Macbeth: Language and Writing

Cover\nHalfTitle\nSeries\nTitle\nCopyright\nContents\nSeries Editors Preface\nPreface\nIntroduction\n	Macbeth in Shakespeare’s career\n	Macbeth in historical context\n	Macbeth in criticism\nCHAPTER ONE Language: Words, lines, speeches\n	What is Macbeth?\n	Macbeth in print: the 1623 Folio\n	Printing the Folio\n	Editing the Folio\n	Stage directions\n	Enter Thomas Middleton\n	Reading Macbeth 1.7.1–28\n	Rhythm and metre\n	Without fear?\n	Review of 1.7\n	Macbeth and the domestic\n	Domestic tragedy\n	The witches\n	Banquo’s ghost\n	Review\n	Writing matters\nCHAPTER TWO Language and structure\n	Construction\n	Structure\n	Showing and telling\n	Terror and horror\n	The role of Malcolm\n	Shakespeare at work: Holinshed’s Chronicles\n	Two extracts from Holinshed\n	Originality\n	Speed, anticipation and fulfilment\n	Sleepwalking\n	Writing matters\nCHAPTER THREE Language and character\n	The curse of Macbeth\n	Performative language\n	The witches’ powers\n	The question of agency\n	Agency and blame: Character\n	Actors’ insights I: Early modern\n	Actors’ insights II: Modern\n	The language of character: Macbeth and Lady Macbeth\n	The language of the play\n	Image clusters\n	So, how many children had Lady Macbeth?\n	Writing matters\nCHAPTER FOUR Writing topics\n	Ten tips for your own writing\n	Questions about Macbeth\n	What is the significance of the opening scene of Macbeth?\n	Is Macbeth a moral play?\n	Describe how Lady Macbeth persuades Macbeth to commit murder\n	How does Shakespeare use the theme of appearance versus reality in Macbeth?\n	What is the purpose of the porter scene?\n	Writing skills review\nBibliography and Further Reading