Macbeth Essays
 Introduction Paragraph:
 Don’t need “support” here – just intro and support
in the rest of the paper
 ABSOLUTELY NO: “I’m going to tell you about”
or “My paper will be about”
 If you start out with a statistic, make sure it is real!
And cite where you got it.
Macbeth Essays
 Quotes:
 Citation goes at the very END of the sentence:
 Macbeth said “blah blah” and he went crazy (Shakespeare 26).
 If you start in the middle of a quote, or don’t finish the
entire thing, use … either before or after.
 Paraphrasing quotes longer than 4-5 lines.
 Your entire paper should not be made up of JUST
quotes!
 Transition into quotes – Macbeth said, “blah blah…”
 Your own commentary between quotes.
Macbeth Essays
 Writing:
 Play-by-play…. I already read the play, don’t just give me
a play-by-play of what happened! I want to hear what you
think about it, not just a summary!
 “Well” and “So” weaken your paper
Macbeth Essays
 Grammar:
 Which witch is which?
 Capitalize Proper Nouns!
 Lady Macbeth, King Duncan
 Macbeth is a play – Needs to be either underlined or
italicized if you are referring to the play itself.
 The title of your essay should be capitalized
 “Macbeth should have” not “Macbeth should of ”
 No SLANG
 “Till” should be “Until”
 “cause” should be “because”