Macbeth (Tragedy)
By William Shakespeare (1606)
Shakespeare's darkest and most concentrated tragedy: the Scottish general tempted by prophecy, the corrosion of conscience, the blood that will not wash away, and the hollow vanity of stolen crowns. Dramatis Personae: Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Banquo, King Duncan, Macduff, Malcolm, The Three Witches.
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Week 1 — Act I, Sc 1–3: The Blasted Heath
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Week 1 — Act I, Sc 1–3: The Blasted Heath
Scene Summary & Living Narrative: The three Weird Sisters chant amidst thunder and lightning; Macbeth and Banquo return from battle; the prophecy: 'All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be King hereafter!'
Key Quotation for Recitation & Copywork: 'Fair is foul, and foul is fair: Hover through the fog and filthy air.'
[Public Domain: William Shakespeare, First Folio / Globe Edition.]
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12 ChaptersEvery chapter below is pre-indexed for oral narration and easy 1-click scheduling into your weekly Charlotte Mason lesson plan.
Week 1 — Act I, Sc 1–3: The Blasted Heath
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Week 2 — Act I, Sc 4–7: The Letter and the Vaulting Ambition
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Week 3 — Act II, Sc 1–2: The Dagger of the Mind
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Week 4 — Act II, Sc 3–4: The Knocking at the Gate
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Week 5 — Act III, Sc 1–3: The Murder of Banquo
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Week 6 — Act III, Sc 4–6: The Ghost at the Banquet
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Week 7 — Act IV, Sc 1: Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
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Week 8 — Act IV, Sc 2–3: The Slaughter at Fife and Macduff in England
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Week 9 — Act V, Sc 1: Out, Damned Spot!
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Week 10 — Act V, Sc 2–4: Birnam Wood Comes to Dunsinane
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Week 11 — Act V, Sc 5: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
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Week 12 — Act V, Sc 6–9: The Final Combat & Restoration of Peace
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