"This is an excellent resource for teachers to illustrate the key points of the play either jumping from one scene to the next or playing the versions in full. It encourages class discussion on what they understand about the play."
- Head of Education, the Roald Dahl museum.
"I think A-level students would also like its different approach... would be good for Media GCSE/A-Level. It could be used when studying Macbeth or other Shakespeare plays to consider audience reaction, stagecraft and to discuss modern staging."
- Rachel W. Head of English, Isle of Man.
"I enjoyed the accompanying dvd - especially the Hollywood version which pushed at the boundaries of what children might expect a Shakespeare production to be like. The computer animated audience made me think that the Shrek style 'Macbeth' is just waiting to be made! Seriously though the shorts would be used by teachers to explore performance choices and interpretations of staging - areas teachers find difficultSI think that it would be used for GCSE or Key Stage 4SIt is a good counter to the Polanski version which tends to rule the roost."
- Adrian Burke, Independent English Consultant.
How do you feel a teacher would use this type of resource in class:
"In different ways really; I¹d use bits of it to help teach the play in class, particularly the clips, the character profiles and summary of scenes. With groups of kids exploring through the games, in ICT room and on the interactive whiteboardSThis morning I had a very low-ability Y9 pupil play this whilst the rest of us did our SATS Shakespeare work, he is not expected to be entered for SATS. He is a VERY difficult boy and has real behavioural problems he sat glued to this the entire lesson. His feedback was that it is really good and fun and not too hard at all! Praise indeed!"
- Gill Clayton, NATE editorial board Head of English and Media Studies, Great Torrington
Community School
"I thought the premise of helping Shakespeare sort out his latest play was a good one and reminiscent of the sort of back plot to 'Shakespeare in love'. The chance to acquire powerful objects provides a good bridge between pupils home experience of computer gaming. I also thought the initial interface with that map of London from Shakespeare's time was an interesting and effective way of contextualising the writer and his life and times."
- Gavin Knight, Head of School, Kent.
"³Its great. My colleague tested it with year 8 and when it came to the next lesson all they could say is, ³can we play the game again, please miss, can we".
- Alison Smith, Head of English, Cumbria, co-author of SATs teaching
aids published by Collins and regular contributor to teachit (the definitive
English Teachers website).
