Suitable for teaching 14-16s. The doctor and lady-in-waiting witness Lady Macbeth sleepwalking. Lady Macbeth appears haunted by guilt. From a performance of the 2011 RSC stage production of Macbeth.

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The doctor and lady-in-waiting witness Lady Macbeth sleepwalking. Gloomy lighting creates an oppressive atmosphere. Lady Macbeth appears haunted by guilt. This most famous of Lady Macbeth’s scenes takes the focus of the play away from Macbeth’s decline. After the murders of Duncan and Banquo, she has managed Macbeth’s rising panic and erratic behaviour and held their partnership together.

For more than a full act, Lady Macbeth has not been on-stage – not since she acted quickly at the royal banquet. When the guests are gone, ironically she advises her husband: “You lack the season of all natures, sleep”. This scene is the prelude to the last act of Lady Macbeth’s journey. Here we see her sleepwalking, no longer able to calm her guilty conscience. Shakespeare shows her to us through the eyes of two quite ordinary people, the doctor and the lady-in-waiting. Their shocked commentary on the Queen’s behaviour is a mirror for our own responses, possibly including pity, fear and horror. From a performance of the 2011 RSC stage production of Macbeth.

This clip is from the BBC series Shakespeare Unlocked. Shakespeare Unlocked brings Shakespeare’s most popular plays to life for young people by showing how actors and directors work to interpret and take ownership of Shakespeare’s text. There are 12 short films for each play: 3 scenes filmed in colour, in the theatre and 8 rehearsals filmed in black and white, with actors and directors exploring those scenes. There is also a short film about this theatre production. The series comes with a range of suggestions for classroom activities. This production of Macbeth, directed by Michael Boyd, opened on 16 April 2011 in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.

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Teaching English Literature, Drama or Theatre Studies?

KS4 English Literature

Before watching the scene:
• Directing choices
Ask students to discuss in pairs what choices they would make about the scene if they were directing it, in particular: Where the scene is set – What Lady Macbeth is wearing – The relationship between the lady-in-waiting and the doctor – Whether or not Lady Macbeth sees them – Stage lighting.

After watching the scene
• Lady Macbeth
In pairs, ask students to discuss how Lady Macbeth is different from the way she has been in earlier scenes. What is the actor doing physically and vocally that helps to achieve this change?

• Staging
As a whole class, ask students what they noticed about the stage the scene is performed on. What is the effect of having an audience on three sides? As a whole class ask students where Lady Macbeth went when she said “To bed, to bed...”. Where was she going? Who was the figure sitting above the door she exited through? Who opened the door?

This clip will be relevant for teaching English Literature, Drama and Theatre Studies. This topic appears at KS3 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and AQA, OCR, Edexcel and Eduqas GCSE/KS4 in England, Wales and CCEA GCSE/KS4 in Northern Ireland. It appears in WJEC for Drama at KS4/GCSE. It would also be relevant for A-Level Theatre Studies. In Scotland, it is relevant to English Literature students at National 3, 4 and 5 and Higher.

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