Topic: Scene Analysis for Medea Lines 96-211

Order Description
Prepare and submit a scene analysis of about 1000 words. Your analysis must adopt good essay structure: it should state a thesis and develop a coherent, analytic argument to support it; it should include an introduction with a thesis, a body of supporting arguments, and a conclusion.

In your scene analysis, consider the following, if relevant, to the passage you have chosen. Review the definitions provided in the “Prologue” of your Study Guide if you need to clarify any of these terms.
Defining the Action
list of events (development and climax)
significance of events in terms of the tragic or comic situation
consequences
rhythm (movement and stillness)
emotional development (tension and relaxation)

Setting
place and time
significance

Characterization
presentation (how the characters define themselves, how they are defined by others)
degree of self-awareness
credibility
characters’ main argument or point of view—relationship to main action—function in the scene
interaction with other characters (conflict)
significance of names

Dialogue
as an expression of character
style of language (prosaic or poetic, direct or indirect)
use of allusion
tone
rhythm (recurring patterns)
monologue or soliloquy
debate or discussion

Structure
introduction, development, conclusion
climax
dramatic foreshadowing—irony
dramatic interest (expectation, gratification, unpredictability)

Imagery
verbal
spatial (in the set or properties)

Conclusion
total effect of the scene