Desire. How is desire defined in our three authors’ works?(William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, and Alfred
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Desire. How is desire defined in our three authors’ works?(William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, and Alfred
Hitchcock) How does it function? In addition to romantic and/or erotic desire, you might consider other forms of desire: the desire (for instance) for fame, or friendship, or changes in the political order (to name only these). What do these authors “know” about desire? Is it more of an enabling or a debilitating thing? Does it have limits? Is desire
healthy or problematic? Should we express it or repress it? To whom or what is desire directed and how is it expressed or repressed differently? In what way might our desire as *readers* figure into your account? Do these authors manipulate our desires in any way? If so, how does that manipulation relate to the way desire is defined in and by the work itself? You need not address any or all of these questions in your essay, but you should strive to teach your reader something meaningful about the subject. In any case, you’ll want to define your terms carefully and make reference to specific passages inthe texts you mention.
1st Paragraph: Introduction; Definition of Key Terms; One Sentence Summary of Your Argument; Topic Sentence Outlining Paragraphs to Follow.
2nd Paragraph: First Author/Text; Argument About That Author/Text,Including Specific Examples.
3rd Paragraph: Second Author/Text; Argument About That Author/Text,Including Specific Examples.
4th Paragraph: Third Author/Text; Argument About That Author/Text,Including Specific Examples.
5th Paragraph: Summary of What’s Gone Before; Restatement of Argument;Conclusion.