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As you look through the photographs from past productions of Macbeth, think about:

How you can tell that Banquo is a ghost and what his relationship to Macbeth is. In the 2004 production, you can see Banquo’s ghost is played by an actor, illuminated with a red light. He is sat behind Macbeth. What does this tell you about what Macbeth is seeing? He represents all of Macbeths bad deeds/actions and is seen as the punishment for what Macbeth had done.

What the scene would be like if Banquo was invisible to the audience as well as thanes at the banquet. Do you think it would be more or less terrifying? What would this do to the meaning of the scene? How would it change our reaction to Macbeth? Less terrifying because there would not be a visual just a voice, it would change our reaction by making us wonder what the ghost of Banquo looks like.

In the text, Banquo’s death is the only death to happen onstage. Would you keep it this way, or would you choose to show other deaths? In Polly Findlay’s 2018 production, the other deaths happen offstage but can be seen by the audience in a tally that is chalked up on the wall at the side of the stage. What effect do you think it has when the audience cannot see the deaths but are aware they are happening? Onstage because it add more drama and we will always know that the character are really dead, tension is added because ethe audience already know and can hear but cannot see.

How would you choose to portray Banquo’s ghost in a production? How could your visual choices make this moment more terrifying for Macbeth? a deathly pale version of Banquo, i would add an open wound where he was killed.

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Topic 4: Banquo's Ghost (Last Names R-Z)- Investigate the Moment. Respond to the questions and include your name. https://www.rsc.org.uk/shakespeare-learning-zone/macbeth/staging/productions

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Topic 3: Scotland (Last Names N-Q)- Investigate the World. Respond to the questions and include your name. https://www.rsc.org.uk/shakespeare-learning-zone/macbeth/staging/productions

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Topic 1: The Appearance of the Witches (Last Names A-G) Investigate the Characters. Respond to the questions and include your name. https://www.rsc.org.uk/shakespeare-learning-zone/macbeth/staging/productions

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Topic 2: Murdering Duncan (Last Names H-M)- Investigate the Moment. Respond to the questions and include your name. https://www.rsc.org.uk/shakespeare-learning-zone/macbeth/staging/productions

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Using the Royal Shakespeare Link, analyze your assigned topic and respond to the questions. (15 Minutes to Complete)

(Last Names A-G)- Topic 1

(Last Names H-M)- Topic 2

(Last Name N-Q)- Topic 3

(Last Names R-Z)- Topic 4

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How has the murder of Duncan been represented and staged?

The murder of Duncan and the Macbeths' reaction to the murder is a critical moment in a production. The text requires Macbeth to commit the murder using daggers and we learn from Lady Macbeth that there is a lot of blood, which she tells him they need to wash from their hands.

Take a look at the Things to Consider and investigate the different ways we've staged the reaction to Duncan's murder. There is also an opportunity to Investigate Act 2 Scene 2.

Investigate Act 2 Scene 2

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Investigate past productions of Macbeth | Shakespeare Learning Zone | Royal Shakespeare Company

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How the appearance of the witches, murdering Duncan, Scotland and Banquo's ghost have been staged in past performances.