15 Aug Murder in Shakespeare’s play Othello
The Murder. Critic Frank Kermode states that Shakespeares honorable murders always act like priests at a sacrifice (Riverside Shakespeare, 1249). How does Othello view the murder he commitsbefore, during and after? What kind of language does he use in the murder scene? What does he perceive his own role to be? How does he perceive himself after he learns the truth? Develop a thesis about Othellos perception of the murder he commits.
Essay #3 must use secondary research, documented in MLA format with both in-text and end citations (a Works Cited page). The essay should also show your own ideas to a substantial extent. You should use four to six sources (excluding primary sources), but don’t use quotes, summaries, or paraphrases for more than thirty percent of the paper.
It must follow MLA format requirements. (These are given below and in the Information Central module.)
- Use Times New Roman, 12 point font.
- Double space everything.
- Use a header with your last name and the page number in the upper right of all pages.
- Use a heading with your name, my name, the name of the course, and the date in the upper left of the first page, under the header.
- Center your title and capitalize the first letter of all major words.
- Indent all new paragraphs five spaces (one tab).
- Use one-inch margins all around.
- Correctly formatted Works Cited page. (Works Cited Lesson and Sample)
