Critical theory of Hamlet

Essay Three Critical Theory Exploration (1250 + words)

Critical Theory Exploration:

Students will use Hamlet apply specific critical focuses (psychological, reader response, new historical, gender/queer theory, Marxist, structuralist, post-structuralist, post-colonial, deconstruction, feminist) to that play. This essay will involve additional research than previous essays. You may reference your textbook, but it does not count as a scholarly course. Students must cite and use:

1) a clear definition of theory (1 reference source)

2) a review of a book that utilizes a specific critical focus (1 scholarly source)

3) two or more scholarly essays offering a specific critical focus (2 scholarly sources)

4) Hamlet (1 primary source)

Format- MLA

Length- 1250 words (the body of the paper)

Genre- Literary Analysis with scholarly support

Guidelines and Hints:

1) Your final draft should have at least four secondary sources. Consider your earlier evaluative annotated bibliography as a format for a beginning structure.

2) Use appropriate literary terminology and define key critical concepts.

3) Use MLA format for both direct quotations and paraphrased citations.

4) Create a title that identifies the story, or character and identifies or suggests the critical theory(s) you explore.

5) Develop and use attributive tags and cite key concepts to specific authors, as well primary text examples