Category: Shakespeare

Compare and contrast the use of ghosts in Hamlet and Atsumori. Analyze similarit

Compare and contrast the use of ghosts in Hamlet and Atsumori. Analyze similarities as well as dissimilarities in how the ghost characters advance each of the play’s plots. Also, identify the ghost characters’ relationships with other characters, actions/events, and convey the main message of each text. Be specific about scenes and acts when describing and citing.
Submit in WORD.docx form, (no PDFs.) Format is double-spaced, 12 font, Times New Roman, all 1-inch margins, page numbers, first page with title and your name, no cover page

PLEASE READ INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
The paper must have a clear thesis. What poi

PLEASE READ INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
The paper must have a clear thesis. What point are you trying to make?
• Formatting for this assignment must follow my handout entitled Formatting Your Essays in every particular.
• Write approximately 300 words per page
• Cite at least two outside sources, preferably from JSTOR
Include at least one block quotation (relevant in-text citations should appear throughout the text)
• An MLA-style Works Cited (including whatever play[s] you reference and your choice of at least two outside sources) must be included but is not part of the 3 ½ -5 pages.
• Make generous use of relevant vocabulary from the handout on “Dramatic Terms”

Presentation outline must have:
Identify the character you have chosen
a brief

Presentation outline must have:
Identify the character you have chosen
a brief summary of what each slide/page will address. This should be specific, but not fully fleshed out. You shouldn’t just say something like “Desdemona’s past.”
Although these presentations do not require a thesis, they should nevertheless present your character in a way that demonstrates an understanding of them and a particular perspective on their actions and relationships – again, from THEIR PERSPECTIVE.
Presentations must have:Examine the character’s life before, during and after the play ends (unless it ends with their death, in which case discuss how it might have ended differently)
Provide at least one slide/page per question in the guidelines for a total of at least 10 slide/pages excluding title page and Works Cited
Tell the character’s story from their own perspective and take a creative look at what motivates and hinders them in their actions and relationships.
Be limited to what the character knows or doesn’t know, and fill in their past by imaging their origins based on who they are in the play.
Have visuals on every slide/page and clear text.
Please see the sample presentation on Desdemona that I created.