Remember that you must use three different plays for each question, so you will have addressed 6 plays in total between the two questions. Each question should be a page answer.

1. Choose two themes that you think are important to Shakespeare’s plays and discuss how he explores those themes in at least three of the plays we studied this term. Try to draw both similarities and differences in the way he handles the themes in the different plays. Use specific references for support.

Choose 3 from any of these plays

The Tempest
The Merchant of Venice
King Lear
Much Ado about Nothing
Hamlet
Othello
Henry IV Part 1 and Henry V

2. What can a Christian learn from Shakespeare, and how can reading Shakespeare’s plays help a Christian better understand or appreciate God, human nature, and/or the world? Use at least three of the plays we’ve studied this term in your essay. Be specific in your references.

Choose another 3 from any of these plays

The Tempest
The Merchant of Venice
King Lear
Much Ado about Nothing
Hamlet
Othello
Henry IV Part 1 and Henry V