Module 9: Shakespeare’s Sonnets and Plays
Part 1
• Initial discussion board posts are due by 11:59 P.M. on Thursday. For your initial discussion post, you should:
o select one of the questions below:
How does Shakespeare’s work embody the concerns of British literature during his era?
How are gender dynamics of his era revealed in Shakespeare’s work?
How are cultural norms defined as evidenced by Shakespeare’s work?
What sins condemn the characters in Shakespeare’s tragedies? What does this dynamic reveal about concerns of the people of Shakespeare’s era?
Why does Shakespeare’s work continue to be popular over four hundred years after his work was published?
o write a well developed paragraph around 250 to 300 words that answers the question and includes:
a clearly defined topic sentence
at least one MLA formatted quotation from the assigned readings of literature for this module
three or more sentences that explain how the quotation supports the topic sentence
o Be careful not to confuse editorial sections of the assigned readings with the literature (poems, stories, sermons, speeches, essays, etc.)
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Shakespeare’s Sonnets and Plays (Module 9)
Part One
• The first discussion board posts are due on Thursday at 11:59 p.m. You should include the following in your first discussion post:
o Choose one of the following questions:
How does Shakespeare’s work reflect the concerns of British literature at the time?
How do Shakespeare’s works reflect the gender dynamics of his time?
How are cultural norms defined in Shakespeare’s work?
What sins do the characters in Shakespeare’s tragedies commit? What does this dynamic reveal about the concerns of Shakespeare’s audience?
Why is Shakespeare’s work still popular over four hundred years after it was published?
o Homework help – Write a well-developed paragraph of 250 to 300 words that answers the question and includes the following elements:
a well-defined
