Macbeth+Essay+Assignment

grace first draft
 * Macbeth Essay Assignment**

Using examples from two or more filmed productions of //Macbeth//, discuss the different ways these productions dealt with the following three major motifs/themes: **Blood and Violence**, **Weather and Darkness**, and the **Supernatural**. Your essay should investigate the following:

-In his original text of Macbeth, how did Shakespeare use language and stage directions to emphasize these three motifs? **(I'd like everyone to use at least three quotes from the play in your essay)**

-By contrast, how did the producers of the filmed version(s) choose to emphasize these three motifs?

-In terms of effectively presenting these motifs, which of the films' approaches did you feel were successful and/or most representative of Shakespeare's original ideas? In cases where the films differed from or added to what was described in Shakespeare's text, do you feel those deviations were artistically successful, or not, and why? Look at individual instances of film differing from text and point to strengths or weaknesses of the film's interpretation.

Demonstrate knowledge of Macbeth's plot, major motifs and thematic concerns. Demonstrate ability to compare and analyze different productions of a single source text.
 * Content objectives**

Quote relevantly from the source text Use vocabulary of artistic analysis, e.g., motif, metaphor, mood, tone, theme, etc.
 * Language objectives**

around 500-1000 words
 * Length**

You should have a list of sources at the end of your essay. It can be difficult to know how to cite websites and movies as sources. Let's try to use MLA style - make your sources match the examples here as closely as you can: @http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/06/ @http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/ @http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/09/
 * Sources**

Rough draft due 6 May 2nd draft due
 * Timeline**
 * Outline due 3 May**

__**Student Outlines Go Here (make a plan for each paragraph of your essay, including introduction, body paragraphs with examples and quotes from the play, and conclusion. You don't have to use complete sentences - just bullet points or numbered list) Ahmed's Macbeth Outline Vee's Macbeth Outline**__ Ken's Outline and First Draft @A's Macbeth Outline and first draft

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Vee's Macbeth 1st Draft
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Ken's 2nd Draft of Macbeth Vee's 2nd Draft jen MACBETH 2ND DRAFT Kigz's 2nd Draft!!! __MIKA 2 __

**jenn Macbeth final copy !!** Vee's Macbeth Final Draft!!Kigz's Final MIKA FINAL! SHIRLEY'S FINAL DRAFT