This guy is so legendary he can write while swinging his arms around in the air

it always surprises me how sir just thinks of quotes at the top of his head. also sir, don't stop making your motivating gym videos- we need to see you on a marathon one day!

cheers sir this is great revision. this man deserves an OBE, all his videos are for us not for money; so unselfish its crazy. Oddly entertaining also!

2:49 😭 glad yu made sure to clarify 😹

Thanks again mr salles for all the Macbeth videos, they are really helping me see the alternate interpretations from the play and hopefully to get a high grade in my gcse!!

This is a fascinating perspective on the events and the didacticism of Macbeth. It is quite different from what we usually focus on in my school. While our perspective is highly tied to Shakespeare's message to never consider regecide, the exact details of who may and why they may wish to kill King James have not been considered the same way you have considered them. Very enjoyable watch, this will be tremendously helpful in preparation for my exam : ).

"Kill kill kill" that really killed me 😂😂

Please do an updated top 20 quotes for macbeth in the same format as the inspector calls video 🙏

Thank you for this! I'll be watching as soon as I finish watching the unseen poetry videos! Also, do you have any videos for unseen comparison question, as I really need help with that! If not, please make one, I'm sure we'd benefit! Your videos are super useful!

sir on goofy mode in this video

Oh my god we have a Shakespeare course in university this semester and your video about writing papers just got recommended to me, so i checked out your channel! Im so glad to find the macbeth analysis videos, its gonna help on my exams so much thank you

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Can you please do a video on Malcolm and Duncan

yo sir, can u read this response to the same question. i am in year 10 preparing 4 my mocks: In Act 1, Scene 1 Banquo is presented by Shakespeare to be morally superior to Macbeth, exercising the Christian standpoint towards the supernatural during the Jacobean Era. Banquo warns Macbeth, “And oftentimes, to win us to our harm. The instrument of darkness tell us truths; Win us with honest trifles, to betrays In deepest consequence.” The adverb, “oftentimes” highlights how the witch’s sole purpose is to wreak havoc upon their victims. The metaphor, “Instruments of darkness” reveals connotation towards a game-like setting, presenting how supernatural view human activities and actions to be superficial and meaningless, showing to the reader their Machiavellian and vindictive nature. They are a conduit to which the devil works. The juxtaposition between the words, “honest” and “betrays” portray how the witches lack moral compass, but also to typify Banquo’s logical thinking. Banquo has the right attitudes towards supernatural forces, a view commonly held within the Jacobean audience. Banquo’s words are prophetic, as the declaim exactly what will happen in the play, and what his accomplice Macbeth is oblivious to. Shakespeare deploys Banquo is such a positive light to reinforce to the audience the character of a person who has good morals. Additionally, Banquo was believed to be a descendant of King James, so in painting him as this “good” character, it appeases James I and hopefully gains patronage for Shakespeare. However, it could be argued that Banquo isn’t entirely moral as seen in Act 2, Scene 1 where he appears to debate on the legitimacy of Macbeth’s kingship, as he remarks, “I fear thou play’dst most foully for it”. It is evident that, Banquo acknowledges Macbeth’s disruption of The Divine Right of Kings but refuses to act upon it. He doesn’t relay his suspicions to any of the other nobles. This may be because Banquo stands to gain from Macbeth’s position, because as revealed by the “three weird sisters” his descendants will be kings. Shakespeare may have constructed Banquo’s demise to illustrate to the audience that good and evil cannot exist synonymously, and that one must go. Additionally, Shakespeare employs Banquo as a FOIL to exemplify the negative qualities of Macbeth. Earlier in Act 1, Scene 3 Banquo remarks, “I neither beg of, no fear your favours”. Here, we can see that Banquo’s scepticism, highlighting his nobility. This juxtaposes Macbeth’s reaction to the supernatural prophecies, as he remains relatively unfazed, in full acknowledgement of the witch’s ill intent. Shakespeare borrowed the Character of Banquo from Raphael Holinshed’s Chronicles in 1587, where Banquo was an accomplice of Macbeth in favour of the king’s murder. Shakespeare subverts this earlier negative Banquo, and presents him in a positive light, serving as an exemplar to the audience, that it is possible to resist temptations from supernatural forces, in case any Elizabethan people had encountered them. Banquo was believed to be a descendant of King James I, so in accentuating Banquo’s Christian qualities, he dismisses any suspicious regarding him. Around this time, Shakespeare was rumoured to be allegiance with the Gunpowder Plot, due to his friends also being involved. So, in constructing Banquo in his manner, he shows his devotion to the King. In Stark Contrast to Banquo, Macbeth appears to be consumed by the witches’ prophecies, celebrating their good promise. Macbeth declaims in an aside, “Two truth are told[..] Cannot be ill, cannot be good”. The phrase, “Two truths” highlight Macbeth’s certainty in the witches’ prophecies, as one has already come true. The syntactic parallelism within the phrase, “Cannot be ill, cannot be good” highlight Macbeth’s inner confliction, and mental instability. This evokes Macbeth to be cemented within the depths of the witches’ prophecies. Additionally, the personification through phrase “And make my seated heart knock at my ribs” reemphasizes Macbeth’s anxieties. The verb, “knock” publishes connections towards unknowingness and ambiguity, highlighting that Macbeth’s “vaulting ambition” has not yet become apparent to him. Also, Macbeth demands “Stay you imperfect speakers” in reference to the witches. The imperative verb, “stay” highlights his desperation for answers within the witches, furthering the connection between Macbeth and supernatural forces. Finally, Macbeth’s accelerated paranoia has proven to be too much for him to handle, as he sees Banquo’s ghost at the banquet. Macbeth exclaims, “Never shake thy gory locks at me”, presenting him to be visions as a manifestation of this guilt due to inference within the affairs of the supernatural. However, due to Macbeth’s immense shock and due to Banquo’s ghost, and not the witches (malicious entities) highlight his opposition towards goodness, and reemphasise his submersion within the supernatural, and his irredeemable conscience as he has committed the cardinal sin of regicide. When Macbeth’s demise becomes apparent, he refers to the witches as “juggling fiends” evoking the witches Machiavellian stronghold to have left him, and he is now is a position of helplessness, as the “three weird sisters” game has ended and have won him to his harm.

Thank you Sir for making these videos! I secured a full mark in my mock on Macbeth using many ideas of yours! They are truly amazing and conceptualised!

If you can't find any good quotes from the extract given(in the real exam) can you still get a high mark if you breifley mention the extract but most of your quotes come from the rest of the play?

Could you please do a top 10 quotes for Romeo and Juliet

which are better points for this question? Banquo is punished for interacting with the witches (“speak then to me”) dies a violent death to save his fate (sacrificing himself for fleance) like Macbeth. He interacts before the play begins (“I dreamt last night of the three weird sisters” despite them meeting *that afternoon….* or so we think.) Shakespeare makes this to warn that anyone, even the best, can fall victim to the supernatural. Banquo chooses to not listen (“i dreamt last night of the three weird sisters” “take my sword”) and takes revenge against macbeth by making him admit guilt, and seal his fate. The witches never make Macbeth do anything (“crowned without spur”) and he knows this, but his love of violence drives him to kill still (despite believing not needing to, he decides to kill macduff “thou shalt not live”. arrogant and violent.) giving banquo motivation for revenge and macduff motivation to overthrow him

Mr Salles, in my paper 1 I only referenced the extract by using one quote and did not mention the extract again and didnt analyse the quote however the rest of my essay was good will I be capped at level 2?

why does Shakespeare start the play with the witches ?

Do you need to write about structure and form to get full marks in inspector, Jekyll and Macbeth?

How long would you spend on the unseen poetry question and the comparison question?

hi mr Salles do you have to write a conclusion and intro for literature because i didnt for paper 1. Will it be fine?

Hello sir, for every one of my paragraphs for Macbeth my context always links back to how Shakespeare wanted to please the king. will I lose marks as I am repeating myself

I tried not starting with the extract once and got marked down for it :/

hello sir i wanted to ask in the engl lit paper 2 romeo and juliet because we are givien a short sample of the story how much do quotes do you think i should use from other parts of the book

thank you so much, this helped me get a 9!

More Romeo and Juliet plz!!!!!

hi sir, i was wondering if you would be able to give me some feedback on whether this would be an effective thesis for a question on how Macbeth is presented? thanks :) In the cautionary tale of 'Macbeth', Shakespeare explores the duality of the protagonist Macbeth and his internal conflict which leads to his downfall. Shakespeare creates a cautionary tale of power, greed and the innate flaw of human impressionability within this character to warn a Jacobean audience against regicide.

Can u do a Macbeth in the Wjec eduqas exam board?

Hello sir, for the poetry question I answered the wrong question by accident. It asked about "conflict" and I spoke about power instead as I didn't read the question carefully, however I made fair points for power and when i reread the question I added a conclusion stating how "inner conflict leads to greed and wanting more power...." . Am I capped at a certain mark? Thanks sir!

Do you have any predictions for what the Tempest aqa question will be?

I forgot to add an introduction 💔💔 is that bad?

Is this the GCSE English Literature 2022 paper? please some one respond.

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Can u do Romeo and Juliet

King James was gay?! Happy pride month everyone! 🏳️‍🌈

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