Macbeth: A Reader's Theater Script-Story Collection

• Print-and-Read Version:  A password-protected digital download of the materials to print for physical use in your classroom
• Digital Classroom Version: A digital download of the materials with each component as its own password-protected digital file. This download includes rights for digital use on Learning Management Systems such as Google Classroom and Canvas.

Shakespeare doesn’t have to be a slog! This student-friendly Reader's Theater script-story version of Macbeth keeps the beauty of Shakespeare’s language while streamlining the story and adding narration.

Double, double, toil, and trouble! Enter a world of dark ambition, treachery, and supernatural forces. When Macbeth, a valiant Scottish general, encounters three mysterious witches who prophesize his rise to the throne, his thirst for power awakens, leading him down a pathway of murder, betrayal, and, ultimately, destruction. As one of Shakespeare’s darkest plays, Macbeth is a chilling exploration of the destructive power of unchecked ambition and the corrupting influence of power itself.

Why This Version? Reading Shakespeare can be difficult for students, but what is the point if you lose his language? This version strikes a balance between fidelity to the original play and accessibility for modern students.

Reading Parts: Check out the preview images above for a detailed cast list for each script.

This Reader’s Theater version of Macbeth:

• Abbreviates the original play “Since brevity is the soul of wit...I’ll be brief”
• Lightly adapts Shakespeare’s original language for clarity “Speak plain and to the purpose”
• Adds a narrator to set the action of each scene “Tell me in detail what hath chanced.”

This 54-page download includes:

• 3 Reader’s Theater script-stories adapting Shakespeare’s Macbeth
• 3 detailed reading guide worksheets + keys
• 3 teacher guides including background, summary, teachable terms, anticipatory questions, essential questions, character analysis, and discussion questions

With this product, you will have the confidence you need to teach one of Shakespeare's greatest plays!

Recommended Resource Pairing:

• Conversational Shakespeare Introduce your students to a whole list of Shakespearean phrases and vocabulary words with this fun activity!