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: Follow these two steps to create a thesis statement:*
a) Choose a character an
: Follow these two steps to create a thesis statement:*
a) Choose a character and/or aspect of the play to write about:
Character (Ophelia, Hamlet, Gertrude, Claudius, Horatio, Laertes, Fortinbras, Polonius, Rosencrantz/Guildenstern)
Character Comparison (Ophelia/Hamlet, Hamlet/Laertes, Hamlet/Fortinbras, Claudius/King Hamlet, Ophelia/Gertrude)
Symbol (Pearl, Skull, Players, Pirates, Ghost, Flowers)
Imagery (Decay, Music, Hunting, Poison, Sickness)
Allusion (Pyrrhus [Hamlet], Hecuba [Gertrude], Priam [King Hamlet], Biblical References)
Style (Formal Diction, Informal Diction, Verse, Prose, Song)
Interpretation of Character (Gertrude, Ophelia, King Hamlet)
b. Next, explain how your aspect of the play affects a theme of the play (Madness, Revenge, Death, Fate vs. Fortune, Honor, Grief, Acting, Love, Leadership, Rulership, Action, Ambition, Family, Fatherhood, Loyalty, Duty, Corruption)
*You may use literary criticism to help you develop your interpretation. Criticism: Feminist, Psychoanalysis (Jung or Freud), New Historicism
Step 2: Find at least two sources on the PAC databases or at the Ozuna Library to help you discuss your chosen topic.
Step 3: Create an annotated bibliography and thesis statement for your research paper. TURN THIS IN on the appropriate submission page on Canvas.
*Remember: Your thesis needs to say what aspect of the play you are analyzing and how your interpretation of it affects the overall meaning of the play.
The completed paper should be double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font.
The paper should be formatted in MLA format, which is covered in Portable Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing starting on page 49.
Remember to create a works cited page that includes an MLA citation for the play Hamlet, along with your chosen scholarly articles (these citations are on your annotated bibliography, ready to go!).
Include in-text citations (parenthetical citations) after each quoted line from the play or an article and after each summary or paraphrase of source information. For scholarly articles, parenthetical citations include the author’s last name and page number, like this: (Davison 26). For the lines in a play, parenthetical citations include the act, scene, and line numbers, like this: (Shakespeare 1.2.15-17).
The paper must have a clear thesis statement at the end of the introduction paragraph (the first paragraph) that provides an arguable position that directly answers the question in your chosen prompt.
Body paragraphs must align with the thesis — meaning that each body paragraph makes an argument that backs up and helps develop the claim/argument you make in your thesis. Body paragraphs should each start with a topic sentence that announces the point that paragraph will make, and they should each contain at least one quote from the play or a scholarly article. Note that each quote should not exceed two lines of text.
The conclusion paragraph should begin with a restatement of the thesis and end with your final thoughts on the topic.
Remember to revise and proofread your paper before submitting the final draft to help make your ideas shine! You will receive my editing notes on rough drafts. If you also take your paper to the tutoring centerLinks to an external site., provide me with evidence that you did so to earn an extra +3 points on your paper. The writing tutors are all super friendly, amazing people, so please drop in and say hi!
Ensure that your final paper is at least 1,200 words, excluding the works cited page. Trouble meeting the word count? Check that you really take time to analyze and interpret scenes from the play and characters’ lines to back up the claim you make in each paragraph
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