EGL1020 The Cask of Amontillado and Limits of Revenge Literary Argument Please find all the instructions in the attachment. EGL 1020 Final Paper Assignment
EGL1020 The Cask of Amontillado and Limits of Revenge Literary Argument Please find all the instructions in the attachment. EGL 1020
Final Paper Assignment: Crafting a Literary Argument
For this paper, you will need to state a position concerning at least two of the texts we
have covered in class and situate your argument within the broader conversation of literary
criticism. Because you have a variety of texts to choose from, you will need to find two texts
that have similar themes or elements to discuss. Choosing two texts that have little in common
will not offer a great deal of material for analysis and development. You may find that selecting
Oedipus Rex will be helpful because of its length and the abundant material it presents. On the
other hand, there is plenty of material in the short stories and poetry to development a well
reasoned critical essay.
If you are having difficulty selecting two texts with similar themes and/or elements, you
can approach the texts from one of the critical approaches we covered (feminism, historicism,
reader response, Marxist/economic motivations, etc). Using one of these approaches, you should
be able to highlight key scenes, sequences, or language from the texts that support your
perspective.
Once you have chosen your approach to the paper or topic, you will then need to research
criticism about your subject matter and the texts involved. You will need to reference at least 3
different critical essays discussing the texts you have chosen. Your argument will be based not
only on your own interpretation as supported by the stories/poems you have chosen, but by
literary arguments made by other critics as well. For this reason, it is recommended that you
look for criticism early in the writing process to mold and shape your topic. Make sure you
attach a works cited list to your final paper. It does not, however, count as a page for length.
The minimum length for this assignment is five full pages. It is recommended that the
length not exceed eight pages.
List of text study
1- The cast of Amontillado
2- The secret Lion
3- The young Goodman Brown
4- The Lottery
5- The Yellow wallpaper
6- A Rose for Emily
7- Jabberwocky
8- My Papa’s Waltz
9- Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
10- Ozymandias
11- Ode to a Grecian Urn
12- Journey of the maggi
13- Applicant by Harold Pinter
14- Trifles
15- Oedipus the king
Joe Jones
August 20XX
Paper 4 Final
What is revenge? What are the limits of revenge? Is
revenge ever justified? Readers of Edgar Allan Poes The
Cask of Amontillado often struggle with the morality of
the protagonists actions. His murder of his best friend is
not fully explained. Similarly, Susan Glaspells Trifles
employs a murder plot but attempts to balance the
death with motives and morality. These two works of
fiction both evenly distribute the theme of revenge in
different contexts. In The Cask of Amontillado and
Trifles, revenge takes on a moral dimension intertwined
with the concept of justice.
Revenge and justice are clearly at play at the very
beginning of Poe’s The Cask of Amontillado. As Susan
Riceroy points out, “Montresor sets up the story as a
testament to his own judgment regarding justice and
punishment”. Montresor claims that…
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