Research paper prompt

PROMPT for Research paper:–

“Desdemona’s characteristics /role changes from,when she is with Othello, and when she is not with him,making her merely a passive victim of Othello’s TRAGIC FLAW.”

Your response is, “Do you agree or disagree with the prompt.” Take your stand on ONE aspect if you agree or disagree? Write a clear thesis, stating your 3 reasons, to support your stand, with explanation, and examples from the play. Also support your reasons and examples with 2 Quotes per reason, from your sources / research , to prove your stand.

Further Instructions:

M.L.A style minimum 1000 words, with a clear thesis and 3 supporting reasons, 5 paragraphs,

With 3 credible sources, (from e- books on, “Shakespearean tragedy”), Works Cited, 2 quotes in each Body Paragraph.

Some of the e-books for literary criticism on Othello, are available from Delta college Library’s GoElectronics database: Othello(Shakespeare,William)AND Criticism Mostly articles. Don’t forget to write the name of the source,the author’s name / page number and date you got the quotes on .

The specific e-books are:-( These are reliable sources}

1. The Politics of Paul Robeson’s Othello

2. Shakespeare’s Tragedies:Violation and Identity

3.Shakespearean Tragedy by A.C Bradley.(from the Project Gutenberg)

Look for other sources besides those mentioned above, authors who have written specifically on critiquing the play, Othello.