National Academy: GCSE English AQA

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  • Q1
    You have been given this question: 'To what extent does Shakespeare present Lady Macbeth presented as a dutiful wife?'. Match the question fragment to its purpose.
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  • Q2
    Match the essay terms to their definitions.
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  • Q3
    In his book 'The Prince' (1513), Machiavelli argues that to get and maintain power, you might have to resort to certain tactics. What are they?
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  • Q4
    Why might some argue that Lady Macbeth is not a Machiavellian villain?
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  • Q5
    Here is a thesis: Shakespeare’s Lady Macbeth is presented as a Machiavellian villain when she uses duplicity; later she is not so Machiavellian because she feels guilty'. What feedback would you give?
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  • Q6
    Which topic sentence best supports this thesis: 'Shakespeare's Lady Macbeth embodies the qualities of a great Machiavellian ruler, only prevented from realising her ambition due to the patriarchy'?
    Ultimately, Shakespeare opposed the patriarchy; perhaps he was a feminist.
    Shakespeare uses Act 1 to establish Lady Macbeth's qualities as a Machiavel.
    Jacobeans believed women should run a godly household and not be Machiavellian.
    In 1.5, Shakespeare presents Lady Macbeth powerfully with 'unsex me here'.
    Shakespeare might have been influenced by Machiavelli's 'The Prince'.
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