Important Reminder

Hello Everyone!

Welcome back, I hope you've all had a restful spring break. Just wanted to remind you all that the Macbeth in class essay will be tomorrow for block A, and on Wednesday for block G. Take a look about two posts back and you will find the list of questions in case you lost your handout. We will be working on outlines in class on Monday(A) and Tuesday (G) so if you are away, you need to do that work on your own and come to class prepared to write the essay.

To give you an idea of what your outline might look like, here is an example.

If you choose to write about Lady Macbeth, you might make an outline like this one:

First, you need an argument/thesis for your introduction:
You might want to say that Lady Macbeth begins as a strong, cunning character, but underneath she is actually weak and unable to withstand the guilt of her own evil actions, which brings about her downfall.

Then, you need three points to prove your argument:

1) Prove that Lady Macbeth is strong
-she plots a murder
-she convinces her husband to murder the King
-then chose a couple of quotes ("look like the flower but be the serpent under it", the one about dashing a babies brains out etc...any one will do)

2) Show lady M's break down
-she can't kill Duncan
-she's not involved in planning the other murders
-she becomes shaky and jumpy after Duncan's murder
quotes: "he looked too much like my father as he slept" etc.

3) Lady macbeth loses control
--she hallucinates
--she sleepwalks]
--she kills herself
quotes: "Out damned spot!"/ when she mumbles about the murders/ she always carries a light/ when the doctor says "Aye but their sense is shut"

Conclusion: Restate and summarize

So this is an example of how to organize your essay. You may chose any topic. Good luck.