Living Shakespeare Series: The Tragedy of Macbeth

This immersive, literature-rich edition of Macbeth is designed for Charlotte Mason-style learning, blending classical rigor with creative engagement. Featuring the full script of Shakespeare’s tragedy with curated annotations, the book offers students meaningful scaffolding as they read, reflect, and grow in literary skill. Learners will be inspired by carefully selected artworks—including dramatic interpretations by Fuseli, Chassériau, and Sargent—introducing historical performance and visual storytelling into the study. Narrative exercises, timeline pages, and mapping activities help students contextualize the plot, track historical threads, and locate key events and settings. Copywork and dictation passages are included throughout, allowing students to internalize Shakespeare’s language and deepen attention to spelling, punctuation, and phrasing. Dedicated narration pages encourage expressive response and oral fluency, staying true to Mason’s principles of thoughtful retelling. Recommended scene selections are provided for performance, with script segments and suggestions for group staging and abridgment. The guide also supports literary understanding with prompts that highlight metaphor, symbolism, and character development—helping students recognize beauty while cultivating discernment. Perfect for homeschool families, literature groups, or classroom teachers seeking a narrative-centered approach, this edition places the student in direct contact with rich ideas and a deep experience of the play.