Shakespeare has had a significant influence on literature throughout history. Recently, young adult fiction has become a major genre, and like any other genre has been heavily influenced by the Bard. In this paper, you are required to Analyze the themes in King Lear, alongside the young adult novel, We Were Liars, by E. Lockhart.
In a 4-5 page paper, discuss how Shakespeare’s influence can be found in We Were Liars (through analysis of themes, literary techniques, and the use of fairy tale in both King Lear and the novel), and how this influence suggests the large impact Shakespeare has had on literature as a whole.
Your paper should have a minimum of two outside sources, (two examples are provided in the unit materials), and have quotations from both novel and play. Include MLA citations and a Works Cited page.
Does your introduction have a clear thesis that answers the prompt in bold above?
2. Is your paper in 3rd person POV? *Hint: do a Ctrl +F/ Command +F search for words like “I” and “you”
3. Does every paragraph have a clear topic sentence that supports your paper’s thesis and overall goals?
4. Does your paper meet the 4-5 page length requirement?
5. Does your paper use in-text citations after every direct quote and paraphrased information?
6. Does your Works Cited list match your in-text citations? Did you remember to alphabetize your sources and use a hanging indent?
7. Did you read through your entire paper from start to finish to catch misspellings, grammar errors, and sentence structure flaws?
