Shakespeare: Macbeth
This playlist brings together six courses on Shakespeare's Macbeth. The first three provide a detailed analysis of individual scenes and key themes in the play, while the other three look at the broader contexts of the supernatural in literature and the genre of tragedy.
 
What this playlist includes:
64 lectures across 6 courses.
All resources designed and delivered by university academics and researchers.
Courses and Lectures
1. Shakespeare: Macbeth
Prof. John McRae
Nottingham University
1.1. Introduction – 21:28
1.2. Act 1, Scenes 1-2 – 08:22
1.3. Act 1, Scene 3 – 13:44
1.4. Act 1, Scene 4 – 05:35
1.5. Act 1, Scene 5 – 10:20
1.6. Act 1, Scenes 6-7 – 19:15
1.7. Act 2, Scene 1 – 07:15
1.8. Act 2, Scene 2 – 05:34
1.9. Act 2, Scenes 3-4 – 12:12
1.10. Act 3, Scene 1 – 08:06
1.11. Act 3, Scenes 2-3 – 05:51
1.12. Act 3, Scene 4 – 08:02
1.14. Act 4, Scene 1 – 09:16
1.15. Act 4, Scene 2 – 05:03
1.16. Act 4, Scene 3 – 12:06
1.17. Act 5, Scenes 1-5 – 10:35
1.18. Act 5, Scenes 5-8 – 10:03
1.19. Act 5, Scene 9 – 04:33
2. Shakespeare: Macbeth
Prof. Lisa Hopkins
Sheffield Hallam University
2.1. Time – 11:10
2.2. Topicality – 09:20
2.3. Fate and Free Will – 08:27
2.4. Women – 10:38
2.5. Sleep and Dreams – 07:04
2.6. Language and Imagery – 09:22
3. Shakespeare: Macbeth
Mr Stephen Siddall
Independent Scholar
3.2. The Supernatural – 12:27
3.3. Women – 11:41
3.4. Kingship – 08:40
3.5. Directors' Choices – 12:03
4. Shakespeare and Witchcraft
Prof. Diane Purkiss
University of Oxford
4.3. Witches and Kitchens – 05:26
4.4. Witches and the Sea – 15:39
4.5. Witches and Bodies – 11:27
4.6. Lady Macbeth – 10:03
5. The Supernatural: A Complete History
Prof. Nick Groom
Exeter University
5.1. Ballads – 11:16
5.2. Revenge Tragedy – 09:37
5.3. Early Vampires – 10:10
5.4. Victorian Vampires – 11:25
5.5. The Uncanny – 19:11
5.6. The Victorian Uncanny – 07:41
5.7. English Ghosts – 14:28
5.8. The American Supernatural – 11:41
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