ENG102 week 8

Research Paper Instructions

In
Module/Week 8, you will write a 1,500-word (about 5–7-pages) essay that
addresses 1 of the plays from the Drama Unit. A minimum of 6 citations,
including the primary source and at least 5 secondary scholarly sources, is
required for this assignment. Before you begin writing the essay,
carefully read the guidelines for developing your paper topic that are given
below. Review the research paper Grading Rubric to see how your submission will
be graded. Gather all of your information, plan the direction of your essay,
organize your ideas by developing a 1-page thesis statement and outline, draft
your research paper, and compile bibliography sources used. Format the thesis/outline,
the draft, and bibliography using current MLA, APA, or Turabian style
(whichever corresponds to your degree program). You have the opportunity to submit
your thesis, outline, rough draft, and bibliography by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on
Monday of Module/Week 7 for instructor feedback.

Must include a title page, thesis
statement, and outline followed by the research essay itself
and your correctly documented sources page.

Guidelines for
Developing Your Paper Topic

Chapters
41 and 42 provide helpful pointers for writing about plays and for developing
research papers. Be sure to review both chapters thoroughly before you begin
doing any further work for this assignment.

Choose
1 of the prompts below to address in
your paper:

Write an
essay explaining how Sophocles’ Oedipus exemplifies or refutes Aristotle’s
definition of a tragic hero. Review Chapter 34 in your textbook for the
background and overview of Aristotle’s concept of tragedy/the tragic hero
and drama. This chapter also contains critical information on Sophocles
and the play Oedipus. You may
use any of the critical material as a secondary source, but remember to
cite it correctly.
Discuss
William Shakespeare’s Othello, the
Moor of Venice as a tragedy. As defined by Aristotle, is it correct to
label Othello a “tragic hero” and to classify the play as an Aristotelian
tragedy? Review Chapter 35 of your textbook for the background and
overview of Shakespeare’s Othello,
the Moor of Venice, and drama. This chapter also contains critical
information on Shakespeare and the play Othello, the Moor of Venice. Also, see pp. 944–947 and pp. 1,112–1,115
which address Aristotle’s concept of tragedy and the tragic hero. You may
use any of the critical material as a secondary source, but remember to
cite it correctly.
Use
evidence from Sophocles’ Oedipus,
from Shakespeare’s Othello, Moor of
Venice, and from secondary sources to explain why you agree or
disagree with this statement: “The downfall of Oedipus is the work of the
gods; the downfall of Othello is self-inflicted” (Should you choose this
option, you need to read both Oedipus
and Othello in full).
Discuss the
author’s perception of death and the treatment of death in Everyman.

Finding
Scholarly Sources

For
your papers, you are only permitted to use academic sources. Resources such as
123Essays, Spark Notes, Cliff Notes, and Masterplots (or similar resources) are
not scholarly and will not be permitted in your papers. To find appropriate
sources, access the Liberty University Library through the Services/Support
link on the course menu. From there, you can use the Library Research Portal to
find peer-reviewed, scholarly journals. The Literature Resource Center is an
excellent resource for these types of papers.