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Compare & Contrast

Beginning & End

Lady Macbeth

Lesson 15 5.1

Lady Macbeth’s Decline

Lady Macbeth Now and Then

Contrast Lady Macbeth

“Come, thick night,

And pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell…” (1.5)

“Hell is murky.”(5.1)

How has she changed?

Contrast/Compare Lady Macbeth

“What, quite unmanned in folly? … Fie, for shame!”(3.4)

“Fie, my lord, fie, a soldier and afeard.”(5.1)

How has she changed?

Contrast Lady Macbeth

“Give me the daggers. The sleeping and the dead are but pictures … If he do bleed, I’ll gild the faces of the grooms withal ….” (2.2)

“Yet who would have thought the old man had so much blood in him?”(5.1)

How has she changed?

Contrast/ Compare Lady Macbeth

“My hands are of your color, but I shame to wear a heart so white.” (2.2)

“The Thane of Fife had a wife. Where is she now?”(5.1)

How has she changed?

Contrast/ Compare Lady Macbeth

“A little water clears us of this deed. How easy is it, then!” (2.2)

“What, will these hands ne’er be clean?”(5.1)

How has she changed?

Contrast / Compare Lady Macbeth

“Get on your nightgown, lest occasion call us and show us to be watchers!” (2.2)

“Wash your hands. Put on your nightgown. Look not so pale.”(5.1)

How has she changed?

Write a paragraph that describes Lady Macbeth at the beginning of

the Macbeth by William Shakespeare.

Lady Macbeth is a _________ character at the beginning of “Macbeth” by Shakespeare.

Write a paragraph that describes Lady Macbeth at the end of this

play.

By the end of the play, Lady Macbeth has changed.

Write the BODY of your ESSAYForm 2 Paragraphs

Now put the notes together to form two paragraphs

This will be the BODY of your Paper –

Next week we will add an introduction and a conclusion!!!! So be thinking about a hook and a truism to go with your work!!!!!

Assignment

While using the writing process, create a short, 4 paragraph essay. Compare and contrast any two aspects of Macbeth by William Shakespeare. Proper grammar, SAE, size 12, Times New Roman. See Rubric for details.

Traditional

Essay

Format

• Introduction

• Main Body

• Conclusion

Comparison Essay

Thesis Statement

Thesis Statement1)Names the items to be

compared

2) Indicates the purpose of the comparison

3) Names the grounds for comparison

SAMPLE THESIS STATEMENTS:

UnacceptableI am going to compare thesimilarities and differencesbetween the films Close Encounters of the Third Kind and E.T., the Extraterrestrial.

AcceptableA close examination of the way that Roy Neary, the protagonist of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Elliott, the protagonist of E.T., the Extraterrestrial, react to their encounters with aliens demonstrates that director Steven Spielberg uses both films to tell similar stories about the difficulties of growing up.

The Nature of Comparison• A Comparison …

- is a basic procedure of explanation and analysis.- presents two or more objects and describes and

analyzes their similarities and differences.- usually makes us see the items under discussion more clearly and in a new light.

When writing a literary comparison, it is important to explain the similarities and differences between the two (or more) works (or plots or characters or other elements offiction you have chosen to discuss)

AND explain the significance of your comparison. you will answer the question, So what?

This Assignment

• Explain the similarities and Differences

• Explain the significance of the comparison

This Assignment

Thesis:

Comparison Essay

• Introduction: (Hook, Background Information, Thesis: In “Macbeth” by Shakespeare, Lady Macbeth undergoes change.

• Topic Sentence: Lady Macbeth is a _________ character at the beginning of “Macbeth” by Shakespeare.

• Topic Sentence: By the end of the play, Lady Macbeth has changed.

• Conclusion (Thesis, Summary statement, Memorable statement)

Compare two aspects of Macbeth. For example, you could compare Lady Macbeth’s character at the beginning of the play to how she is at the end of the play.

4 paragraphsMLA Times New size 12

Writing an Essay Planning to Rough Draft

Create 4

Paragraphs:

IntroductionBody 1Body 2Conclusion

Introduction- Hook ? ???? Start with a question or a

clever saying. - Background Info.

Add background info about the play.

- Thesis: In “Macbeth” by Shakespeare, Lady Macbeth undergoes change.

Writing an Essay Planning to Rough Draft

Create 4

Paragraphs:

IntroductionBody 1Body 2Conclusion

Body 1 - Use planning page

Start with section 1 and move to section 7. Write at least 1 sentence for each section. Go in order. Make sure you cite at least 2 examples from the play to support your work. Use MLA formatting when you site the quotes.

Writing an Essay Planning to Rough Draft

Create 4

Paragraphs:

IntroductionBody 1Body 2Conclusion

Body 2 - Use planning page

Start with section 1 and move to section 7. Write at least 1 sentence for each section to relate the changes that Lady Macbeth has undergone throughout the play. Go in order. Make sure you cite at least 2 examples from the play to support your work. Use MLA formatting when you site the quotes.

Writing an Essay Planning to Rough Draft

Create 4

Paragraphs:

IntroductionBody 1Body 2Conclusion

Conclusion- Thesis

Start with the same thesis:In “Macbeth” by Shakespeare, Lady Macbeth undergoes change. - Summary Statement- End with a Truism, a clever saying about life that would “sum up” what your paper is about.IE: You don’t always have to have the best to feel whole inside.