english eassy 1
Please select one of the following prompts, and write an essay of approximately 500-750 words in response. Write your essay in MLA format in a word document and upload it. Be sure to include briefsupporting quotes (at least one per text you address).
1. Select four of the texts we’ve read so far for this class and explain why it is or is not a Gothic text. Use specific details to demonstrate both your understanding of the Gothic and the texts you choose.
2. Select four of the texts we’ve read so far and analyze how young women are presented. What is their primary function in each text?
Readings 1-Moliere:Tartuffe Act 1-6,
Reading 2-From English Romantic Poetry: Coleridge: “Christabel†(pages 82-99),
Readings 3-English Romantic Poetry: Coleridge, “Kubla Khan†(pages 105-106),
Readings 4-from English Romantic Poetry, Byron, “When we two parted†(112), “The Girl of Cadiz†and “She walks in beauty†(113-114); “Stanzas to Augusta†(130).
Readings 5- from English Romantic Poetry, Keats, “The Eve of St. Agnes†(205-216); “La Belle Dame sans Merci†(224-225); “When I have fears that I may cease to be†(228), Edgar Allan Poe, “Annabel Leeâ€
Reading 6- Pushkin, “The Bronze Horsemanâ€