Shakespeare Focus: Macbeth: Text and Notes for Leaving Certificate English

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Gill Shakespeare Focus: Macbeth – a new and beautifully illustrated edition of the play – expertly assists students in understanding Shakespeare’s great drama and thoroughly prepares them for the Leaving Certificate exam.

Focused scene-by-scene analysis:

  • Summary and in-depth Critical Analysis
  • Detailed study of Shakespeare’s Language
  • Key Quotes plus commentary
  • Exam-style questions and Sample Paragraphs with Examiner’s Comments

Essential study notes:
  • Characters – concise analysis
  • Central Themes and Issues
  • Dramatic Techniques (Imagery, Soliloquies, Dramatic Irony)
  • Macbeth as a Comparative Text – modes defi ned, detailed explanatory notes, exemplar paragraphs, using key quotes, essay plans and FAQs on successful answering
  • Exam Focus – purposeful use of key scenes, paragraphing succinctly, quoting eff ectively
  • Writing Top-Grade Essays – advice and prompts for responding to the question and planning the essay
  • Full Sample Essays – marked and graded with invaluable Examiner’s Comments
  • Sample Leaving Certificate exam questions relevant to the latest changes in the exam

Teacher’s Resources
Additional Teacher’s Resources are available on GillExplore.ie, our smart, reliable and easy-to-use resources platform:
◆  PowerPoints ◆  Quizzes ◆  Worksheets  ◆  Weblinks
Each Gill Shakespeare Focus: Macbeth comes with a FREE eBook! 

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9780717173266
  • ISBN: 9780717173266
  • Pub Date: 10th March 2017
  • Publisher: Gill
  • Imprint: Gill Education
  • Format: Paperback
  • Number of Pages: 312

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About Martin Kieran

Martin Kieran is Chief Advising Examiner for Leaving Certificate Higher Level English since 2006 and has written several Leaving Certificate English textbooks.




Frances Rocks is an experienced examiner and has written several Leaving Certificate English textbooks.




Both authors teach in St Vincent's Secondary School, Dundalk.

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About Frances Rocks

Martin Kieran and Frances Rocks teach at St Vincent's Secondary School in Dundalk, Co. Louth. They have been responsible for implementing a TY programme in that school and are both experienced examiners of Junior and Leaving Certificate English.

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