Example of an outline: Macbeth
The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare
The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Title: Desirable Dangers by Ilanys Almonte
Title: Desirable Dangers by Ilanys Almonte
Thesis: Shakespeare uses characterization and conflict, both internal and external, to explore the theme of "the dangers of ambition".
Thesis: Shakespeare uses characterization and conflict, both internal and external, to explore the theme of "the dangers of ambition".
3rd Body paragraph:
3rd Body paragraph:
Main idea: Although Lady Macbeth's armor seems impenetrable at first, Shakespeare very quickly exposes her weaknesses.
Main idea: Although Lady Macbeth's armor seems impenetrable at first, Shakespeare very quickly exposes her weaknesses.
Evidence: II.ii.10-13
Evidence: II.ii.10-13
LADY MACBETH
Alack, I am afraid they have awaked,
And 'tis not done. The attempt and not the deed
Confounds us. Hark! I laid their daggers ready;
He could not miss 'em. Had he not resembled
My father as he slept, I had done't.
Analysis:
Analysis:
http://www.shakespeare-navigators.com/bradley/index.html
"Her will, it is clear, was exerted to overpower not only her husband's resistance but some resistance in herself."
Bradley, A. C. Shakespearean Tragedy: Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth.
2nd ed. London: Macmillan, 1905.