Writing Assignment

• Provide detailed evidence, including excerpts from the literary text.
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of the themes, genres, cultures, time periods, and texts that are this week's focus.
• Apply APA style guidelines to the source material.

Answer one of the following questions:

1. At times, scholars have interpreted Utopia as a dystopia (the opposite of a perfect society; a nightmarish depiction of a community, culture, or world). At other times, they have considered it a utopian work, as the title suggests. Which do you think it is? Or is it something in between—a combination of both?

1. At the time Shakespeare wrote The Tempest, whites throughout Western Europe and its colonies profited enormously from the slave trade and slave labor. Examine the relationships among Ariel, Caliban, and Prospero. How does The Tempest comment on the institution of slavery? A key passage to consider is when Caliban seeks a new master in the character of Stephano.

Remember that your claims in all parts of the assignment should be substantiated by excerpts from appropriate sources (scholarly research and/or literary texts). Quotes, paraphrases, and summaries used in the assignment should be arranged according to APA rules of style, and in-text and reference citations should be provided, also formatted in APA style. Quoted material should not exceed 25% of the post.

In-text Citations for Plays