Macbeth Essay
MABETH ESSAY INFORMATION:
In each paragraph, ask yourself questions, a you respond to the topic
Why did Macbeth act this way?
What is revealed about his state of mind?
How do his actions impact on others?
What do you think he should have done? Why
USE TEEL :
T opic Sentence
E xplanation
E vidence
L ink (TO THE TOPIC(NOT TOPIC SENTENCE))
ESSAY TOPIC: By the end of the play, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are described as “a dead butch and his fiend like queen” Is this a fair appraisal of the characters?
PARAGRAPH 1: extend on how macbeth was before the murder of King Duncan in terms of how he was as a man, how people saw him, his attributes.
Act 1 scene 3: “If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me, without my stir”
Macbeth was a noble and loyal man to the king and Scotland and had a good ‘reputation’ before he killed the king, however his determination to become the king of Scotland had taken over his thoughts with the help from the witches prophesies and Lady Macbeth.
People saw him as the Kings cousin, a fighter, a brave man who was very loyal to the king and his family. Act 1 Scene 2 “O valiant cousin! Worthy gentleman!”
Act 1 Scene 2 “For brave Macbeth - well he deserves that name”
PARAGRAPH 2 what happened to change? what is the instigator? what events contributed to his actions (witches, Lady Macbeth’s influences) what changed was Macbeth’s intuition. All he was thinking of since one of the witches prophesies came true was that he was going to be king somehow and if that meant killing the king he would.
MANIPULATION:The Witches used manipulation on Macbeth when telling him their prophecy saying he would be King and this made Macbeth question what he would do. But after gaining the throne the Witches prophecies also made him become paranoid of being overthrown and this made him a bad leader as he wasn’t suited to the role of King. Macbeth reigned with terror and used intimidation to control the whole of Scotland and
In each paragraph, ask yourself questions, a you respond to the topic
Why did Macbeth act this way?
What is revealed about his state of mind?
How do his actions impact on others?
What do you think he should have done? Why
USE TEEL :
T opic Sentence
E xplanation
E vidence
L ink (TO THE TOPIC(NOT TOPIC SENTENCE))
ESSAY TOPIC: By the end of the play, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are described as “a dead butch and his fiend like queen” Is this a fair appraisal of the characters?
PARAGRAPH 1: extend on how macbeth was before the murder of King Duncan in terms of how he was as a man, how people saw him, his attributes.
Act 1 scene 3: “If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me, without my stir”
Macbeth was a noble and loyal man to the king and Scotland and had a good ‘reputation’ before he killed the king, however his determination to become the king of Scotland had taken over his thoughts with the help from the witches prophesies and Lady Macbeth.
People saw him as the Kings cousin, a fighter, a brave man who was very loyal to the king and his family. Act 1 Scene 2 “O valiant cousin! Worthy gentleman!”
Act 1 Scene 2 “For brave Macbeth - well he deserves that name”
PARAGRAPH 2 what happened to change? what is the instigator? what events contributed to his actions (witches, Lady Macbeth’s influences) what changed was Macbeth’s intuition. All he was thinking of since one of the witches prophesies came true was that he was going to be king somehow and if that meant killing the king he would.
MANIPULATION:The Witches used manipulation on Macbeth when telling him their prophecy saying he would be King and this made Macbeth question what he would do. But after gaining the throne the Witches prophecies also made him become paranoid of being overthrown and this made him a bad leader as he wasn’t suited to the role of King. Macbeth reigned with terror and used intimidation to control the whole of Scotland and