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Essay Instructions: I would like something that correlates the Oresteia, the Bible, and revenge.
The text book we use is The Norton Anthology of World Literature Volume A second edition.

From the Professor:
Develop an evaluative response to one or more texts that you can relate to some common element, background, or theme.

Seize upon a key idea in the chapter introductions and debate it with the help of examples from 2 or more texts.

You might want to expand on the concept of myth as expressed by Joseph Campbell. Does it apply here?

Do Gilgamesh?s exploits fit into the "Hero Paradigm" that Campbell has created?

You might want to look at the characteristics and values found in ancient poetry.

Or you might want to explore the logic it the "Apology." Do Socrates? accusers have a case against him?

Length: More than 2 pages

Format: MLA

Research: Optional

Essay Instructions: Research Paper analyzing the role of Clytemnestra in the Oresteia. you may use 4-8 articals and 6-8 books. Muse.jhu.edu, www.jstor.org & perseus.tufts.edu. Please don't write in a personal voice or use sweeping statements.

Essay Instructions: Here's the prompt in the syllabus regarding the journal entries:
To understand the concepts of intertextuality, adaptation, and revision within and across genres; and to bring a critical analysis to aesthetic and cultural transformations of texts that re-work and/or recontextualize prior texts.
Students are expected to keep a journal of brief, formal responses to the works. The responses include annotations and commentary based on questions generated by the student.

Below you may find the list of literary works that you'll write responses on (Around one page each).

Aeschylus - The Oresteia (Agamemnon, Libation Bearers and Eumenides)
Eugene O'Neill - Mourning Becomes Electra
The Book of Job (preferably the Stephen Mitchell edition)
James Joyce - Grace (The Dubliners)
Archibald McLeash - J.B.
William Shakespeare - Othello
Paula Vogel - Desdemona, A Play about a Handkerchief

You can find all of these in the pdf form online but let me know if you have any questions! Thanks!!!!

Essay Instructions: Choose the topic and the thesis yourself.Please accurately follow the directions that i gave you.The reading should be done on a book :AN Oresteia,the TRANSLATION SHOULD BE ONLY BY ANNE CARSON,U CANT USE ANY OTHER VERSIONS
Prompt
The story of Agamemnon and his family, familiar to us from Homer’s Odyssey, shows up again
in Aiskhylos’ Agamemnon, Sophokles’ Elektra, and Euripides’ Orestes. Discuss the use these
tragic playwrights make of the Agamemnon story. How does each playwright reimagine the
Agamemnon story while staying faithful to the myth found in Homer? Remember what Marry
Poppins says: “In every job that must be done / there is an element of fun.” What is the job of
each play, and what is the element of fun that each playwright brings to his work?
Grading Criteria
The following is a list of qualities I will be looking for in your essay. Use this checklist both as a
guide to writing your paper and as a way to make sure your paper meets the criteria I will be
using when reading your paper and determining your grade.
? Length: 900-1100 words
? Style: Times or Times New Roman, 12-point, 1-inch margins, double spaced, no additional
spaces between paragraphs
? Meaningful title that refers to the topic, text(s), and thesis
? Introductory paragraph states the topic, the thesis, and the examples
? Body paragraphs begin with topic sentences
? Body paragraphs are topical and develop their topics adequately
? Paper includes examples from the text
? Paper analyzes the examples critically
? Makes good use of evidence from the text (may be quotation, summary, or paraphrase)
? Cites evidence properly (including summary and paraphrase as well as quotes)
? Avoids excessive summary
? Avoids excessively long quotes
? Represents the text accurately
? Essay makes a logical argument consistent with the premises of the text
? Contains minimal grammatical or spelling error