Ep.2 of 24 GCSE Macbeth: Analysis of context (AQA)

Macbeth - award winning tutorial content from Audiopi!Our Macbeth series for GCSE English Literature is one of our favourites. Our authors, Catherine Hartley and Stella Vassiliou, two fabulous teachers (both 1st class honours graduates from Oxbridge) bring to life and explain one of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies. We are also delighted to have the renowned Shakespearean actor, Guy Henry, play Macbeth throughout the series.In this episode:What kinds of context can I write about in the exam? This tutorial looks at both the literary context and the social context of Macbeth. The literary context gives a brief introduction to tragedy and the social context examines the Divine Right of Kings, religion, madness, gender, witchcraft.Our Tutors:Miss Stella Vassiliou MA (Oxon), PGCE Professional Tutor Didcot Girls' SchoolMiss Catherine Hartley MA (Cantab), PGCE Assistant Head of English Bartholomew SchoolThe first 5 episodes in this series, and every series in this podcast show, are free to listen to! Love what you hear and want us with you for the journey? You can subscribe to access every episode in any series on Acast+ for the price of a couple of cups of coffee a month, and become a supporter! Hit the link to Access it All.https://plus.acast.com/s/audiopi-gcse-english-literature-language-tutorialsSupporters will enjoy uninterrupted, ad-free access to every episode, in every series. You can subscribe monthly OR pay just once! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.