Essay plans

Extract Act 5 Scene 1

Lady Macbeth

Out, damned spot!

…

Lady Macbeth

To bed, to bed, to bed!

Exit

How does Shakespeare present the theme of guilt?

Conceptual + Thoughtful

Writer’s purpose - your essay should revolve around this

• regicide, GCoB, dangers, please KJ1, to learn something from the tragic hero

Shakespeare uses guilt to show the consequences of regicide. - Thesis statement, your arguement, it is ok to refer to this again but using different evidence and different context

Information should only prove your thesis, it should be a simple point, concise

You can show contrast and change by layering and layout

Three separate points but they must prove your thesis sentence

Link your paragraphs so they flow well

audience earlier and later on in the play

CONFIDENCE WITH THE MATERIAL