Choose ONE of the three topics below. Come up with an arguable claim about the topic, and in
an essay (5-7 pages long plus a Works Cited page), support that claim with plenty of textual
evidence and interpretive commentary. Arrange this material in unified body paragraphs that are
properly sequenced and carefully proofread your essay. Properly cite at least FOUR relevant
sources, TWO of which must be peer-reviewed, as well as the primary source.
1. the castle in Hamlet
2. the farmhouse in Trifles
3. temples in The Tale of Genji
Formatting details:
-12-point TNR font
-1-inch margins
-MLA style (heading, headers with page numbers, essay title, parenthetical citations for
quotations and specific textual references, and a Works Cited page containing bibliographic
entries for the primary text and at least four secondary sources)
