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Requirements Checklist:
___Thesis (Character and opinion clearly stated)
___Textual Evidence in each body paragraph
___MLA format (including proper heading and title); 600-900 word count
___CheckmyWork link
Topic: Does power corrupt?
It has been stated that, “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority; still more when you add the tendency of the certainty of corruption by authority.”
Based on what you have learned from Macbeth, does power corrupt?
First step, develop your opinion! (When a character is given power or the opportunity for power, does it corrupt their moral code?Always? Sometimes? Never?)
Second step, choose one or more characters from Macbeth and discuss whether power always corrupts, sometimes corrupts, or never corrupts. Provide cited lines and evidence from the play to support your position.
Third step, use the outline below to help you form the structure and ideas of your paper before starting your rough draft
Characters to Consider:
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Banquo
Macduff
Fleance
The Witches
Outline:
Thesis statement: A thesis statement tells the main points of what you will write about. It is typically the last sentence in the introduction.
Example Thesis Statement: In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, power always corrupts as seen in Character 1, Character 2, and Character 3, whose desire to gain and retain power destroys their lives.
Introduction Paragraph
Hook:
Background info:
Thesis:
Body Paragraph 1
Main Idea 1 –
Topic Sentence:
Supporting Details:
Textual evidence:
Body Paragraph 2
Main Idea 2 –
Topic Sentence:
Supporting Details:
Textual evidence:
Body Paragraph 3
Main Idea 3 –
Topic Sentence:
Supporting Details:
Textual evidence:
Conclusion Paragraph
Restate thesis
Summarize main points