- The theme of vengeance and justice is prevalent in literature during ancient times as well as during the Renaissance. Compare and contrast the use of this theme in The Odyssey and Hamlet,using at least three points of comparison. Use examples from both pieces to support your answer but do not use direct quotes.
- A familiar kind of behavior is showing one face to the world and another to oneself. Discuss at least one character from two pieces of the literature we studied who uses this kind of strategy to achieve his/her goals and discuss the ultimate success or failure of this strategy. Use specific examples from the literary works for illustration.
- Telemachus and Hamlet are young men on the brink of coming into their manhood. Both are sons of kings and presumably heirs to their fathers’ thrones, but their circumstances and outcomes are different. Using at least three points of comparison, discuss the similarities as well as the differences of these two characters. What types of leadership skills do they exhibit and what is their leadership potential? Use specific examples for illustration throughout the response.
- Jocasta, Penelope, and Gertrude are all wives, mothers, and queens, but their circumstances as well as their cultures and outcomes are vastly different. Discuss their differences as well as their commonalities including the success or failure of their outcomes, using specific examples for illustration.