Sample Prompt #3: What role do women play in both Beowulf and Lanval?

Your final draft should be 3-4 pages in length (approximately 1,000 to 1,500 words) in MLA format (Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced, 1" margins, etc.). I expect you to present your own original ideas supported by evidence both from the texts 

Outline

- The Queen from Lanval

- Wealthow

- Grendel's Mother

I. INTRODUCTION

- Hook that catches the readers attention

- Background information on what you're talking about (just what you're focusing on)

- Thesis Statement: Write a thesis saying that the three women challenge their patriarchal societies in different ways

II. BODY PARAGRAPH I: Focus on the queen in Beowulf, and how she fits into her society. 

III. BODY PARAGRAPH II: Focus on the queen in Lanval and how she manipulated the male-dominated society.

IV. BODY PARAGRAPH III: Talk about Grendel's Mother, and how she challenges patriarchal society and threatens to destroy it.

V. CONCLUSION