Macbeth Essay: Grade 6 to Grade 9 in 7 Simple Steps

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6:58 How to get AO1 marks
8:06 Grade 9 Answer
10:50 Top Grade METHODS
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this man is genuinely my only hope for getting a higher grade in english lit - been stuck at a grade 6 for over a year now and these videos seem to be finally starting to help me break that barrier - thank you

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[@davina1276]

I commented a few months ago that you got me from a U to a 5 in 2 months. I now reached a grade 9 getting full marks in my paper one literature and almost full marks in my second!! Thank you so much

[@davina1276]

I forgot to mention that I missed the entire of year 10 and didn’t once (i didn’t even know the characters names) so the fact that I’m at a grade 9 is a miracle

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

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Hi Sir, thank you for all your amazing content! Do you have any predictions for the Macbeth question this year? Or at least any ideas of what it might not be?!

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Happy belated new year mr salles . Iam Arabic lady subscriber to several British and American KZbin channels. We are as foreigners subscribers as overseas students want to increase our cultural level , improve our English as well and literature lovers too. Thank you for your wonderful literary educational channel. Honestly I studied English both language and literature till second year and left college. It’s will of god not mine . I gathered main theme about topic you mentioned briefly here it’s Macbeth genre is tragedy of political ambition. Plot summary brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives prophecy from trio of witches that one day he will became king of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife , Macbeth murders king Duncan and seen became tyrannical ruler. It’s believed Shakespeare wrote this play in order to flatter king James through character of banquo. There are tips for writing essay about Macbeth must follow have good knowledge of play . Ensure essay is relevant to task , explaining different feelings. Include at least one quotation in each paragraph with detailed analysis. Iam so sorry to be little long but reading and writing both are great ways to improve our English as non native speakers. Good luck to you your dearest ones .

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Thank you for your message and for watching. In English, we use the definite article ‘the’ or the indefinite ‘a’ in front of nouns. I don’t know why!

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[@its_james]

Would I need to talk about structure in one of my paragraphs?

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If only this video came out last night 😢. In all seriousness great video! Had my mock today went okay I think. Cheers for all your help

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What was the paper

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Was it aqa

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I've spent the last 5 years being taught to write paragraphs in a PETAMB (point, evidence, technique, analysis, medium picture/reference to other parts of the play and big picture or context) and I've struggled with my essays bringing in too many ideas/being somewhat messy. The idea of switching to chronological which i very different to what I've been taught previously (2/3 VERY long paraphraphs linking different parts of the play). Would it work, as a form of compromise, to write through linking ideas (maybe 3/4 beefy paragraphs with a range of quotes, linking smaller ideas together for a larger theme) and build to a conclusion looking at the end? I feel stiffled by the limited structure and think part of my issue is a bit of hyper-focus on the extract but know that a grand departute might feel too foreign? Thanks for reading such a long comment, I echo everyone else that your videos are very useful.

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Yes, try an essay this way and see how you do.

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will there be any prediction videos for the 2024 aqa exams? :)

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Oh yes- Power and Conflict is already out

[@vfxgenie983]

I know everything I need and my essays are great except I can't link back to the question, how do I do that and not go off on a tangent?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Use the key words in the question every paragraph and write about the author’s viewpoint

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can you please do a video for the Edexcel English literature paper? covering themes of Romeo and Juliet like fate and tragedy? there are not many videos out there exploring the way Edexcel does their English lit paper.

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Wait, you can still get a grade 9 even if the vocab used isn't complex?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

oh yes

[@kxdija]

Hello, could you please mark my essay :) How is Mr Birling presented? Mr Birling is represented as a cold, callous man through the play, his capitalist views are extremely solidified and does not change even though prompted by his children as well as Inspector Goole. Mr Birling is used as a construct through An Inspector Calls to show his capitalist views and discredit socialist views that he strongly believes is not right. Priestley, on the other hand, uses Mr Birling as a construct to show the attitudes and views of those who are capitalists such as greed and not caring for others. In the beginning of the play, Mr Birling is defined as a ‘heavy-looking, rather portentous man’ indicating his imposing presence and how overpowering he is, such as his influence on Sheila and Eric. ‘heavy-looking’ may not just represent his physical appearance symbolising his wealth reinforcing his status within Edwardian Society. Alternatively, it can be seen that his aura is overbearing and he is fixated on certain views that makes the audience have some resentment towards him. For example, firing Eva, because she stood up for workers rights. ‘She had a lot to say far too much, so she had to go’. This indicates that Mr Birling believed that Eva standing up for workers rights and striking in order to get higher pay was dismissed as she had asked for too much and exceeded her place. There is a lack of empathy that is evident as it is believed that Eva's actions were exaggerated ‘ far too much’. Mr Birling has made Eva’s actions seem more problematic than they actually are; he seems unconcerned with the impact of his actions of firing Eva and how it could affect her life and well-being of being able to afford basic necessities for herself. Euphemism is used showing how belittled Eva’s situation is as the phrase ‘had to go’ softens the harsh reality of Eva Smith’s situation, it makes it less severe than it actually is. Capitalists like Birling are villainized throughout the play to show Priestley's view on capitalism and how he believes that capitalists are money grubbing and pretentious. Mr Birling’s motives are exposed when he says to Gerald ‘Your father and I have been friendly rivals in business for some time now’ showing that this whole wedding is a facade to him - it is not actually proper, it is just for business. and Gerald and Sheila are just marrying in for mutual benefits and to ensure financial security in the business. Mr Birling sees the wedding as a business opportunity rather than marrying for love. This impression is emphasised: ‘ she means a tremendous lot to him’. This word ‘lot’ suggests that there are a lot of benefits for the business coming with the marriage. Alternatively it could suggest that he is just showing affection towards Sheila and supporting her as her father. Mr Birling is also portrayed as somewhat misogynistic when he says ‘ she will make you happy and I’m sure you will make her happy ‘ , suggesting that he considers that a wife's role in her husband’s life is to keep him happy and satisfied, like a sexualised object. ‘I’m sure’ could represent some doubt, however he is not too bothered because the business deal is more important to him than the treatment of each other. Priestley represents capitalists as extremely ignorant people, who have a certain view of the world. Mr Birling discredits any sort of morality that Priestley believes in. In addition in act 1, Mr Birling holds emphasis to this idea of embodying patriarchal views. It is evident that Mr Birling believes in the class system and understanding that women are inferior to men and it is not equal; as Mr Birling dismissed Eva due to her class as well as of her being a woman believing his actions were understandable of his response to Eva.. ‘Girls of that class’.. Mr Birling using the term ‘girls’ shows how he infantilizes Eva as he believes her views aren’t important to him as she was just seen as a ‘girl’. When she had worked for him, Eva's voice was dismissed by Mr Birling because of her gender. Alternatively, from ‘that class’ it is further understood as well why she was not seen as important. Here, Mr Birling is emphasising the social hierarchy and perceives Eva Smith to be powerless and not matter because of her class. This reflects Mr Birling as being someone who only values someone if they are in the same class and is a male. The audience isn’t happy with Mr Birling’s views as it ignores a woman's right to have a voice as well as for the working class to be able to speak up for themselves. The impression of Mr Birling believing has a social superiority emphasises: ‘Yes, yes horrid business’. It is clear that Mr Birling is getting impatient while the inspector is continuously asking questions because of Eva’s death. Here he clearly expects obedience from those he perceives as beneath him and not on the same level of superiority - he expects to be excused from the situation. The repetition of ‘yes’ conveys the irritation and impatience as he still believes he had a right to fire her, not accepting and responsibility for what is seemed as a mere worker. Mr Birling attempts to belittle the situation of Eva being fired as she was a working class woman, he doesn't have much care towards her as she does not have any power over him - she is beneath him in the social hierarchy. Here Priestley is trying to emphasise that social responsibility needs to be put in place and is completely against Mr Birlings actions towards those beneath him. It is clear Priestley critiques selfishness and lack of empathy displayed and wants people to be aware of how their actions can affect others. As well as making sure to have collective responsibility and not just caring only if it affects you; everyone is equal to each other and no one should be looked lower than each other for class or gender - this goes with Priestley’s views. In ACT 3 of the play, Mr Birling is also embodying his patriarchal views as well as him being ; he diminishes Sheila's views and stands to support Gerald’s authority as a man. He appears to accept his behaviour as normal. ‘ Now Sheila, I’m not defending him, but you must understand that a lot of young men..’ It is evident that Mr Birling is in complete understanding of Geralds action of his affair with Eva Smith as he believes it is common. He is belittling the situation again and emphasises how it is typical of young men, so Sheila should disregard it. There is a patronising tone ( sense of superiority ) ‘ you must understand ‘ implies that Sheila needs to be educated on what young men do and it also reinforces the power difference between Mr Birling and Sheila as Mr Birling assumes authority over Sheila and she is expected to agree with his judgement. Mr Birling attempts to navigate Sheila’s doubts and concerns to believe that men have the power to do so and so she should dismiss it. Priestley's message is highlighting how the patriarchal structure excuses certain behaviours that can particularly go against a woman's wants. Mr. Birling is dismissive, showing how devalued women’s voices are and how it is ignored and not seen as right or important. Furthermore, the impression of Mr Birlings views of him normalising certain behaviours of men just because it seems that men have control over women this is emphasised: "Now, now, there's no need for all this fuss. Boys will be boys, after all.". It shows how Mr Birling believes that Sheila should not be questioning Gerald’s actions as it's common for boys to do, showing how men overpower women and are able to do things that if a woman did she would be shamed upon for committing such an action. Euphemism is used: ‘boys will be boys’ Mr Birling uses a milder term to excuser such inappropriate behaviour done by men. It shows how normal it is now for men to cheat on their partner as they are more superior than women. As well, Mr Birling uses the term ‘boys’ to diminish the seriousness of the situation, portraying them as innocent or immature rather accountable adults. Priestley uses Mr Birling as a mouthpiece for Priestley's critiques of a patriarchal society and how gender equality is important and it is not acceptable for one gender to be superior to another. Priestley wants the audience to understand how it is not right to live with that view of women being inferior to men. As well as no longer infantilizing men, making it seem like they aren’t capable of taking responsibility for their mistakes. Priestleys overall message is to promote gender equality making neither more superior than the other.

[@kxdija]

In ACT 3, Mr Birling lacks social responsibility, grouping it with a capitalist view of trying to buy out his way of trouble with clear arrogance and not accepting responsibility. Throughout the play Mr Birling consistently does not show any responsibility for his actions and this is further evident at the end: ‘look inspector, I’d give thousands - yes thousands. Here Mr Birling attempts to use his wealth and social status to influence the inspector in order to just get rid of the situation. The repetition of ‘thousands’ emphasises Mr Birling’s wealth and his attempt to assert his financial superiority. It adds emphasis to the statement which suggests a sense of urgency and desperation from Mr Birling. The tone is assertive as usually he gets away with whatever he wants with his wealth; as well there is an underlying tone of arrogance and superiority as Mr Birling believes his wealth can shield him from the consequences of his own actions. Symbolically ‘thousands’ represents Mr Birling’s power and privilege , which again reflects his belief that wealth can save him from his own actions. There is also a sense of hypocrisy as there is a false morality of the upper class who present themself as caring towards everyone. It shows how deceiving they can be just in order to be higher in status, as clearly here Mr Birling is being immoral by trying to buy his way out. The impression of Mr Birling lacking social responsibility is emphasised: ‘we’ve been had that's all’. Mr Birling says this in response to Inspectors investigation still refusing to acknowledge his responsibility for his own actions that led to Eva’s Smith actions. He believes he has been deceived by the inspector's investigation, clearly showing a lack of empathy towards the sufferings of others and fails to recognise the impact of his decisions on individuals like Eva Smith. Mr Birling’s tone is somewhat defeated believing that the Inspector had wronged him and had gone against him which isn’t common with someone like Mr Birling with power Short declarative sentences show how Mr Birling communicates his point directly and can emphasise his point of view. In addition declarative sentences can often lack emotional depth, showing how he has no care for the situation. ‘That's all’, shows his desire to close the discussion and to pretend that this never happened.Priestley emphasises how lacking social responsibility for your actions will lead to your own downfall and is not a positive mindset to continue having; Priestley on the other hand wants everyone to have responsibility for their own actions or consequences will happen. Priestley attempts to show that message through the Inspectors questioning the Birlings for them to hopefully understand - a compassionate society is wanted. The writer also critiques capitalism and tries to buy your way out of trouble and wealth being more important than social welfare. Priestley suggests that such values lead to your own morals decay. Priestley also critiques the hypocrisy and false morality of the higher class and exposes them. He shows how they aren’t caring people and disregard the suffering of others just for their own benefit. To summarise, Priestley views are conveyed through Inspector calls to advocate a more compassionate society and a socially responsible world. The contemporary audience of 1945 would understand that this way of living is only going to lead to your own downfall in the future. As they had started to change their ways of living to realise that treating people differently because of classes or having a capitalist view is not the right way to live, so being a socialist is better. As they had just lived through the horrors of World War 2, a period of devastation and sorrow, it had most likely prompted people to reevaluate their values and to understand their priorities. Priestley criticises the inequalities of gender and class inequality and how it is not moral to have a view that men are more superior than women as well as people in higher classes treating the lower classes poorly.