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Shakespeare's Macbeth: Fear and the "Dagger of the Mind" Lesson PlanShakespeare's Macbeth: Fear and the "Dagger of the Mind" Lesson Plan
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Shakespeare's Macbeth: Fear and the "Dagger of the Mind"

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High schoolers read and analyze Shakespeare's play, 'Macbeth.' They analyze how Shakespeare uses metaphors, imagery and dramatic cues to demonstrate Macbeth's response to fear, and perform without words a scene dramatizing Macbeth's response to fear.

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macbeth, william shakespeare, literary analysis

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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Year
2009
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Creative Commons
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