1. Macbeth Essays Introduction Paragraph:
Don’t need “support” here – just intro and support in the rest of the paper
ABSOLUTELY NO: “I’m going to tell you about” or “My paper will be about”
If you start out with a statistic, make sure it is real! And cite where you got it.

2. Macbeth Essays Quotes: Citation goes at the very END of the sentence:
Macbeth said “blah blah” and he went crazy (Shakespeare 26).
If you start in the middle of a quote, or don’t finish the entire thing, use … either before or after.
Paraphrasing quotes longer than 4-5 lines.
Your entire paper should not be made up of JUST quotes!
Transition into quotes – Macbeth said, “blah blah…”
Your own commentary between quotes.

3. Macbeth Essays Writing: “Well” and “So” weaken your paper
Play-by-play…. I already read the play, don’t just give me a play-by-play of what happened! I want to hear what you think about it, not just a summary!
“Well” and “So” weaken your paper

4. Macbeth Essays Grammar: Which witch is which? Capitalize Proper Nouns!
Lady Macbeth, King Duncan
Macbeth is a play – Needs to be either underlined or italicized if you are referring to the play itself.
The title of your essay should be capitalized
“Macbeth should have” not “Macbeth should of”
No SLANG
“Till” should be “Until”
“cause” should be “because”