For this assignment, you will write a research-based essay that defends a particular reading of a literary text. You may choose Antigone, Hamlet, or Fences as your subject. Although this essay is longer and will include citations from at least three secondary sources, your goal in your research paper is essentially the same as your goal in your first paper: to defend a particular reading of a literary text. Your paper should consist of
an introduction with a clear, strong thesis that makes a definite and specific claim about the text
several body paragraphs that support your thesis
a paragraph (or two) that answers any potential objections to your thesis
a conclusion that does more than simply restate your introduction
a Works Cited page in MLA style You must incorporate at least three of the sources on your annotated bibliography into your argument