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Examples of Interesting Thesis Statements for the Macbeth Essay  

Macbeth,

 

  • Macduff is the only character who shows real humanity in the play
  • Contrast his character with the lack of humanity showed by others, highlighting the specific points in which he shows “true” human emotion)
  • The Witches are responsible for all the evils of the play
  • Explain why the responsibility lies on them instead of on Macbeth for his own actions.
  • Lady Macbeth’s rejection of her feminine traits while attempting to adopt masculine qualities is the root of all the unnatural and evil events in the play, leading to the downfall of herself and her husband.
  • Through the use of gender stereotypes in the play, Macbeth, Shakespeare sends a message that straying from one’s culturally assigned gender expectations is dangerous.
  • Through the use of gender stereotypes in the play, Macbeth, Shakespeare sends a message that straying from one’s culturally assigned gender expectations is dangerous, but only for women.
  • Without the presence of overwhelming guilt, Macbeth’s ambition would have led him to true success
  • Explain how the actions that lead most directly to his downfall are committed out of guilt and/or paranoia
  • Macbeth’s guilt leads to the loss of his sanity and ultimately his downfall.
  • When Macbeth’s honor is at its highest points, his sanity is also apparent, but when his ambition overtakes his honor, his signs of insanity show.

Writing Papers

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Why do we write papers in Shakespeare?

  • To learn more about Shakespeare’s plays, characters, ideas
  • • To develop skills of analyzing his plays
  • • To learn to communicate well

What’s a paper? A piece of writing that makes an interesting point. What does this mean you need in order to write a paper? An interesting point or idea! It’s called a thesis, and I’ll give a more complete definition in a minute. If you don’t have one, what happens? No paper,  a blank paper, or aimless writing that makes no point. How do you come up with them? Well, you need a system for coming up with them, kind of like a tree that you grow that bears fruit. The system we use, is Response Journals, Class discussions, thinking. The system is that by doing those things, your head will be filled up with ideas to write about. Continue reading Writing Papers →