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Useful Notes for your Hamlet Paper
This paper should be at least six pages long, double-spaced, with M.L.A.“parenthetical citations,” a Works Cited page and a Bibliography, if necessary. These six pages do not include the Works Cited page. Please use a minimum of 6 different outside sources that come from scholarly sites. (A bibliography consists of sources read, but not cited).
As you already know, a strong argument is one that is well supported. Remember that conclusions are as strong as the “evidence” they are based on. In this paper, if you are claiming something about Hamlet’s character, you should “prove” your claim by interpreting (not just inserting) short quotes from the play that support your claim about him. In other words, don’t just pop quotes in, like fitting a jigsaw piece from another puzzle, without making them fit your design! Interpret their context in the play, and their meaning in relation to your thesis. They make up the “meat” of your argument. Your thesis can only be made real from the play – nowhere else! Of course, you will also find quotes from outside sources that add validity to your argument.
The Thesis: Remember that your thesis makes a claim about some aspect of Hamlet, or Ophelia.
Remember that a thesis consists of two parts – your subject, and your comment/claim about this subject. Your statement should not be an obvious fact – that is, something that you re-tell or narrate from the play. Your thesis is an interpretation which you “prove” through quotes from the play, sources, and your discussion of these to make your point. Throughout the paper, you are trying to reveal his/her character (or the circumstances surrounding him/her) in a certain way, because you wish your readers to perceive or think about him/her, as you do.
Note aside: When writing your thesis, make sure you understand the difference between a fact and an opinion.
Throughout the paper, also be aware of making general, biased, prejudiced or purely judgmental statements, knowing that these have no place in any paper. Such statements might begin with “All women,” or “Everyone,” or “People” etc.
Begin with an introduction that makes reference to the play, contains a few sentences about your topic, and ends with your thesis statement.
After the introduction, be sure you give a brief summary of the necessary part or parts of the play to “ground” your reader.
Then begin your analysis and development of your thesis, being careful to begin paragraphs with a topic sentence. Always ask yourself this question. What aspect of my thesis am I developing with this paragraph? What is the purpose of this paragraph? Keeping this purpose in mind will ensure that you are using your quotes as “meat”; you are interpreting them to develop your topic, and you are not swerving away from your overall purpose – to develop your thesis!
Good luck!
Note: Refer to my handouts on incorporating quotes correctly, and do not refer to them as “quotes” in your paper. They are someone’s words
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