# Assignments

## Essays

Essay 1 (PDF) (5 pp.)

Topic: What are the witches in Shakespeare's Macbeth?

Essay 1 revision (8 pp.)

Topic: Either expand the original discussion or add material relating to any one of the adaptations of Shakespeare's Macbeth that we have studied.

Essay 2 (PDF) (6 pp.)

Topic: We would like to propose three possible topics for your second essay, which will be focused on the Faust material from Marlowe through Murnau. While Goethe's Faust should be central to the essay, we would like to see a comparative element in the essay, which may range simply from reference to alternative handlings of key moments, speeches, or characters to a full-on comparison between two treatments of the material.

Essay 3 (PDF) (6 pp.)

Topic: Analysis / critique of the content and presentations of oral reports for the Turn of the Screw segment of the class.

## Helpful Hints

How to Format Your Essay (PDF)

## Note on Plagiarism

Plagiarism is a serious offense that involves using another person's words or ideas without acknowledging the source of the information. This can be considered intellectual theft. All written work must be either your own or appropriately cited. Plagiarism can, at a minimum, result in a failing grade in this course.