The movie version - Macbeth by Roman Polanski -
This movie focuses much more on the power of the supernatural - the play leaves it a little more up in the air in a way - this is strange, since the play was written when people believed in that malarkey.
This movie focuses more on Lady Macbeth being weaker and less vigorous in her manipulation. She is a little more “standard” in her femininity. Again, this seems weird, because in the play (hundreds of years earlier) she comes off a bit rowdier.
Adds a weird twist - Ross is dirty back and forth son of a B! He backstabs, traitorously turns on TWO kings, arranges murders and sets up terrible deeds. In the play, he does none of those things. Something to remember.
The movie makes the witches and those visions much more vivid and more powerful. YES, you may use this information in any essay. This is not unlike the play, but it’s more obvious and understandable.
Same with the battle scene at the end. YES, use any of that in your thinking about Macbeth - his fearlessness, his power in fighting, the way he dies. This is good stuff.
In the movie, we see his back and forth (I AM evil! What have I done!?) and his suicide wish/I will live like this forever! much more overtly, which is also good to use.
Specific Expectations:
One of those areas of focus we discussed - turn one of those into a thesis statement
Process! Remember that list of processes? Group thesis work, research, exchange versions, show me draft, build new draft, submit final, etc...
Intro - with those parts Body - with that Point-Proof-Explanation Conclusion
References - specific - explained - make sense - relevant
Evidence of editing and revising (errors removed)
Show your reasoning - show your logic - WHY and HOW
Three pages seems like a good average - 750 words and up.
No more than 1250 words - 5 pages
Your areas of discussion should be really locked into your thesis - PROVE your thesis
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