Is this use of the word notwithstanding correct Lady Macbeth notwithstanding her role as a woman was a powerful character?

The sentence you propose is a correct use of notwithstanding. Lady Macbeth, notwithstanding her role as a woman, was a powerful character. The word notwithstanding presents an opposition or primary difference to your main comment.

It would be the same as writing:Even though Lady Macbeth was a woman, she was a powerful character. The word "notwithstanding" eliminates some wordiness when used correctly.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.