My daughter watched your video last night. A quick 40 minute cram before her mock today. On collecting her from school, her first words were ‘that video!! It was SO helpful, my paper was easy’. She was literally beaming. Now she’s going to watch all your videos. Wish you could do maths too… if only!
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish Hi Mr Salles, quick question on your books on literature. I will be buying your GCSE books on: 1. Unseen poetry 2. Power and conflict 3. Macbeth 4. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 5. An inspector calls Question I have is: if I buy the above, would i need to buy your GCSE English Literature guide? Also you have 2 guides on Macbeth, one is a guide to Macbeth (published 2020) and one is a guide to writing essays on Macbeth (published 2024). Could you kindly advise me on what to do regarding the English literature book and the Macbeth guides? Do I need to buy them all? This is for my niece who will be sitting her GCSEs next year. Kind regards
Sir this literally blessed me with the Lady Macbeth question being able to link Lady Macbeths flames and I used a fatal flaw of hers being hubris thank you 🙌
I’ve been learning Macbeth since September 2022 and I only just understood it after watching this granted I watched it back to back 4-5 times but what ever it takes I see myself as the guy who proved it’s never too late. The only thing I still struggle with is translating Shakespearean words 😂
Going into the exam in a couple of hours, feeling like Im understanding the play a lot better now even though it's the opposite of what my teachers all said haha. Wish my teachers were as interesting as this too, thanks. Good luck everyone!
I just completed my mock exam- could have needed this a few hours ago 💀 But I’ll return to this video once we’re closer to GCSE’s (I’m year 11) I watched your previous videos on Macbeth and they were really helpful. I did 7 pages for my Macbeth essay. Will update with results
How do you do seven pages, is it that you write many paragraphs or write a lot per paragraph and how do you write that much in 45 mins(apart from writing speed) is it that you know everything before the exam or you're that guy who has alot of ideas in the exam
@divineolabode1707 Firstly, to clarify, when I say 7 pages, I mean 7 sides. Secondly, to answer your question, I’m honestly both- I have a lot of ideas and I know a lot of knowledge from revision. I think I’m able to write a lot for a few reasons: - In terms of my paragraphs they tend to be really long- I add 3-5 quotes per paragraph, analysis and context in each paragraph. So each ‘paragraph” is around one to one and a half pages long. + introduction and conclusion. I make a whole plan as soon as I read the question for the text, spending 5-10 minutes planning means I don’t need to spend time thinking about quotes and ideas whilst writing. My plan consists of the main idea I want for each paragraph a few quotes and a link to context. (I tend to write as many quotes as possible on the text page which I may or may not use in my answer) planning really helps as all my ideas are already jotted down and all I have to do is re-write it but with more analysis and depth in my answer. -I’m a pretty fast writer -I enjoy English so I really like analysis and I don’t find it difficult
@@Justarandominternetperson thanks for this indepth. (my paragraphs are usually half a page long lol but i'm just starting to get english so i'll improve)
Blood is the currency that buys or maintains power. Warring is the lifeblood of the state. Killing in service of the state is legitimised and indeed glorified. But the image of rebellion shows the state already turned against itself. In the bloodlust and euphoria post battle, and within the context of a warring society - already at war with itself - it is an easier leap to take throne for yourself (and wife) especially when it has already been supernaturally prophesied.
Mr salles, this was an amazing video - could you do similar ones for both a Christmas carol and an inspector calls? This format of video is easily the best - and easiest to consume.
Thank you for this brilliant video, Mr Salles, you're actually making Macbeth interesting to revise for :D Just a question about the river of blood metaphor at point 27:23: Would Macbeth going back, stopping killing, and being left with the memories of all those he has already killed be bad because he would eventually be haunted by guilt from those memories? (Because he would be taking time away from killing and would inevitably have time to reflect on the killing memories, leading to guilt). Earlier on in the scene, the guilt from killing lead to him seeing Banquo's ghost outed himself as the Duncan killer to the nobles, leading to them becoming suspicious and therefore his inability to kill as much and pursue his love for killing without the threat of being found out and overthrown - if that happend he wouldn't be able to fight and kill anymore. By not being consumed by guilt, do you think Macbeth thinks news of his killings is less likely to slip out again, like it did when he was under the influence of guilt - linking again to the psychological understanding of himself. Or do you think it's as simple as Macbeth being hungry for more memories of killing, seeking the thrills and highs he gets off it? Basically would you say it's strategic to move to carry on through the river in order to avoid guilt and in turn being more likely to keep doing what he loves, or rather an instinctual desire to pursue his bloodlust? (Sorry if this is a complete late night revision waffle session 😅)
Use of prose: murderers(lower class) Lady mb because she goes mad and Macbeth when he speaks with the murderers he adopts their way of speaking to gain their trust Also trochaic tetrameter which is only used by the witches coupled with the frequential rhyming couplets creates a mysterious spellbinding effect
Macbeth does eventually overcome his hamartia (somewhat) when he absolutely refuses to kill Duncan - ‘We will proceed no further in this business.’ Until Lady Macbeth changes his mind in 45 lines, and he says ‘I am settled.’ Unless Macbeth needed that extra push (Lady Macbeth’s ambition) and deliberately made it seem as though he wasn’t going to kill Duncan, in order to make her more certain and stirred up about killing the king, and pulling himself further into the deed of regicide. Perhaps he knew from the moment the prophecy was said that he would kill Duncan, and only needed the extra shove from Lady Macbeth in order to do so, so he acts like he won’t kill Duncan. Maybe he understands her and himself so well psychologically that he knows he needs to also stir her up even more. Or not. I hope that made sense.
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish Thanks for the response. I’ve thought about it and disagree with what I said earlier- there’s not enough evidence to show that Macbeth went out of his way to purposefully evoke a reaction from Lady Macbeth at his change in mind about killing Duncan. On another note, could I argue that the scene with Banquo’s ghost whilst they are eating is symbolic of The Last Supper? The religious imagery in the play is endless already, but even at that time Macbeth asks for wine - and at the Last supper Jesus says his wine is his blood, so drink it and a part of Jesus will be in you. Jesus is betrayed at the last supper like Banquo and Duncan are, by someone they thought they could trust, eventually leading to their deaths (Jesus being killed on the cross as well) . And Jesus, who is said to be God in human form. It solidifies how Macbeth’s betrayal is such an extreme act against God, as well as his bloodlust that is prevalent even during a dinner (him asking for wine, aka blood, perhaps thinking he can still be a part of God because of Jesus’ teachings, but I’m not too sure on that one). Maybe the candle light that you talked about ‘out, out brief candle’ shows how Macbeth has finally accepted he can’t be apart of God and is condemned to hell, especially after worshipping Lady Macbeth like you said, which would be a major sin as Lady Macbeth is obviously not God. Sorry if this didn’t make sense!
@MrSallesTeachesEnglish just finished them .I did so bad.i think I failed english lit .I panicked and forgot everything. Forgot how to write .hopefully language saves me
33:50 As a Christian myself, it genuinely annoys me when every single English teacher somehow gets most religious things wrong. If you do one bad thing, such as killing the King, that doesn't send you to Hell. If you believe in Jesus and place your faith in him then you go to Heaven. We all have sinned except for Jesus and so deserve Hell as Romans 6:23 says the wage of sin is death. Jesus took on our sin on that cross and if we place our faith in him then we go to Heaven. It doesn't matter how much you have messed up, repent and turn to Jesus is what Christians preach. You are correct about Jesus being the light of the world and a candle being used to signify that so i commend you for that. Other than that, this video was exceptionally good and I have so many notes I'm sure will prove very useful in my gcse. Thank you :)
@@keiovdx Christianity is Christianity. The message about Jesus' death and resurrection has been the same for the last 2024 years and even before that when it was prophecied about.
Yep, as an actor. My thoughts exactly: why does he kill the king, when the prophesy is he will become king. And he even questions it himself. Good stuff teach…
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish Too right. I love Shakespeare. It was an adolescent visceral reaction to 1Henry IV that set me on my way to becoming an actor. It's folks like yourself and the good directors I've worked with, that help to articulate what I love about it.
Hello Mr sallaes , Thank you so much for this briliant video, The part of pyscology into the play is truly critical , ( Tbh I enjoyed it throughout) But THIS IDEA of macbeth 's actions being driven by the blood lust is completely new idea and I in fact mentioned it in my previous essay about Macbeth 's violence . I said that it is not his ambition that drives him to commit violent action but it his obbession to kil which is because of violence being a key trait of masculinity , I connected the idea of blood as a motif to macbeth 's blood lust .But For some reason I had huge question mark from my teacher with "Not sure " , I could understand this is typical opposite of our Teaching on how macbeth is driven by ambition , but would an examiner accept such ideas ? It would be great if you could make a video on how you would apply these analysis into past paper question essay because Essay structure is one of the hardest parts of literature . Thank you so much for your time and effort
You will need to analyse ‘I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent but vaulting ambition…’ to show that ambition is not enough and will lead to a fall, or failure. Otherwise they won’t get what you mean.
You will need to analyse ‘I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent but vaulting ambition…’ to show that ambition is not enough and will lead to a fall, or failure. Otherwise they won’t get what you mean.
Thank you Mr Salles, how do I implement this knowledge and what is the best way to revise all the themes thank you! I'm going into yr11 this September so a little nervous :)
Hi Mr Salles, please could you let me know how many quotes is good for Banquo and Macduff? Also do you have a prediction on a what the question for Macbeth will be?
Hi Mr Salles, I have found this video really useful but I'm slightly confused on where the witches lie to Macbeth. I thought they equivocated which leads to Macbeth to jump to his own conclusions about the prophecies. Which part are you referring to when you said they lie?
Well, when they say none of women born shall harm Macbeth. Macduff’s mother was certainly a woman, and killing her off in childbirth doesn’t really change that fact.
Hello Sir, I see there are different interpretations for Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's relationship as I had previously gathered that his greed for power had made much so that he eventually loses interest in his wife which makes him even more evil. So my question is does the way we see the characters really affect our answers and marks and if it does which interpretation is best to follow?
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish I watched another video of yours which included examiner preference so could I settle on talking about two different perspectives to cover more marks?(sorry for the questions im new to london)
Hi mr salles, I have my gcse very soon and I was just wondering whether we could get Banquo or MacDuff as a question. If so, could these quotes be used for them aswell?
What I don’t understand in this is how the witches prophecies are not true, they hey do all come true but at around 31:12 you say that Macbeth realises they are all fake because he will die even though they never said he was invisible? Sorry if I’m being dumb I just don’t understand it
They tell him that no man who is born of a woman can kill him. That is logically impossible, because no man is born of a man. Therefore beth believes he cannot be defeated in battle. This is of course a lie, because it is not what the witches actually mean.
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish oh I get it, thankyou. So he misinterprets the witches saying he cannot be killed by someone born naturally as being he cannot be killed. Makes more sense
Hi, Sir. I've seen that there are a quite a few 'top quote' Macbeth videos, ranging from a couple of years ago to this one. Mind recommending which one(s) in particular I should prioritise if I do not have an abundance of time? Would you suggest this one?
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish okay thank you very much, watched about half way of it and was busy for about an hour and a half pausing it to write down stuff, i really like the different approach to macbeth’s tragic flaw !!
Sir I want to kiss you so bad 😭 the question for aqa was lady Macbeth being powerful and I argued it as in she’s not powerful coz she doesn’t know Macbeth I LOVEEE UUUUU
My teacher showed us the first ~8 minutes of this video at the end of my last English lesson and I was really intrigued by the way you interpreted the text. I’m now making a buncha notes on this before my exam. I like the way you connected Lady Macbeth to Macbeth as it gives a reason why she is so different to the perceived idea of a woman at the time
Thank you Mr.Salles for this video. If it weren't for this, I would be absolute dead meat without you. I will return here in august with my results (for paper1 and overall). thank you.
I just want to say a big thank you to Mr Salles!! You have giving others and I confidence through these tough times. Good luck everyone, we will all do well whatever outcome that will be! (:
Thank you so much for the video! The idea of bloodlust and psychological insight really helped my understanding of the play! Just one question, in 31:04 if Macbeth already knew the witches were lying why do we see so much fear later on and he says "I pull in resolution and begin to doubt th'equivocation of the fiend that lies like truth." why does he only begin to doubt now? Is he in denial?
thank you for this video! one question i'd like to ask is, im okay at remembering quotes and finding methods, but then i get stuck on what to do there. so for the first quote. unseam'd... id pick out unseamd as a gruesome verb which shows macbeth is a violent character and what not, but then i have no clue what to right about writers intentions, is there any way you could help with this? thanks!
Talk about Macbeths character (isation) and how this links to anything later on and why Shakespeare revealed this + said it like that. E.g use contrasting beliefs like it shows the strong traits that Macbeth has as a warrior e.g fearless but it is the starting point which reveals his blood lust and love for murder / early reveal to his hamartia
hey Mr Salles it is possible if you can bookmark all the different points in the video? It would be very helpful to try and see all the key ideas and events that I can jump to. Thanks!
this video is great man i got my exams in 2 days. Thank you very much! Can i write about ambition aswell as his bloodlust or does it have to be one or the other?
My exam is literally tomorrow and he’s flipping my whole view over
So how did things go ?
nah mr salles is flipping everything my teachers have taught me on its head 2 weeks before exams but it actually makes sense
tell me about it...
Same but two days before 😭
@@kdog5003same here
@@kdog5003 omd same here 😭
@@kdog5003same but 1 day before
My daughter watched your video last night. A quick 40 minute cram before her mock today. On collecting her from school, her first words were ‘that video!! It was SO helpful, my paper was easy’. She was literally beaming. Now she’s going to watch all your videos. Wish you could do maths too… if only!
That is awesome! Sorry about the maths.
try doctor frost maths videos. helps me
try GCSE maths tutor youtube channel
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish
Hi Mr Salles,
quick question on your books on literature. I will be buying your GCSE books on:
1. Unseen poetry
2. Power and conflict
3. Macbeth
4. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
5. An inspector calls
Question I have is: if I buy the above, would i need to buy your GCSE English Literature guide? Also you have 2 guides on Macbeth, one is a guide to Macbeth (published 2020) and one is a guide to writing essays on Macbeth (published 2024).
Could you kindly advise me on what to do regarding the English literature book and the Macbeth guides? Do I need to buy them all?
This is for my niece who will be sitting her GCSEs next year.
Kind regards
Womp womp
I had my exam last year in 2023, you are an absolute legend. I watched all your videos the night before the exam. I got a 9!
Well done
imagine not getting a 10 hah couldnt be me nooob
@@Zephyr_1xlmfaooo
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@@Zephyr_1x stupid u cant get a 10
lit exam in two days im gonna make flashcards on this vid and pray for that nine!!!
SAME
im watching this ithe morning of -_-
@@ellelowrie9830SAME dw dw, we’ll crush this
@@ellelowrie9830lmao same
Cramming before GCSEs and this video makes me feel like I can do it!
shit im cramming even after u
in the same boat as u!
I’ve been lacking motivation for revision until the deadline creeps up on me so this video is really helping me with my frantic cramming
@@MintChoco-g4f so so real Im panicking lol
@@MintChoco-g4f same here, only started a few days ago but mr salles is incredible
Sir this literally blessed me with the Lady Macbeth question being able to link Lady Macbeths flames and I used a fatal flaw of hers being hubris thank you 🙌
I’ve been learning Macbeth since September 2022 and I only just understood it after watching this granted I watched it back to back 4-5 times but what ever it takes I see myself as the guy who proved it’s never too late. The only thing I still struggle with is translating Shakespearean words 😂
That’s amazing dedication. Watch a video of the play with subtitles on to get used to the language
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish that’s actually not a bad shout
Thank you so much- I was so confused about how to write anything in either literature paper but your videos are so helpful!
Happy to help!
praying for us all ♥
Last minute revision before my mock today and this guy is incredibly helpful
my exam is tmr. and this is the only revison i will have done for macbeth.
Same!!!
Did it pay off?
@@sebastiannyamambi4559 bro I got a 4💀💀. I was predicted grade 6 whole year
Going into the exam in a couple of hours, feeling like Im understanding the play a lot better now even though it's the opposite of what my teachers all said haha. Wish my teachers were as interesting as this too, thanks. Good luck everyone!
I just completed my mock exam- could have needed this a few hours ago 💀
But I’ll return to this video once we’re closer to GCSE’s (I’m year 11)
I watched your previous videos on Macbeth and they were really helpful.
I did 7 pages for my Macbeth essay.
Will update with results
Awesome
How do you do seven pages, is it that you write many paragraphs or write a lot per paragraph and how do you write that much in 45 mins(apart from writing speed) is it that you know everything before the exam or you're that guy who has alot of ideas in the exam
@divineolabode1707
Firstly, to clarify, when I say 7 pages, I mean 7 sides.
Secondly, to answer your question, I’m honestly both- I have a lot of ideas and I know a lot of knowledge from revision.
I think I’m able to write a lot for a few reasons:
- In terms of my paragraphs they tend to be really long- I add 3-5 quotes per paragraph, analysis and context in each paragraph. So each ‘paragraph” is around one to one and a half pages long. + introduction and conclusion.
I make a whole plan as soon as I read the question for the text, spending 5-10 minutes planning means I don’t need to spend time thinking about quotes and ideas whilst writing. My plan consists of the main idea I want for each paragraph a few quotes and a link to context. (I tend to write as many quotes as possible on the text page which I may or may not use in my answer) planning really helps as all my ideas are already jotted down and all I have to do is re-write it but with more analysis and depth in my answer.
-I’m a pretty fast writer
-I enjoy English so I really like analysis and I don’t find it difficult
@@Justarandominternetperson thanks for this indepth. (my paragraphs are usually half a page long lol but i'm just starting to get english so i'll improve)
@@Justarandominternetperson Woah
Thank you so much! I was struggling trying to revise. This video really helped me in time with Macbeth and the literature exam.
rip lady macbeth you would've loved therapy
This is class mate cheers, got my exam monday and eill use this and ill let you know how it goes🙏🏼
Mr Salles than you so much for this video, Im pretty sure that this would help me to get a good grade
Good luck for monday everyone, been up for the past night revising so I’m hoping it’s worth it!! Had this video on loop every night.
Could you make one of these for Jekyll and Hyde and Inspector Calls as well, please?
Bit late but here goes nothing
Blood is the currency that buys or maintains power. Warring is the lifeblood of the state. Killing in service of the state is legitimised and indeed glorified. But the image of rebellion shows the state already turned against itself. In the bloodlust and euphoria post battle, and within the context of a warring society - already at war with itself - it is an easier leap to take throne for yourself (and wife) especially when it has already been supernaturally prophesied.
Very well argued, thanks for posting this
Really useful, how to make it even better: add chapters for ease of our navigation
Yes!
I got a 6 in the mocks with no revision, can I get a 9 if I’m revising the day before?
Yes if you do unique analysis and be critical in your explanations. Also watch grade 9 model structure to use in the exam.
@@tropicalland4552 my teacher says I can get a grade 8 or 9 easily but she doesn’t know I haven’t revised. In class I’m getting constant 7s and 8s
Mr salles, this was an amazing video - could you do similar ones for both a Christmas carol and an inspector calls? This format of video is easily the best - and easiest to consume.
Thank you for this brilliant video, Mr Salles, you're actually making Macbeth interesting to revise for :D
Just a question about the river of blood metaphor at point 27:23:
Would Macbeth going back, stopping killing, and being left with the memories of all those he has already killed be bad because he would eventually be haunted by guilt from those memories? (Because he would be taking time away from killing and would inevitably have time to reflect on the killing memories, leading to guilt). Earlier on in the scene, the guilt from killing lead to him seeing Banquo's ghost outed himself as the Duncan killer to the nobles, leading to them becoming suspicious and therefore his inability to kill as much and pursue his love for killing without the threat of being found out and overthrown - if that happend he wouldn't be able to fight and kill anymore. By not being consumed by guilt, do you think Macbeth thinks news of his killings is less likely to slip out again, like it did when he was under the influence of guilt - linking again to the psychological understanding of himself.
Or do you think it's as simple as Macbeth being hungry for more memories of killing, seeking the thrills and highs he gets off it?
Basically would you say it's strategic to move to carry on through the river in order to avoid guilt and in turn being more likely to keep doing what he loves, or rather an instinctual desire to pursue his bloodlust?
(Sorry if this is a complete late night revision waffle session 😅)
ollie mate im going to get Mrs copeland to eat you x
GCSE on monday, just wanted to know how you would analyse their structure in speech (e.g. iambic pentameter)
Use of prose: murderers(lower class) Lady mb because she goes mad and Macbeth when he speaks with the murderers he adopts their way of speaking to gain their trust
Also trochaic tetrameter which is only used by the witches coupled with the frequential rhyming couplets creates a mysterious spellbinding effect
Macbeth does eventually overcome his hamartia (somewhat) when he absolutely refuses to kill Duncan - ‘We will proceed no further in this business.’
Until Lady Macbeth changes his mind in 45 lines, and he says ‘I am settled.’ Unless Macbeth needed that extra push (Lady Macbeth’s ambition) and deliberately made it seem as though he wasn’t going to kill Duncan, in order to make her more certain and stirred up about killing the king, and pulling himself further into the deed of regicide. Perhaps he knew from the moment the prophecy was said that he would kill Duncan, and only needed the extra shove from Lady Macbeth in order to do so, so he acts like he won’t kill Duncan. Maybe he understands her and himself so well psychologically that he knows he needs to also stir her up even more. Or not. I hope that made sense.
Yes, I totally agree with your interpretation of their relationship
Even if i didn’t, it is very well argued
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish Thanks for the response.
I’ve thought about it and disagree with what I said earlier- there’s not enough evidence to show that Macbeth went out of his way to purposefully evoke a reaction from Lady Macbeth at his change in mind about killing Duncan.
On another note, could I argue that the scene with Banquo’s ghost whilst they are eating is symbolic of The Last Supper? The religious imagery in the play is endless already, but even at that time Macbeth asks for wine - and at the Last supper Jesus says his wine is his blood, so drink it and a part of Jesus will be in you. Jesus is betrayed at the last supper like Banquo and Duncan are, by someone they thought they could trust, eventually leading to their deaths (Jesus being killed on the cross as well) . And Jesus, who is said to be God in human form. It solidifies how Macbeth’s betrayal is such an extreme act against God, as well as his bloodlust that is prevalent even during a dinner (him asking for wine, aka blood, perhaps thinking he can still be a part of God because of Jesus’ teachings, but I’m not too sure on that one). Maybe the candle light that you talked about ‘out, out brief candle’ shows how Macbeth has finally accepted he can’t be apart of God and is condemned to hell, especially after worshipping Lady Macbeth like you said, which would be a major sin as Lady Macbeth is obviously not God. Sorry if this didn’t make sense!
@@araaav mind-blowing interpretation
Brilliant video but the only issue is that I’m not sure how I would make a thesis statement to introduce these ideas
Type one and see
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglishdo you have a video on sign of four I’m so bad at it and I’m doing it tomorrow 😢😢
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish it would depend on the question, as I feel like I would struggle to link these events to quotes and to the question
YOU'RE VIDEO MAKES SO MUCH MORE SENSE THAN SUMMARIES I HEARD
Today is Monday I js woke up and I'm going to school pray for me
Got my mocks on acc and macbeth praying im able to remember these wish me luxk
No luck, write them down and test yourself on them.
@MrSallesTeachesEnglish just finished them .I did so bad.i think I failed english lit .I panicked and forgot everything. Forgot how to write .hopefully language saves me
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish ant tip for language
is this useful for edexcel
Also, really helpful and interesting video, thanks!
33:50 As a Christian myself, it genuinely annoys me when every single English teacher somehow gets most religious things wrong. If you do one bad thing, such as killing the King, that doesn't send you to Hell. If you believe in Jesus and place your faith in him then you go to Heaven. We all have sinned except for Jesus and so deserve Hell as Romans 6:23 says the wage of sin is death. Jesus took on our sin on that cross and if we place our faith in him then we go to Heaven. It doesn't matter how much you have messed up, repent and turn to Jesus is what Christians preach. You are correct about Jesus being the light of the world and a candle being used to signify that so i commend you for that. Other than that, this video was exceptionally good and I have so many notes I'm sure will prove very useful in my gcse. Thank you :)
Thanks for the clarification too
This wasnt written in this era there are going to be clear differences in the religious ideologies at the time.
@@keiovdx Christianity is Christianity. The message about Jesus' death and resurrection has been the same for the last 2024 years and even before that when it was prophecied about.
@@Chess_innit-lk7ld Yeah... I never said it wasnt mate what the sigma
@@Chess_innit-lk7ld Its not about the beliefs its about the people who choose to interpret them
This is the best thank you😊
Yep, as an actor. My thoughts exactly: why does he kill the king, when the prophesy is he will become king. And he even questions it himself. Good stuff teach…
I love that my videos can be interesting to a wide range of viewers- my sister is an actor too - tough life!
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish Too right. I love Shakespeare. It was an adolescent visceral reaction to 1Henry IV that set me on my way to becoming an actor. It's folks like yourself and the good directors I've worked with, that help to articulate what I love about it.
So if I got a question on ambition, how do I twist that and talk about Macbeth’s desire to kill?
Hello Mr sallaes , Thank you so much for this briliant video, The part of pyscology into the play is truly critical , ( Tbh I enjoyed it throughout) But THIS IDEA of macbeth 's actions being driven by the blood lust is completely new idea and I in fact mentioned it in my previous essay about Macbeth 's violence . I said that it is not his ambition that drives him to commit violent action but it his obbession to kil which is because of violence being a key trait of masculinity , I connected the idea of blood as a motif to macbeth 's blood lust .But For some reason I had huge question mark from my teacher with "Not sure " , I could understand this is typical opposite of our Teaching on how macbeth is driven by ambition , but would an examiner accept such ideas ? It would be great if you could make a video on how you would apply these analysis into past paper question essay because Essay structure is one of the hardest parts of literature . Thank you so much for your time and effort
You will need to analyse ‘I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent but vaulting ambition…’ to show that ambition is not enough and will lead to a fall, or failure. Otherwise they won’t get what you mean.
You will need to analyse ‘I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent but vaulting ambition…’ to show that ambition is not enough and will lead to a fall, or failure. Otherwise they won’t get what you mean.
Oh I see , Once again I should have backed up my point with this evidence 😂😂. Thank you so much Mr salles
got my lit exam tommorow bro saved my life
Thank you Mr Salles, how do I implement this knowledge and what is the best way to revise all the themes thank you! I'm going into yr11 this September so a little nervous :)
Make notes under headings. Use them to write essays
How does this link to guilt ?
Hi Mr Salles, please could you let me know how many quotes is good for Banquo and Macduff? Also do you have a prediction on a what the question for Macbeth will be?
Please do Macbeth and Macolm analysis
Hi Mr Salles, I have found this video really useful but I'm slightly confused on where the witches lie to Macbeth. I thought they equivocated which leads to Macbeth to jump to his own conclusions about the prophecies. Which part are you referring to when you said they lie?
Well, when they say none of women born shall harm Macbeth. Macduff’s mother was certainly a woman, and killing her off in childbirth doesn’t really change that fact.
Hello Sir,
I see there are different interpretations for Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's relationship as I had previously gathered that his greed for power had made much so that he eventually loses interest in his wife which makes him even more evil. So my question is does the way we see the characters really affect our answers and marks and if it does which interpretation is best to follow?
Argue the interpretation you prefer
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish I watched another video of yours which included examiner preference so could I settle on talking about two different perspectives to cover more marks?(sorry for the questions im new to london)
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Hi mr salles, I have my gcse very soon and I was just wondering whether we could get Banquo or MacDuff as a question. If so, could these quotes be used for them aswell?
Probably not these characters. 100% these quotes if they do.
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13:02 Did you mean Macduff?
What I don’t understand in this is how the witches prophecies are not true, they hey do all come true but at around 31:12 you say that Macbeth realises they are all fake because he will die even though they never said he was invisible? Sorry if I’m being dumb I just don’t understand it
They tell him that no man who is born of a woman can kill him. That is logically impossible, because no man is born of a man. Therefore beth believes he cannot be defeated in battle. This is of course a lie, because it is not what the witches actually mean.
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish oh I get it, thankyou. So he misinterprets the witches saying he cannot be killed by someone born naturally as being he cannot be killed. Makes more sense
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thank you so much, i’m revise for my mocks which is on june 17th and i was wondering if you have tips for remembering quotes?
Flash cards and mind maps and re writing
Hi, Sir. I've seen that there are a quite a few 'top quote' Macbeth videos, ranging from a couple of years ago to this one. Mind recommending which one(s) in particular I should prioritise if I do not have an abundance of time? Would you suggest this one?
Play all on 2.0 speed, download the transcripts, organise them into flashcards using ChatGPT.
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish Awesome, cheers for the speedy reply. Will do.
Is this a reupload? It seems the same as the video from 15/01/24 🙂
Ah, damn! My mistake- I’m uploading a video every day, and got sidetracked
is this on the character of macbeth or the whole play macbeth ?
Whole play
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish okay thank you very much, watched about half way of it and was busy for about an hour and a half pausing it to write down stuff, i really like the different approach to macbeth’s tragic flaw !!
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I've just learnt more from you in 40minuets than i have in english lit over my last 5 years, Thank you!
My teacher showed us the first ~8 minutes of this video at the end of my last English lesson and I was really intrigued by the way you interpreted the text. I’m now making a buncha notes on this before my exam.
I like the way you connected Lady Macbeth to Macbeth as it gives a reason why she is so different to the perceived idea of a woman at the time
You are the kind of student I hope will find my videos. And thank you to your teacher
Thank you Mr.Salles for this video. If it weren't for this, I would be absolute dead meat without you. I will return here in august with my results (for paper1 and overall). thank you.
English lit exam tomorrow it is 10 o’clock right now and watching this again. Wish me luck ur the goat 😊
Best of luck!
LEGEND! This gave me so many ideas that initially aren't obvious and a many deep insights to the scenes. Thanks!
I did my English mock last week on Macbeth and your revision videos of analysis and themes and model answers helped a lot thank you.
Great to hear!
To be honest with you, I learnt more from you than I had learned from my actual school😊
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I wrote every word you said on paper it’s like 5-6 pages long welp but thanks a lot.
I just want to say a big thank you to Mr Salles!! You have giving others and I confidence through these tough times. Good luck everyone, we will all do well whatever outcome that will be! (:
Could you make one of these for Romeo and Juliet and Jekyll and Hyde please? I love the idea of just revising 12 key events. Thank you!
thank you so much my grade has improved a lot since watching your videos
Great to hear!
This changed my perspective of viewing Macbeth. I thought it was his ambition - his hamartia guess I was wrong
thank you so much for this I've got my exam tomorrow and this helped so much
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You too!!!! We've got this
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Thank you this is very helpful sir
This was super useful, however, how could I link this to kingship? (as thats the question Im seeing everyone predict)
can i make a grade 9 macbeth essay at gcse based on just this information?
Link it to your question as well and bring relevant context and such
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Thank you so much for the video! The idea of bloodlust and psychological insight really helped my understanding of the play! Just one question, in 31:04 if Macbeth already knew the witches were lying why do we see so much fear later on and he says "I pull in resolution and begin to doubt th'equivocation of the fiend that lies like truth." why does he only begin to doubt now? Is he in denial?
I think he is in denial about his own stupidity- but you can disagree
I start year 11 tomorrow and my English grade is slipping 😅 this is my first start before I stress for 8 months 🫡
thank you for this video! one question i'd like to ask is, im okay at remembering quotes and finding methods, but then i get stuck on what to do there. so for the first quote. unseam'd... id pick out unseamd as a gruesome verb which shows macbeth is a violent character and what not, but then i have no clue what to right about writers intentions, is there any way you could help with this? thanks!
Talk about Macbeths character (isation) and how this links to anything later on and why Shakespeare revealed this + said it like that. E.g use contrasting beliefs like it shows the strong traits that Macbeth has as a warrior e.g fearless but it is the starting point which reveals his blood lust and love for murder / early reveal to his hamartia
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hey Mr Salles it is possible if you can bookmark all the different points in the video? It would be very helpful to try and see all the key ideas and events that I can jump to. Thanks!
Great suggestion!
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Great analysis, very helpful. Thank you!
this video is great man i got my exams in 2 days. Thank you very much!
Can i write about ambition aswell as his bloodlust or does it have to be one or the other?
Yes you can!
Thank you smmm! Do you have a video on Christmas carol like this one?
this makes so much more sense to me
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thank you for this it helped me so much in my lit paper today
how would you link writers intention to this??????????????
oh so shakespeare telling nobles or peoplle close to king to not commit regicide otherwise youll end up as an anti-hero
this is actually really interesting with the new ideas i love it
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