Plot sequencing with a twist

DRAMATIC TENSION Place the significant events of Act 1 on the graph. Draw lines to connect the boxes. You may add other events to the blank text boxes if you wish.

Macbeth

Banquo and Macbeth meet the witches The witches predict Banquos future

High

Malcolm describes Cawdors death

Macbeth is made Thane of Cawdor

Dramatic tension

Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth

Duncan admires Macbeth castle

Lady Macbeth reads the letter

Duncan names his son as his successor

Low

Lady Macbeth calls upon evil spirits

A soldier talks of the brave Macbeth

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DRAMATIC TENSION Place the significant events of Act 2 on the graph. Draw lines to connect the boxes. You may add other events to the blank text boxes if you wish.

Macbeth

High

Macbeth has a vision of a dagger

The porter provides comic relief

Dramatic tension

Banquo tells Macbeth he is loyal to Duncan Lennox describes some unnatural events Lady Macbeth takes the daggers back

Macbeth returns from killing Duncan

Ross and an Old Man talk of unnatural events Lady Macbeth faints

Low Scene 1
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ACT 2
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DRAMATIC TENSION Place the significant events of Act 3 on the graph. Draw lines to connect the boxes. You may add other events to the blank text boxes if you wish.

Macbeth

Lenox voices his suspicions to a lord Macbeth tells killers to murder Banquo and his son Fleance Banquo is killed, but Fleance escapes

Dramatic tension

High

The banquet: Macbeth sees Banquos ghost Hecate rebukes the witches

Low Scene

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ACT 3
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DRAMATIC TENSION Place the significant events of Act 4 on the graph. Draw lines to connect the boxes. You may add other events to the blank text boxes if you wish.

Macbeth

High

Dramatic tension

Macduffs son is killed and his wife pursued Eight kings appear with Banquo Ross tells Macduff about his family Lady Macduff complains to Rosse

Apparition (armoured head) Macbeth meets the witches again Malcolm is suspicious of Macduff Apparition (child with crown and tree) A messenger warns Lady Macduff

Low

Apparition (bloody child)

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DRAMATIC TENSION Place the significant events of Act 5 on the graph. Draw lines to connect the boxes. You may add other events to the blank text boxes if you wish.

Macbeth

High

Dramatic tension

Macbeth learns of the death of his wife Macbeth is killed Old Siward learns of his sons death Malcolms army arrives with branches

The doctor reports that Lady Macbeth is mentally ill Macbeth kills young Siward Macduff enters with Macbeths head Macbeth learns that Macduff was not of woman born Malcolm makes the thanes earls

Low

Lady Macbeth, sleepwalking, washes her hands

Scene

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