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Essay Instructions
The essay must be 3 (full) to 5 pages long,
double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12 pt. font. It will be one of your tasks to
find a focused, arguable (both contestable and defensible) thesis statement
that is based on a topic addressed in one of the prompts below.
You are not expected to use any other sources
besides the Inferno and Beowulf (this especially includes summaries or online
analyses). You may, however, use online searchable versions of the texts in
order to find supporting quotes–only if you then use the translation used in
class to type out those quotes (Do not cut and paste from a different
translation). Use parenthetical citation according to MLA format, noting line
numbers for Beowulf, and canto and line numbers for the Inferno. Choose short,
pithy quotes to make your point rather than long summative passages. Analyze;
do not summarize. Assume the reader of your essay has already read the texts
and doesn’t need to know what happens next in any particular passage. Instead,
your task is to convince your reader of a certain interpretation of
the text.
Regardless of the
prompt you choose, you must mention and quote both Beowulf and Dante, but you
may organize your essay in such a way that you devote more space to analyzing
one over the other. The space you devote to each character must take up at
least 1/3 of your essay.
Remember to
distinguish between Beowulf the hero and Beowulf the poem by using
italics correctly. Also, remember to distinguish between Dante the Poet and
Dante the Pilgrim in your essay.
Essay Prompt 1, About Modern
Heroes:
Which is the more
modern hero, Beowulf or Dante the Pilgrim? Keep in mind that, although we
covered Dante first in class because it nicely follows the Aeneid, Beowulf is the earlier written poem.
This doesn’t however, mean that Dante must be the more “modern” hero.
With the proper support, you could write a successful essay arguing either
perspective, but be sure to choose one. It may benefit you to consider a few
characteristics of modernity and then spend a paragraph or two on each of these
characteristics as portrayed by Dante and Beowulf. As always, keep your
argument focused, organized, and well-supported with evidence from the text.
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