Snoogans

4-6 page papers

one-sentence thesis statement at the end of the opening paragraph that summarizes your whole argument

well-organized throughout

You also need to cite three sources besides the play itself, using MLA style: books, internet articles, journal articles, films, etc.

graded on the thesis statement, sophistication of ideas, incorporation of sources, and clarity of writing

1. Discuss critical approaches to this play. For such a short paper, you need only take on two or three articles or other critical works dealing with major issues, such as the Oedipal conflict in Hamlet or sexism in Taming of the Shrew. You should summarize each argument that you read and provide some sort of response, possibly with readings of specific passages in the play.

2. Analyze any specific literary element of this play. This choice allows you to perform a close reading of the play. Try to focus on one issue or set of related issues, such as music in Twelfth Night or racial tension in Othello. Create as subtle an argument as possible, and provide plenty of quotes from the text.

February 22 Introduction (1-25), Barnaby Rich (133-149), Time (149-155)

Sexuality (183-187), Puritan Probity (320-334) Performance

Twelfth Night Papers Due

How to Cite Shakespeare's Verse

* Incorporating a short quote into your sentence (fewer than four lines of verse): Set the quote up with a colon, and then use slash marks to indicate the line breaks. You can either give page numbers in parentheses (indicating your edition in a Works Cited page) or give act, scene, and line numbers. Use ellipses (. . .) as usual if you decide to leave something out.

Petruchio's speech on his wedding day demonstrates a conventional Renaissance attitude toward women: "I will be master of what is mine own./ She is my goods, my chattels; she is my house,/ My household stuff. . ." (3.2.218-220).

* Using a block quote (more than four lines): End your sentence with a period or a colon, hit "enter" twice, indent half an inch, and reproduce the speech or dialogue exactly as it appears in the book. (Do not use quotation marks around the quote.) You can either single-space or double-space; I prefer the former. Then skip to the next line and continue your paragraph with an interpretation. Don't indent unless you want a new paragraph.