Macbeth (WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Literature): Exam Questions

Read the extract and then answer the following question:

Look at how the characters speak and behave here. How do you think an audience might respond to this part of the play? Refer closely to details from the extract to support your answer.

Lady Macbeth changes throughout the play. Write about some of the ways Lady Macbeth changes and how Shakespeare presents this.

*5 of this question’s marks are allocated for accuracy in spelling, punctuation and the use of vocabulary and sentence structures.

Read the extract and then answer the following question:

Look at how Macbeth and Lady Macbeth speak and behave here. How do you think an audience might respond to this part of the play? Refer closely to details from the extract to support your answer.

Guilt is a key theme in Macbeth. Write about how Shakespeare presents guilt at different points in the play. Refer to characters and events from the play in your answer.

*5 of this question’s marks are allocated for accuracy in spelling, punctuation and the use of vocabulary and sentence structures.

Read the extract and then answer the following question:

Look at how Macbeth speaks and behaves here. How do you think an audience might respond to Macbeth at this point in the play? Refer closely to details from the extract to support your answer.

Write about Lady Macbeth and how she is presented at different points in the play.

*5 of this question’s marks are allocated for accuracy in spelling, punctuation and the use of vocabulary and sentence structures.

Read the extract and then answer the following question:

Look at how Macbeth and Lady Macbeth speak and behave here. How do you think an audience might respond to this part of the play? Refer closely to details from the extract to support your answer.

‘Macbeth is a play about violence.’ Write about how Shakespeare presents violence at different points in Macbeth. Refer to characters and events from the play in your answer.

*5 of this question’s marks are allocated for accuracy in spelling, punctuation and the use of vocabulary and sentence structures.