Krantz
Drama Paper

Experience Essay

Length: 1-2 pp (250-500 words)

Due Date: Start of class 2/19. Make sure the paper is accompanied by a first draft that has been revised.

Choose one of the following topics for your essay. Be sure to form a well-thought out thesis, narrower in focus than the topic given. Keep in mind that good essays always seek to solve some problem or answer some question about the text. Note: you must devise a thesis by limiting the topic.

1. Discuss your changing perception or understanding of Oedipus Rex, Antigone, or one of their characters. Indicate how you felt about the play or the character initially and what made you change your way of responding to it or him or her.

2. Describe your experience of reading Oedius Rex. Were you surprised? Baffled? Horified–at any point? If so, where and why?

3. To what extent can you relate to the dilemma faced by Antigone? Why?

Reminder of paper Format: Papers must be wordprocessed. A draft must always accompany an essay. Please keep an extra copy or disk copy of each paper that you submit. Use 1-inch margins, double space, and indent, do not leave an extra line, between paragraphs. Put my name, the class, and the date at the top of the first page. Put your name on the reverse side of the last page. Please staple the pages of the final copy together and attach these to the draft with a paper clip. For questions about how to use quotations and other mechanics, please see the examples on pp. 34-36 and 664-67 (Conventions) of your text.