1. For your Macbeth Control Essay
Thesis Statements
For your Macbeth Control Essay

2. Your introductory paragraph
Make sure to identify the work/playwright somewhere in the first paragraph: William Shakespeare The Tragedy of Macbeth (notice it’s italicized) Sentence 1: General statement about control Sentence 2: Tie control to Macbeth. Sentence 3: Thesis statement

3. You have three body paragraphs
First Body Paragraph: Of the three choices, which is most/least to blame for Macbeth’s downfall?
Second Body Paragraph: Discuss how, when the shift occurred (murder of Duncan) in Act III, what also contributed to Macbeth’s fate
Last Body Paragraph: Discuss which choice MOST contributes to whether Macbeth had control of his own fate or whether someone/something else did

4. Your Thesis Must Be Arguable Use grammatical constructions
Although Lady Macbeth and Macbeth are to blame for initial heinous murder of Duncan, the three Weird Sisters are the primary cause for Macbeth’s ruin.

5. Another one…
Unscrupulously taking control of Scotland, Macbeth can blame nothing other than his own selfish desire to be king for his downfall, thus negating the influence of both Lady Macbeth and the three witches as possible objects of blame.

6. Use a subordinating conjunction to make a subordinate clause…
EXAMPLES OF SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS:
Although, Until, In order that, Since, So that, Even though, During, When, While, etc.
Also consider these strategies for varying your sentence structure (to make your essay more entertaining for your reader):
Or use an –ing phrase
Screaming crazily at the thin air, Macbeth vows to kill Macduff.
Solitarily plotting the death of Banquo, Macbeth defines his decent into evil.
Taking his warrior power back from Lady Macbeth, Macbeth decides to kill Banquo and Fleance.

7. TODAY Write your introduction Write two or three body paragraphs
Write a conclusion
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