Thank you so much Mr Salles, you're the only one I trust to go to when learning English literature because I know you give such good analysis. Mr Bruff is alright but he doesn't explain much, maybe because the video was from 7 years ago. Mr Salles you really deserve more views and subscribers.
Your guide arrived a few days ago, Sir. It is honestly great, full of fascinating interpretations. Could you do more videos a video of you fully writing and structuring an essay? I have so many ideas in my head but can’t seem to answer the question, whenever I do an essay. Thanks again Sir 😃
hands down the best lady macbeth video ever,just did my last ever english test and i feel i did great.Last mocks i got 9 for english and 8 for english lit.Now i think i got a 9 for both,i never thought that could be possible.Thank you boss!!❤️🔥
Sir, like all of the videos you make, I have no words to describe how valuable these videos are and how passionate you are about helping us to achieve the top marks possible. Without you, I can definitely and confidently say, I could not achieve the grades I’m getting. I’m ever so grateful for you taking your time to make a video like this, I appreciate it a lot. This channel is not going unnoticed and your selfless effort is not going unnoticed. Love every single one of ur videos, I’m your number fan ahahah! I Iove you so much! Thank you so so so much! 💕💕
Hi Mr Salles, I just wanted to say how grateful I am for your channel. Your deep analysis of texts & the exam, and essay skills have all been so so helpful in my studies, and especially in lockdown; more importantly, they’ve reignited my passion for English. I’m trying to think deeply about texts. I assume that it’s a matter of practice, but do you have any tips for analysing so deeply (as you do)?
Read what other teachers/critics have said. It isn't being clever! But then test out these ideas based on 'what if'. Asking yourself what the logical consequence of one interpretation is and take it further. Or asking, what if the opposite is true? These form a kind of a game, by which you uncover your own evidence and belief. The other thing I like to do is look for two things - patterns and gaps. There are so many of these in every text you study once you start to look for them. Try it yourself, and send me some examples of your thinking! And thank you!
Mr Salles Teaches English Hi, I’m so sorry for the late reply! In Act 1, scene 7, Lady Macbeth’s shocking image of smashing ‘the brains [of her baby] out’ appeals to Macbeth’s blood-lust, because she recognised that there is a real chance that the Macbeths will feel guilty after the regicide. Therefore, Lady Macbeth tries to prevent this by appealing and pleasing his blood-lust, and to a further extension perhaps the warrior side of Macbeth, which is being rewarded by this martial society. This image is also full of rage, which strongly suggests that the Macbeths are both full of rage, at the passing of their child. Perhaps Lady Macbeth has taken the initiative to project their grief & anger into something that will replace that loss: becoming king and queen. (Act 2, scene 1) In general, Macbeth’s dagger soliloquy shows that his hallucination is an unconscious manifestation of his guilt (which is already present) -- and his fearful state. It foreshadows the Macbeths guilt and unhappy reign. It’s also worth noting that Macbeth is the complete opposite in this scene, than in Act 1, scene 2. We also see this with Lady Macbeth, in Act 1, scene 5 she’s been spurred to (convince Macbeth to) kill King Duncan. But in Act 5, scene 1, the audience learns that she’s been experiencing nightmares regarding the regicide, and she feels incredibly guilty which leads her to commit suicide. I’ve also found another helpful techniques. Trying to be as specific as you can about something (when annotating). Eg, Despite being late, a person helps someone who has fallen. ‘Nice’ becomes ‘going out of their way to help someone’, which then forms ‘cares more about (experiencing) life, and people, rather than strict routine’ I also like to this method with poetry, to find the poet’s purpose. Thank you for your advice, and your channel!
at school were being taught the 'lady macbeth is manipulative, controlling and not seen as a usual typical jacobean woman' on this video theres a mix between that and the 'macbeth is far more responsible for his actions than it seems'. who do i listen to my teacher or these videos??
Hey sir! I'm loving your videos but have a question. I understand that this kind of analysis is top level stuff because you are interpreting different meanings and undermining other perspectives, etc. But say the Q is "How is ambition presented in Macbeth?" How should I answer that with these ideas? In class we are taught basic quotations which I feel as if every other kid will know and use to answer such a Q. "Stars hide your fires". I don't really know how I can link quality analysis that undermines a question... if that makes sense? If you're suggesting that there is a lack of "ambition" or "manipulation" of a certain character (whatever deep, alternate analysis), won't that just get you a low mark since you are not arguing why a character is ambitious or manipulative? Sorry if this is messy! :/
Hi sir, I've just been reading your revision guide- '100% in AQA English Language', and in the paper 1 question 2 section, you have said that I should write about the contrast or juxtaposition. But would that not make my answer more about structure (like Q3) and cause me to lose marks?
Hi Chloe, Thanks for buying my guide. Your question is a very good one, but makes me very sad, because it is typical of what English teachers are being forced to do. So, yes, contrast can be seen as just a structural technique. But it is created through language. So a character witnessing a pile up on the motorway might react in an unfeeling manner, saying "Hey ho." This contrast is produced by that use of casual language. So, contrast is also a language feature. The exam mark scheme says, " Analyses the effects of the writer’s choices of language", so you will write about the effect of this contrast. The examiner also doesn't really care, because you are also encouraged to write about sentence structures which is nobody's idea of a language feature. This led to students writing a lot of gibberish, so now you don't have to write about sentence structures - the examiners are at least trying to be on your side, sort of!
I wrote an essay using this video on a question about how Lady Macbeth is presented as in Macbeth and only got a 5. Would anyone remark it for me and tell me how i could improve? Thanks
Hi sir, thank you so much for this series, it's really helping with my revision I was just wondering what you could say Shakespeare's purpose is for having Macbeth send the letter to Lady Macbeth and manipulate her, as I know we have to talk about the characters as constructs for a specific purpose.
This wouldn’t really fit the logic of the play. Imagine Macbeth arriving home to find that his wife already knew everything the witches had told him. His shock and surprise would be evident in his Conversation with her as soon as she starts talking about the weird sisters promises.
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish I think clever manipulation would not involve telling everything, but telling shades of that message to affect their desired outcome
hi sir, i bought your Macbeth guide, your english lang '100%' and also the literature guide for essays for LOTF, etc i love them, however, i know you have many Macbeth videos, do you think i should watch them along with these videos or should i only watch these, what would enable me to get the 8 or 9?
Hey I was wondering if u could tell me ways I could revise for these tests as I don't really have any ideas rn other than watch these vids and write down notes also my mocks is in a few days😭
oh never shall sun that morrow see...thou art too full of the milk o' human kindness to catch the nearest way...without the illness should attend it...put this nights great business in my dispatch...leave all the rest to me...I'm just bashing out quotations from memory and could give you 15 more. Have you read the play yet?
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish oh wow thank you..and no i haven't read the play yet , i have just about finished reading act one and im just currently analysing act one scene 5 hence why i needed a quote to support the point :)
I bought the guide and I was just wondering if the best way to revise from it is to watch the videos that go with it and make notes, then add to my notes all the grade 6,7,8 and 9 notes in the guide that forms the essay?
We miss you Mr Salles ! English isn’t the same at Alevel without ya !
Sir I got an 8 in lit and an 8 in Lang in my mock all thanks to you!!! Thank you so much 😭
Well done! Thanks for sharing this.
could you please do a christmas carol, we do it in school but there's barely any resources to help
it would honestly help so much thank you:))))
Thank you so much Mr Salles, you're the only one I trust to go to when learning English literature because I know you give such good analysis. Mr Bruff is alright but he doesn't explain much, maybe because the video was from 7 years ago. Mr Salles you really deserve more views and subscribers.
Wow, thank you!
Your guide arrived a few days ago, Sir. It is honestly great, full of fascinating interpretations. Could you do more videos a video of you fully writing and structuring an essay? I have so many ideas in my head but can’t seem to answer the question, whenever I do an essay. Thanks again Sir 😃
hands down the best lady macbeth video ever,just did my last ever english test and i feel i did great.Last mocks i got 9 for english and 8 for english lit.Now i think i got a 9 for both,i never thought that could be possible.Thank you boss!!❤️🔥
Fantastic!
Sir, like all of the videos you make, I have no words to describe how valuable these videos are and how passionate you are about helping us to achieve the top marks possible. Without you, I can definitely and confidently say, I could not achieve the grades I’m getting. I’m ever so grateful for you taking your time to make a video like this, I appreciate it a lot. This channel is not going unnoticed and your selfless effort is not going unnoticed. Love every single one of ur videos, I’m your number fan ahahah! I Iove you so much! Thank you so so so much! 💕💕
That's very kind, thank you.
WOW, it's very interesting and I'm hoping to follow up the vids on your page sir
the original sin part was such a cool metaphor
Hi Mr Salles, I just wanted to say how grateful I am for your channel. Your deep analysis of texts & the exam, and essay skills have all been so so helpful in my studies, and especially in lockdown; more importantly, they’ve reignited my passion for English.
I’m trying to think deeply about texts. I assume that it’s a matter of practice, but do you have any tips for analysing so deeply (as you do)?
Read what other teachers/critics have said. It isn't being clever! But then test out these ideas based on 'what if'. Asking yourself what the logical consequence of one interpretation is and take it further. Or asking, what if the opposite is true? These form a kind of a game, by which you uncover your own evidence and belief.
The other thing I like to do is look for two things - patterns and gaps. There are so many of these in every text you study once you start to look for them.
Try it yourself, and send me some examples of your thinking! And thank you!
Mr Salles Teaches English
Hi, I’m so sorry for the late reply!
In Act 1, scene 7, Lady Macbeth’s shocking image of smashing ‘the brains [of her baby] out’ appeals to Macbeth’s blood-lust, because she recognised that there is a real chance that the Macbeths will feel guilty after the regicide. Therefore, Lady Macbeth tries to prevent this by appealing and pleasing his blood-lust, and to a further extension perhaps the warrior side of Macbeth, which is being rewarded by this martial society.
This image is also full of rage, which strongly suggests that the Macbeths are both full of rage, at the passing of their child. Perhaps Lady Macbeth has taken the initiative to project their grief & anger into something that will replace that loss: becoming king and queen.
(Act 2, scene 1)
In general, Macbeth’s dagger soliloquy shows that his hallucination is an unconscious manifestation of his guilt (which is already present) -- and his fearful state. It foreshadows the Macbeths guilt and unhappy reign.
It’s also worth noting that Macbeth is the complete opposite in this scene, than in Act 1, scene 2. We also see this with Lady Macbeth, in Act 1, scene 5 she’s been spurred to (convince Macbeth to) kill King Duncan. But in Act 5, scene 1, the audience learns that she’s been experiencing nightmares regarding the regicide, and she feels incredibly guilty which leads her to commit suicide.
I’ve also found another helpful techniques.
Trying to be as specific as you can about something (when annotating).
Eg, Despite being late, a person helps someone who has fallen.
‘Nice’ becomes ‘going out of their way to help someone’, which then forms ‘cares more about (experiencing) life, and people, rather than strict routine’
I also like to this method with poetry, to find the poet’s purpose.
Thank you for your advice, and your channel!
at school were being taught the 'lady macbeth is manipulative, controlling and not seen as a usual typical jacobean woman' on this video theres a mix between that and the 'macbeth is far more responsible for his actions than it seems'. who do i listen to my teacher or these videos??
can you predict the AIC Jekyll and hyd and macbeth questions this year also please make a playlist for all macbeth things please
Hey sir! I'm loving your videos but have a question.
I understand that this kind of analysis is top level stuff because you are interpreting different meanings and undermining other perspectives, etc. But say the Q is "How is ambition presented in Macbeth?" How should I answer that with these ideas?
In class we are taught basic quotations which I feel as if every other kid will know and use to answer such a Q. "Stars hide your fires".
I don't really know how I can link quality analysis that undermines a question... if that makes sense? If you're suggesting that there is a lack of "ambition" or "manipulation" of a certain character (whatever deep, alternate analysis), won't that just get you a low mark since you are not arguing why a character is ambitious or manipulative?
Sorry if this is messy! :/
Bring out the idea of violence and it's relation to the state in Macbeth
sir where do you get all these Grade 9 context from
Mr Salles when will your question prediction videos be coming out for the exams?
Is there an analysis on Act 1 Scene 4? There's a 1, 2, 3 and 5.. but no Act 4?
Hi sir, I've just been reading your revision guide- '100% in AQA English Language', and in the paper 1 question 2 section, you have said that I should write about the contrast or juxtaposition. But would that not make my answer more about structure (like Q3) and cause me to lose marks?
Hi Chloe,
Thanks for buying my guide. Your question is a very good one, but makes me very sad, because it is typical of what English teachers are being forced to do.
So, yes, contrast can be seen as just a structural technique. But it is created through language. So a character witnessing a pile up on the motorway might react in an unfeeling manner, saying "Hey ho." This contrast is produced by that use of casual language. So, contrast is also a language feature.
The exam mark scheme says, " Analyses the effects of the writer’s choices of language", so you will write about the effect of this contrast.
The examiner also doesn't really care, because you are also encouraged to write about sentence structures which is nobody's idea of a language feature.
This led to students writing a lot of gibberish, so now you don't have to write about sentence structures - the examiners are at least trying to be on your side, sort of!
Thankyou!! That makes more sense
hi is there any chance you could do a comparison video of ozymandias and storm on the island, it would be really helpful thanks
Can you please do more videos on Romeo and Juliet ?(characters and themes)
Could you finish analysing all the poems in the love and relationship cluster? Thank you:)
I wrote an essay using this video on a question about how Lady Macbeth is presented as in Macbeth and only got a 5. Would anyone remark it for me and tell me how i could improve? Thanks
Im actually looking at the question on 'How does lady macbeth manipulate Macbeth into killing Duncan , i cant find many good sources.
Hi sir, thank you so much for this series, it's really helping with my revision
I was just wondering what you could say Shakespeare's purpose is for having Macbeth send the letter to Lady Macbeth and manipulate her, as I know we have to talk about the characters as constructs for a specific purpose.
I was wondering about that too..
can you answer a question about kingship in Macbeth in paragraph form
I like this video very much ...please make a video on lady Macbeth's character belonging to masculinity ...
Wonder if the letter is not written by Macbeth, but was pre arranged by the witches as a further manipulation?
This wouldn’t really fit the logic of the play.
Imagine Macbeth arriving home to find that his wife already knew everything the witches had told him. His shock and surprise would be evident in his Conversation with her as soon as she starts talking about the weird sisters promises.
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish I think clever manipulation would not involve telling everything, but telling shades of that message to affect their desired outcome
hi sir, i bought your Macbeth guide, your english lang '100%' and also the literature guide for essays for LOTF, etc i love them, however, i know you have many Macbeth videos, do you think i should watch them along with these videos or should i only watch these, what would enable me to get the 8 or 9?
i mean these new scene videos, if i only watch these will i still be able to get a grade 9?
Yes! Thanks for buying the guides.
Hey I was wondering if u could tell me ways I could revise for these tests as I don't really have any ideas rn other than watch these vids and write down notes also my mocks is in a few days😭
Use the to write practice essays
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish sorry but what's that?
@@twiggy2104 Think he means use your notes to answer an exam question
@@domharvey8513 oh okay thx👍🏽
When u said its like an explosion of ambition that goes off in lady Macbeths mind do you have a quote to support/show this ?
oh never shall sun that morrow see...thou art too full of the milk o' human kindness to catch the nearest way...without the illness should attend it...put this nights great business in my dispatch...leave all the rest to me...I'm just bashing out quotations from memory and could give you 15 more. Have you read the play yet?
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish oh wow thank you..and no i haven't read the play yet , i have just about finished reading act one and im just currently analysing act one scene 5 hence why i needed a quote to support the point :)
I bought the guide and I was just wondering if the best way to revise from it is to watch the videos that go with it and make notes, then add to my notes all the grade 6,7,8 and 9 notes in the guide that forms the essay?
Yes, that's right. Don't do it all at once, but in stages, so you will remember more.
Mr Salles Teaches English yes of course thanks for confirming that sir! Just finished making notes on some context
Good thing not many people watch your videos, too many people would be getting 9s lol!
I know! $£X?@