Deep Textual Analysis of Shakespeare Play: Hamlet

Using the following theme, write a 6-7 page double spaced essay about Hamlet (text must reach the end of one page to be considered a page):

The Complexity of Madness

In your discussion, you will need to quote or paraphrase directly from the text.

REQUIREMENTS:

For each body paragraph, you are to use 1 or 2 quotes each only.

Must be able to not only simply understand the scenes and translate it, but be able to connect them to a deeper meaning.

All quotes must be cited, and any outside sources. Please use the least amount of outside source citations as possible.

All quotes must support the theme, and require: Translation, Textual Analysis and Critical Thinking

For example: What is the quote saying? What do they mean? How does this connect to the complexity of madness? Why would this be considered madness? Make detailed connections of Hamlet and his madness….. etc etc.

YOU MUST BE ABLE TO THOROUGHLY EXPLAIN QUOTES, AND DISCUSS A DEEPER ANALYSIS USING SCENES FROM THE BOOK AS EVIDENCE.

Size 12 Font Times New Roman

Double Spaced

MLA Format

Expecting a minimal of 7-8 Body Paragraphs

Guidelines to Follow:

– Make certain that your thesis states the topic and asserts something specific and significant about it.

– Underline the thesis, which should be the last sentence in your introductory paragraph.

– Your topic sentences should point backward in that they prove part of the thesis, and they should also point forward in that they are a predictor of what will be discussed in particular paragraphs.

– Check for logical coherence in your paper. Link your ideas together by using themes, transitions, and/or inserting phrases or subordinate clauses when appropriate.

– Your conclusion should drive home the main idea of the essay and summarize key concepts that you want your reader to take away from your essay.

– Don’t use quotes in your introduction

When writing a thesis:

• Mention the type of work (movie, book, play, song, etc)
• Author/playwright/director/artist
• Make a claim “complexity of madness”
• List body paragraphs in parallel order “through Hamlet’s encounters with Character #1, #2, and #3 (4, 5, 6, etc).” DESCRIBE ENCOUNTERS. Enlightening, romantic, dramatic, etc. “Eye opening encounter with the supposed ghost of his father”