LO: creating PETAL paragraphs

• Identify how Shakespeare presents

Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s
relationship
 Identifying Character
Match each word to either • NOBLE
Macbeth or Lady • SELFISH
Macbeth. • SELFLESS
Remember, some words • MANIPULATIVE
describe them at the • GREEDY
beginning of the play and
• EVIL
later on, you can use a
word for both characters • POWERFUL
if you think it fits. • BRAVE
• RESPECTED
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Lady Macbeth corrupts Macbeth as
before the witches’ prediction he was
quite innocent. For example, “look like
the innocent flower, but be the serpent
under't”. Lady Macbeth’s negative
influence on Macbeth presents her as
evil and shows their relationship isn’t
one of love and respect as we might
expect.
 PETAL Paragraphs

• Point > topic sentence

• Evidence > brief and relevant quotation
• Technique > what techniques are in the quote
• Analysis > what are the effects of the
technique + what can you infer
• Link > link to context and back to the question
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MB begins quite honourable and LM corrupts him

Which is an appropriate point to begin your PEE

comment with?
1. Lady Macbeth corrupts Macbeth as before the
witches’ prediction he was quite honourable.
2. Macbeth was good then he became bad
because of Lady Macbeth
3. Lady Macbeth was an evil character!
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P = Lady Macbeth corrupts Macbeth as before
the witches’ prediction he was quite innocent.

Which is an appropriate evidence to use now?

1. “The thane of Cawdor lives: why do you dress
me in borrow'd robes?”.
2. “unsex me here”
3. “look like the innocent flower, but be the
serpent under't”
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P&E = Lady Macbeth corrupts Macbeth as
before the witches’ prediction he was quite
innocent. For example, Lady Macbeth tells
Macbeth to “look like the innocent flower,
but be the serpent under't”.

Now we need a suitable explanation from the

examples on the following slide...
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Use the following keywords to write an analysis of
your selected quote:

Simile
Metaphor
Imperative verbs
Connotations
Symbolise
Noun
Juxtaposition
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Link your argument back to what was happening
at the time (context) using the following
phrases and explain them in more detail

1. Society was patriarchal and misogynistic.

2. Women were not expected to be powerful
3. The Jacobean audience were very religious
and superstitious, therefore would have seen
Biblical references such as …
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Which is an appropriate sentence to link back to the
question?

1. Lady Macbeth’s negative influence on Macbeth

presents her as evil and shows their relationship
isn’t one of love and respect as we might expect.
2. Lady Macbeth has simply nudged Macbeth in the
right direction.
3. Shakespeare has presented Lady Macbeth as the
evil character by trying to change Macbeth.
 YOUR TURN
Use these words to answer the • NOBLE
following questions using PETAL
paragraphs: • SELFISH
• SELFLESS
- How does the character of
Macbeth change throughout the
• MANIPULATIVE
play? • GREEDY
- How is the character of Lady
Macbeth presented throughout
• EVIL
the play? • POWERFUL
• BRAVE
You can use quotes from the
previous lessons • RESPECTED