Writing Assignment One – Please send as a word attachment with an email.
Select a secondary or even tertiary character from one of the plays we have read and in 3 to 4 pages of clear prose develop an interesting and persuasive argument for how that character comments on, detracts from, or enhances Shakespeare’s larger thematic concerns. Keep this simple: you are being asked to identify a minor character and get me to see something interesting about the play through your close examination and reading of that character.
Develop a clear thesis (one sentence) that you can argue and prove with support from the text. Here are some questions to guide you to “finding” that thesis: What lines is that character assigned? How is he or she introduced to an audience? In what ways does Shakespeare use the character dramaturgically (comic relief, informative, contrast, etc.)? Is the character’s name significant? How does the character “leave” the play? In short, focus on that character and then read him or her in the context of what we discussed in class.
You will be assessed on
1) Your ingenuity and creativity in identifying a character
2) The clarity and persuasiveness of your thesis
3) Your organization and use of evidence (do you gather evidence from the text that you present in an orderly way to “prove” the thesis)
4) The overall quality of your writing
Double-spaced. 12 (or thereabouts font). MLA style. 1 inch margins at the bottom, top and sides.
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Writing Assignment One – Please send as a word attachment with an .docx
1. Writing Assignment One – Please send as a word attachment
with an email.
Select a secondary or even tertiary character from one of the
plays we have read and in 3 to 4 pages of clear prose develop an
interesting and persuasive argument for how that character
comments on, detracts from, or enhances Shakespeare’s larger
thematic concerns. Keep this simple: you are being asked to
identify a minor character and get me to see something
interesting about the play through your close examination and
reading of that character.
Develop a clear thesis (one sentence) that you can argue and
prove with support from the text. Here are some questions to
guide you to “finding” that thesis: What lines is that character
assigned? How is he or she introduced to an audience? In what
ways does Shakespeare use the character dramaturgically
(comic relief, informative, contrast, etc.)? Is the character’s
name significant? How does the character “leave” the play? In
short, focus on that character and then read him or her in the
context of what we discussed in class.
You will be assessed on
1) Your ingenuity and creativity in identifying a character
2) The clarity and persuasiveness of your thesis
3) Your organization and use of evidence (do you gather
evidence from the text that you present in an orderly way to
“prove” the thesis)
4) The overall quality of your writing
Double-spaced. 12 (or thereabouts font). MLA style. 1 inch
margins at the bottom, top and sides.
