Length: Between 1,200and 1,500 words
Format: 12pt font, double-spaced, Cover Page (MLA Format)
Instructions:
1. Choose one of the prompts listed below and brainstorm possible examples/proof.
Use the suggested questions to guide your thinking.
2. Respond to the entire prompt with a reasonable/insightful thesis statement
(which can be argued or proven, not an obvious opinion).
3. Have your thesis checked by the teacher before proceeding further.
4. Find specific quotations in the play to support each point of your directional
statement. There should be a MINIMUM of 3 quotations per body paragraph.
5. Create an outline, then rough draft, then edit, then polished copy
A Doll’s House Prompts
1. Show how the playwright’s use of imagery and/or symbolism reveals significant
aspects of Nora’s personality in A Doll’s House.
2. Show how relationships contribute to Nora’s ultimate understanding of herself in
A Doll’s House.
3. Show how the playwrights use of literary techniques such as literary devices or
textual features are used to develop character and/or reveal a central theme in A
Doll’s House.
4. Show how the struggle(s) of a character(s), reveal values of society (setting) in
A Doll’s House.
5. How does setting shape/influence central character(s) OR themes?
Othello Prompts
1. Early in the play, Iago swears by Janus, the Roman two-faced god. Show how
Shakespeare uses the motif of duality to reveal the character of Iago or a theme
in Othello.
2. Show how Shakespeare’s use of imagery and/or symbolism reinforce aspects of
character in Othello and/or contribute to a central theme.
3. To what extent do relationships contribute to Othello’s understanding of
himself in the play Othello?
4. Analyze how literary techniques–such as parallelism, symbolism, imagery, or
motif–develop character or contribute to a theme in Othello.
5. How does Shakespeare make use of dramatic speeches, such as soliloquies,
monologues, and asides to reveal character OR theme.
6. How does Shakespeare use issues of gender politics to develop individual
characters?
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