Essay on Montaigne and Prospero

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Essay on Montaigne and Prospero

The prompt of the essay is: Would Montaigne assess Prospero as having been cruel? Use Michel de Montaigne, "The Essays: A Selection" and William Shakespeare, "The Tempest" to form the essay.

The essay has to be 6-7 pages long and in MLA format. The essay must have an intro paragraph which contains the thesis (preferably at the end). Then there should be three or four body paragraphs in which two or three of them are arguments supporting your essay while one is the counter argument. A counter argument is required. Then finally ending with a conclusion.

I must include quotes therefore please mention in what chapter you have formed your argument off of.

The Tempest can be found on sparknotes and that should be enough to understand the prespective of Prospero. As for Montaigne there is a pdf link at the bottom of the instructions. You can read this and form your argument. Please use only the two sources I have mentioned which is located at the bottom.

Montaigne Essays:
http://www.mises.ch/library/Montaigne_Essays_Florio_Translation.pdf

The Tempest:
http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/tempest/

 

 

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Cruelty of Prospero

Shakespeare is one of the most prominent playwrights of all time. His remarkable works have lived over so many generations and many centuries. Needless to say his prowess in the field of art, everybody knows one or two facts about Shakespeare or his work. One of his most interesting plays, which was lastly written by him in 1611 is The Tempest. The book received a response from Aimé Césaire who was a black…..

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