This will be a 1-2 page, single-spaced paper (400-600 words). Respond to reading Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus in the form of a textual analysis. This analysis should explore one (just one!) theme that arose in your reading of the book. Remember, you are analyzing only the book itself, making your own observations and analyses.
Do not discuss other works or use others’ comments about the text.
The responses, should NOT be:
– mere summary of what happened
– a presentation of several paragraphs discussing different ideas about the text
– discussion of “personal relevance” or “how-this-applies-in-my-life.”
Such responses to reading are natural to us, but we are trying to push our responses to more disciplined analysis, focusing on the text more than our own experiences. Certainly such disciplined responses will still allow for our personal voice, but they will also help us move outside of our “comfort zone” of thinking, of trying to force everything into our own world view. Your question not be, “What do I think about X?” but more along the lines of “What does the text say about X?” and how can I provide structure and evidence for that claim.
Here are some of the expectations for you papers:
You will argue a specific thesis that not only asserts WHAT the implied (or directly stated) theme is, but suggests HOW the author makes their point by providing quotes with accompanying explanation/interpretation.
Paragraphs should build on one another. Don’t change the topic or get distracted partway through.
Your audience is other members of the class and your instructor. You can assume a reasonable amount of familiarity with the text on the part of your audience.
The essay should be grammatically clean, clearly written, and should allow your own voice to come through.Don’t use outside sources for these unless assigned to do so.
Use MLA format for in-text citations. For example, for a quote on page 64, you would write this: “Quotation” (64). That’s it. Include book reference in correct MLA format at the bottom of the page.
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