Student Grade 9 Essay on Macbeth's Character Mr Salles

0:00 Who wrote this essay
1:28 Planning for the exam and top grades
4:25 Start with a Thesis
5:30 First paragraph of the essay and the need to link ideas
6:53 Link to the ending of the play
7:54 The danger of starting with the Extract!
10:09 Excellent language analysis and alternative interpretation
12:10 How to use Context to explain interpretations
15:30 Write about Tone in interpretations
17:27 Context of Christianity
18:38 Context of Banquo
19:04 How to get Context wrong
20:30 How to write a conclusion

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Find out how to plan, write a thesis and convince the examiner to give you top marks. Sanjay scored 'only 28 out of 30. Learn how he could make it 30/30. Then see how you could get full marks yourself. If you are already getting grade 6 or more, discover why it is best to write about the play first, then about the extract.

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[georgep]

Hey sir, got my mark back and got 159/160 in Lit, literally only watched your videos when I was revising, can’t thank you enough

[cosmo]

It’s funny how much he’s able to criticise an essay that got 158/160

[mbappesdad]

As an A level student looking at this now, I’m grateful I don’t have to worry about English Literature anymore the content for the subject is unreal

[alannatomlinson]

thank you Sanjay whoever and wherever you are. You are so helpful and kind to share the work you put so much hard work and dedication into. Very much appreciated and not taken lightly

[cOrAL_Grimes]

How and Why does Sanjay know so much sophisticated vocabulary?? 😭😭

[mohammadrezaei]

Thank you this really helps considering we've missed 6 months of school !

[lumosv]

16:15 Only legends noticed that Sanjay wrote "Macbeth was 18", "Macbeth was so much younger" and "Macbeth married her". Otherwise, top-notch essay in a top-notch video. Thank you once again!

[talithahiggs]

When he said avoid suspicion. I think this is talking about how Shakespeare was suspected to be part of the gunpowder plot, and he wrote Macbeth to be placed on the kings good side and avoid suspicion surrounding him and the plot as he was friends with people involved at the time, he wrote the play to show he was devoted to the king

[slurpinbird]

I'll be honest. I didn't revise English once but got (sometimes nearly) full marks on every essay. Straight 9s. I think the way you have structured this video is very well done :)

[kindermist_]

Hi sir,

I’m currently in year 10 however I’m doing a test tomorrow which will affect my year 11 mock mock test grade next year, so I’m really stressing, but this video is giving me so much useful points to take in . I’m very thankful and hopefully this will help me tomorrow ✊🏻
Thanks again.

[cosmo]

This was so helpful, I have my exam in a couple days and we've only just started Macbeth so this has helped me gain advanced terminology, contextual references and good points and links. I will definitely be coming back to watch more of your videos!

[luke_crpenter]

Sir, i went from a grade 3 in my November mocks, to a grade 7 in my Feb mocks. I can’t thank you enough.

[nickdonaldson]

I've been watching your videos just so I could begin a rota for revision, and I got 28/34 on my last exam! I'm in year 10, and I'm super happy with my result

[addieee]

Hi sir, I messaged a month ago about my English literature mock and thank you for your videos! I got 33/34 on the Macbeth essay and 30/30 on the Jekyll and Hyde essay 😁

[rw-pigw]

Hi, Mr Salles. Im in year 10 and I've been watching your videos for a year now and you've helped me achieve a grade 9 in English (74/80) thank you so much

[motarafamily]

Could you do more of these essay reviews because it really helps me out

[beklemeyapmacaykoy]

Thank you so much sir because i got 18/30. It is a good score because I’m still learning English. I watched your An Inspector Calls video today and i think I’m gonna get 20 and above.

[Stamnoj]

Predicted a 5 by the end of the year and trying to get a 6/7 to avoid uni rejections, thanks for the analysis

[turbiyo]

Thanks to u, i got a grade 9 on my english literature mock on macbeth

[anssa]

Im doing my year 11 mock today, in year 10 i got a grade 3 these videos are extremely helpful so hopefully i can get a 5-7 because 7 is my predicted grade