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Irony is on full display in this drama of jealousy and revenge. Among the topics that are treated with Shakespeare’s dramatic irony is honesty (a word that appears many times throughout the play). Another example is when Othello, in Act III, tells Desdemona: “I will...
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Argue whether comedic devices work to develop the plot in The Taming of the Shrew. Secondary sources to use: As You Like It and Hamlet Intro Paragraph: Comedic devices are ever-present in Shakespeare’s works, and are notably helpful when it comes to the development of...
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American writer Ralph Waldo Emerson once said that conformity = suicide. In other words, to conform is to kill your individuality, your authentic self. Apply Emerson’s idea to Esther’s world of 1950’s America. Do you think her depression may be a...
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Your annotated bibliography should begin with the bibliographic information for the article. I’ve provided this below. Weisbrod, Carol. “Images of the Woman Juror.” Harvard Women’s Law Journal, vol. 9, 1980, pp. 59-82. Rpt. in Faculty Articles and...
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Objective: Choose a writing prompt from the list below and draft, write, edit and submit an analytical literary essay. The essay is meant to assess to what extent you can identify a symbol, motif, or theme in Oedipus Rex; understand how it works; take it apart, and...
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Read “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway (in the course textbook). Reflect and respond to the story by selecting 3-4 major ideas from the story. For each main point that you select, support that point with quotes from the story, and then share your...
