Drama Essay

Write a well-developed essay, using MLA format, responding to the prompt below.  Your essay should be 500-550 words in length.  Use this rubric to assist in understanding how this work will be graded.  

Use Wilson's THe Piano from the the Norton Introduction to Literature as the basis for your essay.

Write an analysis of the play using three essential elements of the play as we have discussed in class, such as plot, structure, setting, tone, language, symbol, theme, and/ or character. As before, choose those elements which you feel are most applicable to the play you're writing about, for ex., illuminate its meaning for you.

Do not use any outside sources other than the play in our textbook.

You are choosing one play and analyzing it using 3 of the elements listed above. Whichever element you select, you are always connecting that element to meaning.  Be aware that an essay about plot is NOT a plot summary.  Your plot summary should be no longer than one short paragraph (5-6 sentences). I recommend making this summary the first body paragraph in your essay, for the benefit of readers who may not be familiar with same. As before,the summary should be written in a way that logically leads to and supports your analysis.

Be sure to use MLA documentation in the form of parenthetical citations and a "Works Cited" page (work from an anthology). As in the prior two essays, please consult any of the Week 2 resources and/ or the relevant section of LitWeb as necessary.

When complete, upload your work to the Assignment Folder and the accompanying Turnitin Originality report under the link, "Drama Essay," in your Assignments Folder.