See attachment. Let me know which one you pick. I will upload "Oedipus the King," but you could do the "Glengarry glen Ross" one, whgich i dont have the text. Sorry. thank you.

ENGL 110 Essay 3 Instructor: Zollo

Choose one of the following prompts (or combine more than one) as a topic for your third essay on drama:

1.    Write an analysis of how Oedipus the King conforms to the definition of tragedy. Use the definition from pages 623-627 (or consult Aristotle`s Poetics), and explain where each element can be found in the play, and how it works to advance the action and theme of the play. Does the play produce the intended effects of tragedy for an audience? Why or why not? Support your assertions with evidence from the text.

2.    Write an analysis of the function of dramatic or "tragic" irony in Oedipus the King. What effect does that irony have on the audience? On arousing the emotions of pity and fear? Of contributing to the sense of inevitability in the play? Support your assertions with evidence from the text.

3.    Write an analysis of whether Glengarry Glen Ross can be considered a modern tragedy. What elements of the play conform to the definition of tragedy? How have they been updated to fit a contemporary setting? Is there more than one tragic figure in the play? Support your assertions with evidence from the text.

4.    Write an analysis of Glengarry Glen Ross as an indictment of the American Dream, corporate business practices, and/or free market, deregulated capitalism. What is the play suggesting about the pitfalls of any of these concepts and aspirations? Separately, can the play be seen as prescient in predicting the events and practices leading up to the 2008 financial crisis? Support your assertions with evidence from the text.

For further advice, see Chapter 25 on Writing Arguments About Drama. Also review Chapters 2 & 7. As always, good essays begin with interesting introductions that capture the reader`s attention, introduce the author and title of the work and its subject, and propose a thesis that your essay will argue. Good body paragraphs begin with a topic sentence that relates to some part of the thesis, then develop the topic in detail, using events and quotes from the work as evidence to support the writer`s claims. They also include commentary, developing the implications of the events under discussion. Good body paragraphs close with summary sentences that wrap up your point and relate back to the topic sentence. Conclusions should reflect back on the thesis, theme, and subject of the work, and end with a "clincher": a final sentence or thought that the reader can take away from both the work and your discussion of it.