sarah_king1991
12-30-2008, 07:35 PM
I have got a Macbeth essay i need to hand in on the 5th Jan 08 but I am quite stuck and really want some help to get me on my with it and i no I dont have long left till I hand it in..... it is on Act 3 scenes 1+4 and I have an introduction, 7 paragraphs and a conclusion to do. It has to be 2000-2500 words. Any advice or help with this will be greatly appreciated :)
Introduction
(Act 3 Scene 1)
What is on Banquo's mind at the start of act 3?
Macbeth is now king. How does he first appear?
What kind of king is he really?
Paragraph 1
What do the audience hear Macbeth plotting in a soliloquy, and how does he justify this to himself?
What significance does 'my eternal jewel' have?
Paragraph 2
How does Macbeth persuade the murderers to do his dirty work for him?
Paragraph 3
(Act 3 scene 4)
Discuss Shakespear's use of theatricality at the start of Act 3 Scene 4.
What is Macbeth's state of mind as he enters the banquet?
Paragraph 4
Discuss the appearence of the ghost and Macbeth's reaction to it.
How might an Elizabethan audience react to this differently from a modern audience?
Paragraph 5
Discuss Lady Macbeth's role in this scene and the dramatic tension generally.
Paragraph 6
What is the symbolic significance of the banquet ending in disorder?
Paragraph 7
Discuss the ending of this scene including Macbeth's use of language to describe his current state. What does he now decide to do?
Conclusion
How can you link these scenes to the rest of the plot? What is the moral/philosophical meaning of Macbeth, and how do you see this being explored in these scenes?
Introduction
(Act 3 Scene 1)
What is on Banquo's mind at the start of act 3?
Macbeth is now king. How does he first appear?
What kind of king is he really?
Paragraph 1
What do the audience hear Macbeth plotting in a soliloquy, and how does he justify this to himself?
What significance does 'my eternal jewel' have?
Paragraph 2
How does Macbeth persuade the murderers to do his dirty work for him?
Paragraph 3
(Act 3 scene 4)
Discuss Shakespear's use of theatricality at the start of Act 3 Scene 4.
What is Macbeth's state of mind as he enters the banquet?
Paragraph 4
Discuss the appearence of the ghost and Macbeth's reaction to it.
How might an Elizabethan audience react to this differently from a modern audience?
Paragraph 5
Discuss Lady Macbeth's role in this scene and the dramatic tension generally.
Paragraph 6
What is the symbolic significance of the banquet ending in disorder?
Paragraph 7
Discuss the ending of this scene including Macbeth's use of language to describe his current state. What does he now decide to do?
Conclusion
How can you link these scenes to the rest of the plot? What is the moral/philosophical meaning of Macbeth, and how do you see this being explored in these scenes?