Shakespeare Focus: Macbeth: Text and Notes for Leaving Certificate English

Gill Shakespeare Macbeth - a new and beautifully illustrated edition of the play - expertly assists students in understanding Shakespeare's great drama and thoroughly prepares them for the Leaving Certificate exam.



Focused scene-by-scene






Summary and in-depth Critical Analysis


Detailed study of Shakespeare's Language



Key Quotes plus commentary

Exam-style questions and Sample Paragraphs with Examiner's Comments

Essential study






Characters - concise analysis

Central Themes and Issues



Dramatic Techniques (Imagery, Soliloquies, Dramatic Irony)


Macbeth as a Comparative Text - modes defi ned, detailed explanatory notes, exemplar paragraphs, using key quotes, essay plans and FAQs on successful answering


Exam Focus - purposeful use of key scenes, paragraphing succinctly, quoting eff ectively


Writing Top-Grade Essays - advice and prompts for responding to the question and planning the essay


Full Sample Essays - marked and graded with invaluable Examiner's Comments


Sample Leaving Certificate exam questions relevant to the latest changes in the exam


Teacher's Resources



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Each Gill Shakespeare Macbeth comes with a FREE eBook!

Martin Kieran and Frances Rocks are experienced teachers and examiners who have written several Leaving Certifi cate English textbooks. Martin has worked for many years as Chief Advising Examiner for Leaving Certifi cate Higher Level English. Frances delivers in-service workshops for second-level teachers of English throughout the country.