Explain something about the text that does not have an obvious answer and could be explained in different ways. For example, why does a character do something, or why did the author make a particular choice?

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Essay #2

1 – Write an essay analyzing and interpreting The Dolls House play

2 – What is one of the main themes or ideas or messages of the text? How is this theme or idea communicated to the reader?

3 – What is one of the text’s main effects on or likely responses from readers? The effect or response may be emotional, aesthetic, evaluative, etc. How does the text cause this effect or response?

4 – Explain something about the text that does not have an obvious answer and could be explained in different ways. For example, why does a character do something, or why did the author make a particular choice?

5 – Discuss one or more of the following elements from the text to support your analysis: plot/conflict, characters, setting, point-of-view/narrator, symbolism, theme, style/tone, irony, figurative speech, sound, rhythm, or dramatic conventions.

6 – You must support your interpretation with specific details from the text: quotes, summary, and paraphrase.

7 – You must also use at least two sources of information or critical analysis in addition to the text you are discussing. One or more sources can come from The Compact Bedford, but at least one must be an outside source.

8 – You must also use at least two sources of information or critical analysis in addition to the text you are discussing. One or more sources can come from The Compact Bedford, but at least one must be an outside source.