How to structure essays in macbeth

Question 1

How to embed quotes in Macbeth

Answer 1

Instead of saying ‘this is evident in the quote…’
- say what scene the quote is in
- say adjectives that describe the characters behaviour during the scene/quote
- ‘She/he states’
- ‘We can clearly see’

Example: In Act 1,Scene 7, Macbeth grapples with his conscience and the consequences of murdering King Duncan as he states ‘I have no spur/To prick the sides of my intent,but only/Vaulting ambition

Question 2

How many quotes to use and where to get them from?

Answer 2

Take one quote from the extract,then one from your brain (2x)

Question 3

What to use in context(A03)

Answer 3

• Talk about the audience’s impact
  Context:
• Natural order
  -Gender roles in Jacobean society
  -Gunpowder plot
• Great chain of being
  -Kingship
  Supernatural(witchcraft)