For our final session on the play, I first reviewed and demonstrated how to organize an essay using steps or syllogisms. Next, on the board ,I outlined and discussed the elements of tragedy and literary terms such as hamartia, peripeteia , and catharsis. We discussed how Macbeth's character is perhaps redeemed in the final scenes where he recognizes that he has been deceived by the witches' prophesies, and that he has senselessly murdered McDuff's family. We explored how the play's conclusion creates a catharsis by examining Macbeth as a nuanced character who is both a victim of his own ambition and his failure to recognize Fate's deceit.