Task (400 to 500 words): "To what extent is Macbeth responsible for his own downfall?" Write an argued literary essay. Consider the witches, Lady Macbeth and Macbeth's own ambition and choices.
Checklist
An introduction with context and a clear thesis
Two or three parts, each with a topic sentence
At least four short quotations, embedded and analysed (a word, an image, the rhythm)
A counter argument and a nuanced conclusion
Sentence starters
Written around 1606, Macbeth...
At first sight, the witches seem to...; however,...