Hamlet

After reading Hamlet, choose one character in which to analyze. Answer the following questions, in detail, providing evidence from the play and from two outside sources (must be from databases or a website that ends in a .edu). If other sources are included that dont come from the databases or a .edu website, it will result in a 50-point penalty.
Consider the following to better understand the character you have chosen to analyze:
The characters background, words, actions, appearance, interactions with other characters
Does the character change during the course of the work? Or does he or she fail to change? What does this change reveal about the character?
How would the work be different if the character were excluded (go beyond the obvious).
How would the work be different if the character had made different choices?
What motivates the character to act or not to act?
Your essay will consist of the following:
Introduction (at least 8 sentences with a clear thesis as the last sentence in your introduction).
Three body paragraphs that consist of the following:
A clear topic sentence that names the character and trait
An in-depth analysis of the character and how he/she displays the trait within the play
Two quotes and/or examples from the play that add to/enrich your own analysis. This means, of course, that you will have in-text citations throughout the essay: (Hannsberry 489).
A clear concluding sentence that connects character and trait (this should be around sentence 10, 11, or 12).
A conclusion of at least six sentences that summarizes your analysis of the character
Two secondary sources (from the librarys databases or a .edu website) that further develop your own points about the author, the work, and/or the character. These will be cited within the essay in in-text citations.
A Works Cited page with at least three sources listed alphabetically: the play and two secondary sources.
Approximately 1,000 word count, MLA format, 3rd person point of view and written in present tense.

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