Hello,
This is rather simple. Please follow the directions below. The professor is a easy grader. It does not need to be too complex. Can be 1-2 pages depending on the amount of paragraphs for the answer of the question.

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Choose ONE question to answer from EACH of the two groups. You will answer one question about MEDEA and one question about OTHELLO. Write it in essay format. For example, you’ll want to make it clear which play you are referencing and introduce the topic before jumping right into your answer.

MEDEA: Choose ONE of these and write 1-3 paragraphs to answer . You can quote from the test if you want

1) Usually the protagonist has a ‘tragic flaw’ that leads to his or her own destruction, but in MEDEA, it is Jason (the Antagonist) who has personality flaws that lead to his destruction. Discuss the mistakes he makes in the play that lead Medea to destroy him and all he loves.

2) Is Medea a sympathetic character? Does she remain sympathetic the whole play,, or is there a point at which you stopped being on her side?

3) In Medea’s first long speech to the chorus (lines 213-261), she claims that women are afflicted with the most “wretched” existence on earth. How is gender explored in the play? Is Medea a positive or negative example of a feminist heroine?

OTHELLO: Choose ONE of these and write 1-3 paragraphs to answer. You can quote from the text if you want.

1) In Iago’s ‘I Hate The Moor’ speech in Act I, scene 3, he claims that he has heard rumors that Othello has slept with Iago’s wife, Emilia, and that he will use that for an excuse to destroy him. Does Iago really care about Emilia,or is there another reason why he would get revenge for this? What other moments in the play suggest that rumor might be true?

2) What is the importance of the Handkerchief, and how does Iago use it as a prop to further destroy Othello?

3) How does Othello’s final speech affect our opinion of him? Why does he kill himself?

Here is the criteria of how it will be graded:
Topic introduced properly—–15.0 pts
complete paragraph form——20.0 pts
question answered fully——–50.0 pts
grammar, spelling and punctuation—–15.0 pts