The Road - Dream Sequence

Choose a dream sequence (or multiple sequences) from The Road. Describe the sequence, how it relates to the current state of the dreamer given the plot and how the dream contributes to a theme. Be sure to use textual evidence. A comment within this post is expected. It will be due by Wednesday.

Essay Topics for Monday

Below are three essay topics. I will chose one of these three for you to write a timed writing essay on Monday. This will be both an exam grade for the 6 weeks and part of your final. Be sure to prepare for all three.

Essay Questions

(choose one)

1. In novels and plays certain parallel events are significant. In an essay, describe the major similarities in a sequence of parallel or recurring events in Lear. Do not merely summarize the plot.

2. An effective literary work does not merely stop or cease; it concludes. Some critics believe a work that does not provide significant closure is an artistic fault. However, a satisfactory ending is not always conclusive in every sense; it may be ambiguous and uncertain and require the reader to abide with or adjust to the ending. In an essay, discuss the ending of King Lear and explain precisely how and why the ending appropriately or inappropriately closes the work.

3. In Great literature, no scene of violence exists for its own sake. Choose a violent scene in King Lear and in a well-organized essay explain how the scene contributes to the meaning of the complete work.