Drama Paper
Read Oedipus the King AND one of the following plays: A Dollhouse or Death of a Salesman. Also read the information in the text about tragedy and tragic heroes ("The Tragic Vision: Affirmation through Loss").
Write one paragraph on each item listed below. Paragraphs 1 and 5 should be approximately 75-100 words each. Paragraphs 2, 3, and 4 should be at least 250 words each. The specified content should be clearly and carefully covered.
AVOIDING PLAGIARISM: USE IN-TEXT CITATIONS (MLA STYLE) FOR QUOTATIONS FROM THE TEXTBOOK (THE PLAY AND THE INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION). (PAGE NUMBER ONLY GOES IN PARENTHESES AFTER THE QUOTATION AND BEFORE THE PERIOD FOR SENTENCE.) USE QUOTATION MARKS EVEN IF YOU JUST BORROW 3-4 WORDS. THIS IS SUFFICIENT FOR THIS PAPER UNLESS YOU ALSO USE A SECONDARY SOURCE. CONSULT A HANDBOOK IF YOU USE A SOURCE OTHER THAN THE TEXTBOOK.
The ACC library website has the MLA forms and information:
http://library.austincc.edu/help/MLA
YOU DO NOT NEED TO USE SECONDARY SOURCES ON THIS PAPER. IT IS BEST NOT TO USE OUTSIDE SOURCES SINCE IT IS EASY TO MAKE MISTAKES IN DOCUMENTING THEM. IF YOU CHOOSE TO USE THEM, YOU MUST CORRECTLY DOCUMENT ALL BORROWED INFORMATION (BOTH DIRECT QUOTATIONS, using quotation marks even if the quotations are only 3-4 words long, AND PARAPHRASES). CONSULT A HANDBOOK FOR CORRECT DOCUMENTATION (MLA STYLE).
IF YOU READ ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE PLAYS, YOU NEED TO LIST THAT SOURCE ON A WORKS CITED PAGE AND CORRECTLY GIVE CREDIT FOR ANY BORROWED INFORMATION WITH IN-TEXT CITATIONS.
Choose three of the following four characteristics of tragedy: reversal, scene of suffering, tragic flaw, and tragic dilemma; list the three that you choose in this introduction. Mention the titles and the authors of the plays and make some interesting introductory remarks. Italicize (or underline) the titles of the plays here and throughout the paper.
Take the first characteristic that you state in paragraph #1 and briefly explain it in a sentence. Clearly demonstrate that you understand the characteristic. If you borrow any words from the textbook or from another source, be sure to use quotation marks and give an in-text citation. Then, giving specific details, discuss separately how each of the two plays does/does not meet the criterion.
Take the second characteristic that you state in paragraph #1 and briefly explain it in a sentence. Clearly demonstrate that you understand the characteristic. If you borrow any words from the textbook or from another source, be sure to use quotation marks and give an in-text citation. Then, giving specific details, discuss separately how each of the two plays does/does not meet the criterion.
Take the third characteristic that you state in paragraph #1 and briefly explain it in a sentence. Clearly demonstrate that you understand the characteristic. If you borrow any words from the textbook or from another source, be sure to use quotation marks and give an in-text citation. Then, giving specific details, discuss separately how each of the two plays does/does not meet the criterion.
Write a brief conclusion stating the main points that you wish to make about these plays. For instance, does one of the plays meet the criteria better than the other?