For those of you who don't quite get it...

Here is an essay plan.

Intro - Talk about the general differences between the two eras. We have talked A LOT about this, so you should have a good few points to make about why LM would be particularly different today compared to in 1606 (the year Macbeth is thought to have first been staged/written).

Include:

*Attitudes towards women
*The way plays were performed and staged back then (the difference in theatres/lighting/sound etc)
*The difference in the average theatre audience.

etc

Once you have set the scene with your intro, you need to go on to the main body of the essay. You have three set scenes which we have annotated and discussed in detail. So work your way through the scenes one by one, writing PEE paragraphs to show the similarities/differences between both version of LM.

You have 2 hours to write. I would imagine that you should try to write about 5 paragraphs for each key scene.

Try to include a range of points.

Make points about LM's actual speech - How is what she says different, and how does that affect your view of her?

How has the director changed the structure/events in the play, and how does this affect your view of LM? (eg, does it make her seem nicer/more sinsister - does it make her look more/less to blame?)

How does LM interract with other characters and how does that affect your view of her?

Look at how she talks to others. Does she have the majority of the speech or is she quite quiet? Does she interrupt? Does she have power?

CONTEXT - Where possible, try to talk about HOW/WHY these changes have occurred with reference to what has changed. 

These are all just ideas of things you could say. Considering you only need to make about 5 points per scene, this shouldn't be a problem for you!

Then...Conclude! What are the main, obvious differences between the original LM and the new one?

Dead easy :)

Example paragraphs to follow,

NW