King Lear Analytical/Reflective Essay Summative- critical lens theory, Lear, and voice.

King Lear Analytical/Reflective Essay Summative

For your summative assignment, you will complete a four-paragraph essay (3–4 pages maximum, double-spaced), reflecting on the topics we have covered in this unit: critical lens theory, Lear, and voice.

Part A: Analyzing King Lear

• Introduction (10 marks): Discuss how you have used your deconstructive abilities to shape your interpretation of King Lear, and why you think deconstruction is important. The last sentence of your introduction should be your thesis statement.

• Discussion Part A (10 marks): Think about the statements King Lear makes about gender, class, history, etc., and whether or not you agree with these messages from a critical lens. Choose ONE lens to focus on in a body paragraph, based on what stood out to you personally:

• Feminist

• Psychoanalytic

• Socioeconomic

• Reader response

• Formalist 

• Historical 

Part B: Reflecting on Your Own Voice

• Discussion Part B (10 marks): In another body paragraph, discuss the following: how do you think your experiences shaped your opinion on Lear?

• Conclusion paragraph (10 marks): sum up the paper, and explore how, based on your opinions and experiences, you have demonstrated voice in your paper.

• Include a Work(s) Cited page (5 marks).

Note: I’ve also included a support document that may help you complete this assignment. I am not collecting it, but it does have some planning space for note taking, and useful information on how to structure your paragraphs and how to cite Shakespeare.

Academic Integrity Policy: 

• This assignment will be checked for both plagiarism as well as AI, including Grammarly. 

• The purpose of this assignment is to write your own opinions in your own words.

• No external sources are required for this assignment outside of course readings, which must be cited in MLA or APA format.

• If you choose to use additional sources beyond course texts for further research (not required or even recommended), they must also be cited. Using sources without attributing credit is academic misconduct.