Your assignment is to write a two-three page essay, using ONE of the six prompts from your Macbeth exam:
* Which character would be most difficult to portray?
* Do the witches direct Macbeth’s fate or simply predict it?
* What do you believe is the major turning point for Macbeth?
* What do you believe is the major turning point for Lady Macbeth?
* How does the natural world respond to Macbeth’s unnatural acts?
* What is your opinion of Roman Polanski’s version of Macbeth?
Your answer to the question will be the basis for your thesis. Your paper will develop around an argument in support of that answer. Remember that the grade is based not on your opinion but your argument. Support your argument with your own ideas and examples from the play. DO NOT use the internet.
The essay should be typed, double-spaced and formatted according to MLA. Note that the form for citing lines of a play is slightly different. Place a slash [/] between lines of text, and include the Act, Scene and line numbers of the information or quote at the end of the line, in parentheses:
Macbeth reveals his nihilistic worldview in the final act of the play, stating that life is "a tale / Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, / Signifying nothing" (5.5.26-28).
Please include a Works Cited page, as well.
* Which character would be most difficult to portray?
* Do the witches direct Macbeth’s fate or simply predict it?
* What do you believe is the major turning point for Macbeth?
* What do you believe is the major turning point for Lady Macbeth?
* How does the natural world respond to Macbeth’s unnatural acts?
* What is your opinion of Roman Polanski’s version of Macbeth?
Your answer to the question will be the basis for your thesis. Your paper will develop around an argument in support of that answer. Remember that the grade is based not on your opinion but your argument. Support your argument with your own ideas and examples from the play. DO NOT use the internet.
The essay should be typed, double-spaced and formatted according to MLA. Note that the form for citing lines of a play is slightly different. Place a slash [/] between lines of text, and include the Act, Scene and line numbers of the information or quote at the end of the line, in parentheses:
Macbeth reveals his nihilistic worldview in the final act of the play, stating that life is "a tale / Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, / Signifying nothing" (5.5.26-28).
Please include a Works Cited page, as well.