Analyze key characters from one or more plays in this book. What motivates these characters? Point to specific moments in the play to make your case.

Write a short essay (750 words) that defends a thesis you developed through a close critical reading/analysis of one (or two) literary works listed on the syllabus and supported by at least two secondary sources. Do not confuse critical analysis with plot summary; the goal is to develop, sustain, and advance a thesis based on a critique of the primary […]

How does Puccini use music to portray the individual characters and their emotional states?

Discuss the following using examples from the music (with time markers to indicate particular moments): How does Puccini use music to convey the drama in the plot line? How does Puccini use music to portray the individual characters and their emotional states? You don’t need to talk about the whole first act; just pick out moments that stand out to […]

Explore God as a character in relationship to these characters in the Bible: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, and Moses.

ENG 275 Writing Assignment: First Essay Barnes I would like you to work with characterization in your first essay. Characterization is the way writers create, reveal, and develop characters. In the Bible, character is revealed, mostly, through actions and conversations (dialogue). These actions and words often have resonant symbolic implications. I?m going to give you four ways to explore characterization […]

How are Medea and Dido similar and how are they different (their characters and their circumstances)? What about Jason and Aeneas?

Paper 2 Choose ONE of the of the following topic/questions and develop an essay response of approximately 750 words (about 2.5 to 4 double-spaced pages,). LABEL YOUR ANSWER CLEARLY. Take your time so that you can produce a polished final product, but don’t wait until the last minute to prepare and submit your essay. Provide a title and a well-organized […]

What similarities can be found between the characters in Death of Ivan Ilyich or The Seventh Seal and Camus Sisyphus?

In this assignment, you will write a 2-4 page essay exploring the theme of the absurd in either Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilyich or Bergman’s The Seventh Seal. Use what you have learned in lecture and in the readings (especially Camus) to develop your ideas. Your paper should focus on the following themes and questions: (1) Why, according to […]