Instruction
Topic 2 outline (Sam's):
I - II. Introduction. [This requires significant quotation from research--hence 2 paragraphs.]
. Introduce the reader the relations of power during Shakespeare’s Era in Europe.
III. Macbeth appeals to the divine right of kings: Macbeth perceives the King as a God to whom one pays tribute and, more importantly. I Q A of at least one critical source.
IV. Macbeth respects the king but he wants to be king
a. Even when Macbeth is conspiring against his master's life, he is emphatic about his fondness for the King.
V. Macbeth’s motives are also domestic.
a. He is anxious to prove himself as brave to his wife, who doubts his capacities and valor to kill Duncan
VI. Abdalla: Shakespeare’s play not a "vehicle for endorsing James I" (Abdalla 2), re divine right of kings conferring absolute power. Abdalla offers us irrefutable support for her claim that Shakespeare's work is not an endorsement but rather a work to present the dichotomy of power (political and domestic power).
VII. I Q A of dialogues/ soliloquy in play to support Abdalla's claim
VIII. Jame’s I perception of power.
a. King James I acknowledges the existence of a domestic sphere within monarchic power itself. He assures the King is master (political power) and father (domestic power) of his subjects.
IX. Sexuality and its traits to portray power.
a. Another critical aspect of the behavior of monarchical rights in 16th century Europe is sexuality. However, thus not politically strictly, it is relevant to understanding the hushed sexism nature of power in Shakespeare's monarchical era. I Q A of soliloquy & or dialogue(s) in the play.
X-XI. Examples of how sexuality appears often to describe the dichotomy of power in 16th century Europe.
a. Macbeth's personality is a combination of manly and womanly traits. I Q A of soliloquy & or dialogue(s) in the play.
XII. Conclusion.
a. Your thesis. Sam writes: the dichotomy expressed through a sexuality-like metaphor also appeals to Abdalla's thesis on the two different spheres of power- domestic and political power.
Topic 2--Alternate Outline [My purpose in this alternate outline is to focus on characters' relationships in the play as indications of Shakespeare's representation of & attitude toward power relations. There should be an I Q A from dialogues and soliloquies in the play in the 3rd to 11th body paragraphs.]
1. Introduction
2. Divine right of kings (Abdalla)
3. Alternate theories (Abdalla)
4. – 5. Duncan/Macbeth relationship (Kimbrough or Cauchi)
6. – 7. Banquo/Macbeth relationship
8. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s actions as king & queen
9. – 10. Macduff/Malcolm alliance
11. Significance of ending of play
12. conclusion
NOTE THIS IS JUST AN OUTLINE OF A CLASSMATES ESSAY PLEASE DONT MAKE IT EXACTLY LIKE THIS
12-13 PARAGRAPHS 1750 TO 2000 WORDS