Macbeth : language and writing / Emma Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Emma (Emma Josephine), author.

Series:

Arden student skills

Arden student skills : language and writing

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth.

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Language.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Macbeth (Shakespeare, William).

Language and languages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury, 2013.

Summary:

Arden Student Guides: Language and Writing offer a new type of study aid which combines lively critical insight with practical guidance on the critical writing skills you need to develop in order to engage fully with Shakespeare's texts. The books' core focus is on language: both understanding and enjoying Shakespeare's complex dramatic language, and expanding your own critical vocabulary, as you respond to his plays. Key features include: an introduction considering when and how the play was written, addressing the language with which Shakespeare created his work, as well as the generic, lite.

Arden Student Guides: Language and Writing offer a new type of study aid which combines lively critical insight with practical guidance on the critical writing skills you need to develop in order to engage fully with Shakespeare's texts. The books' core focus is on language: both understanding and enjoying Shakespeare's complex dramatic language, and expanding your own critical vocabulary, as you respond to his plays. Key features include: an introduction considering when and how the play was written, addressing the language with which Shakespeare created his work, as well as the generic, literary and theatrical conventions at his disposal; detailed examination and analysis of the individual text focusing in it literary, technical, and historical intricacies; discussion of performance history and the critical reception of the work. At a climactic point in the play, Macbeth realises that the witches have deceived him through their ambiguous language: 'they palter with us in a double sense'. This book explores Shakespeare's own paltering in the play - the densely rich language of ambition, of blood, and of guilt that structures Macbeth. -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover; Title; Preface; Series editors preface; Contents; Copyright; Series; Introduction; Macbeth in Shakespeares career; Macbeth in historical context; Macbeth in criticism; 1 Language: Words, lines, speeches; What is Macbeth?; Macbeth in print: the 1623 Folio; Printing the Folio; Editing the Folio; Stage directions; Enter Thomas Middleton; Reading Macbeth 1.7.128; Rhythm and metre; Without fear?; Review of 1.7; Macbeth and the domestic; Domestic tragedy; The witches; Banquos ghost; Review; Writing matters; 2 Language and structure; Construction; Structure; Showing and telling.

Terror and horrorThe role of Malcolm; Shakespeare at work: Holinsheds Chronicles; Two extracts from Holinshed; Originality; Speed, anticipation and fulfilment; Sleepwalking; Writing matters; 3 Language and character; The curse of Macbeth; Performative language; The witches powers; The question of agency; Agency and blame: Character; Actors insights I: Early modern; Actors insights II: Modern; The language of character: Macbeth and Lady Macbeth; The language of the play; Image clusters; So, how many children had Lady Macbeth?; Writing matters; 4 Writing topics; Ten tips for your own writing.

Questionsabout MacbethWhat is the significance of the opening scene of Macbeth?; Is Macbeth a moral play?; Describe how Lady Macbeth persuades Macbeth to commit murder; How does Shakespeare use the theme of appearance versus reality in Macbeth?; What is the purpose of the porter scene?; Writing skills review; Bibliography and further reading.

Language: Words, lines, speeches

Language and structure

Language and character

Writing topics.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Drama Online, viewed June 18, 2026).

Other Format:

Print version: Smith, Emma (Emma Josephine). Macbeth.

ISBN:

9781472500410

1472500415

9781408156032

1408156032

9781408166420

1408166429

OCLC:

852795917

Access Restriction:

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