 helps students understand Shakespeare’s magnum opus and prepares them well for the Leaving Certificate exam.

Macbeth 

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provides students with an invaluable opportunity to gain an understanding of Shakespeare’s great drama and prepares them well for the Leaving Certificates examination.

Macbeth – Leaving Certificate English

Detailed study of Shakespeare’s Language

Exam-style questions and Sample Paragraphs with Examiner’s Comments

Dramatic Techniques (Imagery, Soliloquies, Dramatic Irony)

Macbeth as a Comparative Text – modes defined, detailed explanatory notes, exemplar paragraphs, using key quotes, essay plans and FAQs on successful answering

Exam Focus – purposeful use of key scenes, paragraphing succinctly, quoting effectively

Writing Top-Grade Essays – advice and prompts for responding to the question and planning the essay

Full Sample Essays – marked and graded with invaluable Examiner’s Comments

Sample Leaving Certificate exam questions relevant to the latest changes in the exam

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Martin Kieran and Frances Rocks are experienced teachers and examiners who have written several Leaving Certificate English textbooks, including 

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