Purpose: For your third graded assignment, you will write a Drama Analysis. The

Purpose: For your third graded assignment, you will write a Drama Analysis. The purpose of a Drama Analysis is to closely examine the parts of a play to determine how the different elements such as plot, character, and theme work together to create the overall effect.
Objectives: After completing this assignment, students should be able to:
Think and respond critically to the assigned plays.
Identify and describe the elements of a play.
Develop a clear and concise thesis.
Write an effective literary analysis.
Integrate information from research sources to support the thesis.
Write a literary analysis that focuses on comparing the playwrights’ (Susan Glaspell and Lynn Nottage) use of the dramatic elements of plot, character, and theme.
How to Structure & Organize the Drama Analysis
Introduction: The introduction should identify the plays and the playwrights. Give a brief synopsis of the plays and provide any other relevant background information that may give your reader a better understanding of the playwrights and the time period in which the plays were written. The last sentence of the introduction should be a clear and concise thesis that focuses on comparing the plays and highlighting the significance of the dramatic elements: plot, character, theme. The thesis should answer the question of how both playwrights skillfully make these dramatic elements work together to keep audiences and readers absorbed in their characters and situations.
In the first body paragraph, focus on comparing the plot of both plays. The action in the play is shaped by the plot, the author’s arrangement of incidents in the play that gives the story a particular focus and emphasis. Plot involves more than simply what happens; it involves how and why things happen. Focus on comparing how Glaspell and Nottage develop the plot in their plays. Integrate quoted examples from the plays to support your thesis. Use MLA Format for in-text citations.
In the second body paragraph, focus on comparing one character from each play. A character is a person presented in a dramatic or narrative work, and characterization is a process by which a writer makes the character seem real to the reader. Focus on comparing how Glaspell and Nottage present characters in their plays. Integrate quoted examples from both plays to support the thesis. Use MLA Format for in-text citations.
In the third body paragraph, focus on comparing one theme from each play. Theme is the central idea or meaning of the play. Focus on comparing how Glaspell and Nottage present their themes. Integrate quoted examples from both plays to support the thesis. Use MLA Format for in-text citations.
Conclusion: The conclusion should provide the reader with a sense of closure by reemphasizing the thesis. Do not summarize or repeat information used in your body paragraphs. Focus on how your comparison of the dramatic elements (plot, character, theme) provides the reader with a better understanding of both plays and the playwrights’ unique writing style.
Guidelines:
MLA Format – heading, title, double-spaced, 12-point, Times New Roman font.
Five body paragraphs – a minimum of 800 words.
Include at least one specific quoted example from each play in each body paragraph. MLA Format is required for in-text citations.
Original title required. Do not use Drama Analysis or the title of the play for the title of the paper.