Write an analysis essay about whether Shakespeare was making a statement about colonialism in The Tempest. What evidence from the play backs up your opinion?
What do other sources say on the subject? How might you respond to sources that
seem to contradict your analysis?
Your assignment should include the following elements:
• A thesis statement that expresses a strong, analytical opinion
• Evidence from The Tempest and from at least two credible secondary sources
that support your thesis or give you an opportunity for rebuttal
• A response to a source's perspective that seems to doubt or disagree with your
analysis
• An introduction paragraph that hooks the reader, body paragraphs that present
your evidence, and a conclusion that wraps the essay up
• In-text citations that follow MLA conventions
• An MLA works-cited page