Three young people jumping over the camera under a stormy grey sky. One of them holds a crown.

PLOT.

Help your students master the plot of Shakespeare’s Macbeth.

Plot Summaries

Break the text down into manageable chunks, and refresh your students’ memories with key quotes.

Scene-By-Scene Synopsis (PDF)

BSL Synopsis

Animated Synopsis

Activities

10 Key Moments

Print off these 10 key plot points, cut them up, mix them up, and then see if your class can reassemble them correctly after watching the summary videos above.

10 Key Moments (PDF)

Macbeth Storyboard

Print the template below, and ask your class to draw a storyboard of 10 key moments in the play. They can choose the moments they think are most significant. You could use this as a homework task.

Storyboard Template (PDF)

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