GCSE English Shakespeare - Macbeth Workbook (includes Answers ... - Free Printable

- The image references a specific scene from Shakespeare's play "Macbeth."
- Act 1, Scene 6 is the scene where King Duncan arrives at Macbeth’s castle, Inverness.
- Duncan expresses his pleasure with the castle’s pleasant surroundings and praises its hospitality.
- Lady Macbeth greets him warmly, playing the role of the perfect hostess, while secretly plotting his murder.
- This scene creates dramatic irony, as the audience knows of the Macbeths’ murderous intentions, while Duncan remains unsuspecting.
- It heightens tension by contrasting Duncan’s trust and gratitude with the impending betrayal.