Parts of a Thesis Statement
   Author (Who wrote the darn 
   thing) 
   Work (Type & Genre)
    Topic (Theme, Biography, 
   Psychology, etc.)
    Purpose/Significance (What 
   you are trying to prove)
   Apply this to Macbeth:
 
   William Shakespeare
 
   Macbeth (tragedy, play, etc.)
 
   Theme (Fate versus Free Will, 
  etc.)
 
   Purpose (in order to 
  demonstrate…)
     Discovering the Purpose
     To discover the purpose, ask yourself this 
     question:  
      With regard to my topic, what point was 
      Shakespeare trying to convey to his audience?
      Example:  Fate – vs – Free Will
      Based upon my understanding of the play, what 
      statement was Shakespeare trying to make with 
      regard to man’s ability to control his own fate?
        Example Thesis
    William Shakespeare in his tragedy Macbeth  
    uses various symbols to highlight how the title 
    character controls his own destiny in order to 
    demonstrate to the audience that free will 
    dictates the course of human existence.  
            Author
    William Shakespeare in his tragedy Macbeth  
    uses various symbols to highlight how the title 
    character controls his own destiny in order to 
    demonstrate to the audience that free will 
    dictates the course of human existence.