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title: "Macbeth: Understand context & how it informs texts"
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**Understand context and how it inform texts**

**Click on any of the resources below to get started**

- [HOW DO I WRITE ABOUT CONTEXT? A GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING CONTEXT (PDF)](https://www.digitaltheatreplus.com/education/s/a-guide-to-understanding-context)  
  Director Simon Dormandy explores what context means, why it matters and how to write about it.
- [A TIMELINE OF OF WESTERN THEATRE (PDF)](https://www.digitaltheatreplus.com/education/s/a-timeline-of-western-theatre)
  
  This timeline provides you with an overview of Western Theatre from Ancient Greece to modern day.
- [**MACBETH STUDY GUIDE – CONTEXT**](https://www.digitaltheatreplus.com/education/s/macbeth/context)
  
  Perfect for independent learning, our Study Guides examine plays from literary and contextual perspectives, to provide a thorough access point to the text.
- [ON DIRECTING: GEMMA BODINETZ (VIDEO)](https://www.digitaltheatreplus.com/education/collections/digital-theatre/on-directing-gemma-bodinetz) Director Gemma Bodinetz explores the multi-dimensional nature of the central couple in Macbeth.

 

This **is a sample of the materials we have available relating to this skill. Find more at [digitaltheatreplus.com/education](https://www.digitaltheatreplus.com/education/plays-and-productions)**