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solitary-dispute

I need help on Macbeth any tips?

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Gabi26

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by solitary-dispute

I need help on Macbeth any tips?

GCSE? AQA? What sort of things do you need help with? The question is very broad.
I'm in Y13 right now, so haven't done Macbeth for 2 years but I do lit at A level.
For quotes when I did my GCSEs I would blut every quote I remembered, go back and check using the play and add any ones that I missed that I had marked as important.
Other than that, essay practice is really important, it helps you get used to the exam and test your knowledge. You'll also develop your essay writing skills.

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Brownies1234

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by solitary-dispute

I need help on Macbeth any tips?

The LightUpHub is my tip tbh - even if you don't want to pay for the subscription, they have a lot of content on their YT channel and Instagram! (I would give better advice but I do R&J - hope you find someone who knows more about it!)

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solitary-dispute

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by Gabi26

AQA

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Gabi26

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by solitary-dispute

AQA

I would still say write practice essays as a form of revision and ask teachers for feedback. You can never get too much practice. Some things I found which helped me were writing out quotes for a particular theme, e.g. violence, kingship. You can then have a look at the quotes you wrote down for most of them and make sure you remember these for the exam. Other than that one thing I hear teachers complain about most is GCSE students shoehorning the context into their essays. Unless the context you are including is relevant do not, or link it so you show the examiner it is there to serve a purpose. Such as, King James wrote Daemonologie, unless it is relevant it doesn't need to be there. If you link it to the supernatural and something about the warning Shakespeare seeks to create about the supernatural world as a means to gain favour from the King who funded his plays, or something like that.