Frankenstein Essays
British Literature.
Fri, Dec 4th, 2009 at 9:00 pm
Themes: Essay, Frankenstein, Outline
Today we went over our thesis statements. They looked great! I can’t wait to see how the essays turn out. Remember, you’ll be writing your essay in class on Monday from a detailed outline. Don’t forget the following:
- Your thesis statement should not simply be a statement of the similarities of and differences between the two works. It should point out the relevance of the comparison. As I looked over each of your thesis statements I pointed out things you could focus on. If you have any questions, post them below or send me an email.
- The topic sentence of each paragraph should support your thesis, and the paragraph sentences should support the topic sentence with cited quotations.
- Include all necessary quotations in your outline (especially if you’re using a film), as you won’t have time to look up quotations.
7 Responses to “Frankenstein Essays”
December 6, 2009 at 4:54 pm
relevance of comparison? elaborate.
December 6, 2009 at 5:23 pm
Your thesis should argue something beyond the fact that the two works are similar. What that is depends on the works you’ve chosen. For example, an essay comparing Pinocchio to the monster should not merely point out the similarities and differences of the two created beings, but could argue that the monster might not have been so destructive had he been raised by a caring father. Use the similarities and differences to support your point, rather than making them the whole point.
December 8, 2009 at 5:11 pm
when citing a quote from hamlet,
what do we put in the parentheses?
“blah blah blah blah”(shakespeare act VI).
help.
December 8, 2009 at 5:20 pm
Good question. Use Roman numerals for the act and scene, and Arabic numerals for the line numbers. If the quotation is longer than three typed lines, indent it and retain line breaks. If it is shorter, mark breaks with a forward slash. Like this, from Hamlet:
“It shall be so. / Madness in great ones must not unwatch’d go” (III.i.1880-1).
Notice that I shortened the second line number. If the quotation drifted over 1890, I would have to add a digit to show that: (III.i.1880-91).
Does that make sense?
December 8, 2009 at 5:59 pm
no haha.
“a bloody deed? Almost as bad, good mother, as killing a king and marry with his brother”(act 3 scene 4 page 2)
December 8, 2009 at 6:00 pm
what do i put in the parentheses for this quote, example.
December 8, 2009 at 6:21 pm
Sure. Parentheses go after the quotation, as you had it: “quotation” (citation).
The first (capital) Roman numerals are the act, the second (lowercase) the scene: (III.iv). If you have line numbers, they go after the lowercase numerals.