Oxford School Shakespeare Macbeth & Oxford Literature Companions 2 Book Paperback Set - GCSE Study Text and Revision Guide

Titles in This Set Oxford School Shakespeare: Macbeth Oxford Literature Companions: Macbeth Details Condition: New Format: Paperback ISBN: 9780111100004 Publisher: Oxford University Press Age Range: 11-16 years Overview This two-book Oxford paperback set pairs the complete, unabridged Oxford School Shakespeare edition of Macbeth with the companion Oxford Literature Companions revision guide. Together they give secondary students everything needed to read, understand and revise Shakespeare's tragedy with confidence, from the full annotated play text through to structured exam-focused analysis, making the set a genuinely useful classroom or home-study bundle for GCSE English Literature. About the Books Oxford School Shakespeare: Macbeth presents the full, unabridged play with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations set out in a clear two-column layout, giving wide margins for annotation alongside detailed background information on Shakespeare, his language and his world. It includes a synopsis, scene summaries, character notes, classroom activities and reading lists, making the play approachable for students meeting it for the first time as well as those preparing for exams. Its companion volume, Oxford Literature Companions: Macbeth, written by Su Fielder with series consultant Peter Buckroyd, is built specifically for revision and exam success. Rather than repeating the play text, it works through themes, characters, context and language in a structured, exam-focused way, with guidance on essay planning and sample analysis designed to build the analytical skills examiners reward. Used side by side, the two books take a student from first reading through to confident exam preparation, covering plot, character motivation, historical and social context, and the play's enduring themes of ambition, guilt and power. It is this combination of primary text and dedicated study support that makes the set particularly effective for GCSE English Literature, suiti