Choose one of the following plays to analyze: Hedda Gabler, Shakespeare in Love, or a play approved by your instructor. In 2,500-3,000 words, include the following in your analysis:
A biography of the author of the play you chose, stressing the dramatic conventions and trends during the time in which the author wrote. Identify specific examples from the play that reflect these dramatic conventions.
A detailed discussion of the genre of the selected play, using evidence from the play to describe the conclusions about genre that are made, and to point out the way in which the author both meets and violates what might be prior expectations of the audience about the genre.
A critical assessment of the significance of this particular play in the history of Western drama. This assessment should include contemporary responses to the play, but can include its production history and subsequent critical judgments about the piece.
Use at least five secondary scholarly sources (bibliography is not part of the word count)
