How should I structure an essay?

In all of your essays, it is important to make sure that you are always answering the question being asked of you. You might have some great points about the witchcraft in Macbeth but that might not be useful if the question is about the theme of bravery in the play. Once you have figured out your answer to your essay, you can then lay out your essay in a very simple structure:IntroductionArgumentConclusionIntroduction - Engage with the question being asked. Try to include in your introduction why the question is important. Finally, tell the reader what you are going to be arguing in the main body of the essay.Argument - Point. Evidence. Explanation. Link. Tell us what the point you are making is. Provide relevant quotes from the text (always try to use more than one, ideally three or four). Explain how the quotes prove your point (e.g. do they use a lot of language about bravery? What is it saying about bravery?). Link it back to the question being asked.Conclusion - In brief, tell us what you have argued in your points and then reiterate again your overall argument for the reader so that they can feel they have had the argument summarised well.