PrivatePorpoise3525
Integrated Quotations Paragraph Assignment: Why the Play is…
Integrated Quotations Paragraph Assignment:
Why the Play is Engaging (In the Novel Hamlet)
(There is an example for Macbeth at the end of this page)
Your first task is to write a paragraph that integrates quotes from the play correctly, explaining why the play is engaging.
Your paragraph will prove Shakespeare engages the audience in Act 1 by using a specific narrative technique or literary device.
Select from characterization, suspense, foreshadowing, or a literary device like simile, personification, metaphor, etc….the ideas are endless! This is a great website with devices listed and explained: Literary Devices.
You will write in point, proof, explain format, but within your proof section, you will use 2 pieces of evidence from the text that show your device. So, if you choose foreshadowing, you need two separate examples of foreshadowing, or if you choose metaphor, again, you need two separate examples. In your explanation, you will explain how this evidence shows this technique and is engaging.
Requirements:
1. Use proper paragraph formatting that shows knowledge and application of MLA format. This includes:
-double spacing, font 12, course information in upper left, the header with your last name and page number in the upper right, creative and descriptive title that is centre aligned, indenting of paragraph 1 that is left aligned, etc.
-a topic sentence with the play title in italics, mention of the author, the topic (device) and your opinion (why it is engaging)
-one point, 2 proofs, and one explanation in the body,
-conclusion sentence
-transitions are used, such as: To begin, or In addition to, or In conclusion.
2. Show effective critical thinking.
Cite the in-text quotes correctly. Explain fully how your quotations prove the play is engaging. Use slashes between lines of poetry. Do not cite more than three lines of text in one quote.
Christian Monaghan
Mrs. Murphy
ENG 3U1
20 July 2020
Startled by the Supernatural in Macbeth
Shakespeare’s play Macbeth quickly captures the audience’s attention by using darkly mysterious creatures to begin the action. The witches appear in thunder and lightning on a deserted heath, and discuss an upcoming meeting with the central character, Macbeth. They inform the audience there is war going on, and they will meet Macbeth when a battle is, confusingly, “lost and won” (Shakespeare 1.1.5). The witches warn the audience that appearances are not to be trusted as “fair is foul, and foul is fair” (1.1.11), prompting the audience to be wary of believing appearances. This tone of confusion, amidst a stormy and cacophonous background, sets the audience on edge. Curiosity is sparked as the reader wonders what type of man would be meeting with witches, who are generally not reputable creatures, under such disturbing circumstances. The audience also wonders if this meeting might shed light as to whether or not Macbeth is one of the misleading things the witches are speaking about, making his character intriguing. Thus, the audience begins to make predictions about the action of the play, making the inclusion of witches in the opening scene successful in capturing the attention of those watching Macbeth.
