The Ramayana
Write over one of the three following literary works: The Ramayana, Canterbury Tales and Hamlet. Choose five of the following numbered prompts. Write at least one full paragraph for each prompt:
• The Ramayana : https;://asiasociety.org/education/ramayana
• The Canterbury Tales : https://pracownik.kul.pl/files/10791/public/the_canterbury_tales_penguin_classics_by_geoffrey_chaucer_nevill_coghill_z-lib.org.pdf
• The hamlet: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hamlet-by-Shakespeare
- What was your initial response to the literature? Why? Use descriptive words to show your response.
- What are the major conflicts that characters face in the text? How do the characters seek to overcome these conflicts?
- How would you describe two or three of the major characters? Are they likeable? Do they make mistakes? What are their motives and intentions?
- How does the language affect the text’s overall meaning? Is the language powerful? What emotions does the language evoke? What specific words create meaning?
- What is the world view of the text? How does this world view differ or relate to our world view today?
- Create a diary entry for one of the characters. You might choose a main character or a supporting character.
- Find an online image that somehow relates to the text. Paste the image in this document, provide in-text citations and a Works Cited. Explain the relationship between the text and the image you chose. (*Do not recycle a previous discussion board exercise).
- Write a short story about what happened before the text begins or what happens after the text ends.
- Think of a modern-day celebrity, artist, public figure, etc. that reminds you of a character in the text. Explain your answer.
- Describe a takeaway lesson that we can learn from the literature.