Introduction –
Include the title and author of each text/film you will be comparing in this essay.
Introduce & briefly describe how these three items are related (ex. Ovids story inspired Shakespeare, Shakespeare inspired ___).
Why might authors be inspired by other writers?
Include a thesis statement (from Part IV of your panning materials)
Body Paragraph 1 –
Include a topic sentence about how characters help to develop a theme.
Discuss the main characters of Pyramus and Thisbe and how they relate to the theme.
Discuss the main characters of Romeo and Juliet and how they relate to the theme.
Discuss the main characters of your modern rendition and how they relate to the theme.
Are there any clear differences between major characters in the texts that affect the theme?
Conclusion sentence about how all three versions utilize the forbidden-lover archetype.
Body Paragraph 2 –
Include a topic sentence about how setting helps to develop a theme.
Discuss the location and time period of Pyramus and Thisbe, and how this may relate to the theme.
Discuss the location and time period of Romeo and Juliet, and how this may relate to the theme.
Discuss the location and time period of your modern rendition and how this may relate to the theme.
Are there any clear differences between the settings of the texts that affect the theme?
Conclusion sentence about how the variety of these settings adds to the timelessness and universal nature of the forbidden-lover story.
Body Paragraph 3 –
Include a topic sentence about how plot helps to develop a theme.
Provide an example from the plot of Pyramus and Thisbe that best showcases the theme. You should include a direct quote from the text.
Provide an example from the plot of Romeo and Juliet that best showcases the theme. You should include a direct quotation from the play.
Provide an example from the plot of your modern rendition that best showcases the theme. You do not need a direct quote, but explain the scene in detail.
Are there any drastic differences between the plot details of these stories?
Conclusion sentences about how each story is similar and adds to the timelessness and universal nature of the forbidden-lover story.
Conclusion –
In at least one sentence, summarize your argument with all the key information. First of which is the title of the texts and the authors names.
Reference the universal character archetype present in each of these stories (the forbidden-lover trope).
Reference the timeless theme that is present in each of these stories.
End with a conclusion sentence about the timelessness of Romeo and Juliet.
