Directions:

• electronic copy: e-mail me at victor.leuci@westminster-mo.edu; the name of your attached file should be:
  • F12-215-E3-Last Name, First Name (e.g. F12-215-E3-Leuci, Victor)
• paper copy: bring to class or drop off in the box outside my office prior to the start of the in-class exam
• In-text Citations
  • you must have in-text citations for your sources of information (facts, theories, parts of myths, etc.)
  • every main body paragraph should have in-text citations (you want at least 2 good examples with citations per paragraph)
  • for Powell's text, see directions for Paper 2
  • for the movie, cite only direct quotes, listing the first author and then the title of the movie, i.e. (Clements, Hercules)
  • for the script, cite only direct quotes, listing the first author, then the title of the script, i.e. (Clements, "Hercules Script")
• Works Cited "Page" reminders:
  • to save paper, don't put on a separate page
  • in the same font, size, etc. as your main text
  • use hanging indents
  • for the movie here is what the entry should look like: Hercules. Dir. Ron Clements and John Musker. Perf. Tate Donovan, James Woods, Susan Egan, and Danny DeVito. Disney, 1997. VHS. [or DVD if you use a DVD of the movie]
  • for the script of the movie, the entry should look like: Clements, Ron , and John Musker et al. "Hercules Script." Angelfire: Welcome to Angelfire. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Oct. 2012. <.http://www.angelfire.com/movies/disneybroadway/herculesscript2.html>.
  • entries for classical texts from Powell's book should list ancient author first, then the work (in italics), then the translator, ... Here is an example: Pseudo-Hesiod. Shield of Heracles. Trans. by Herbert M. Howe. In Classical Myth. 7th edit. Barry B. Powell. Boston: Pearson. 2012. Print.
  • use MLA 7th edition (see syllabus for how the entries for our textbooks should look)
• Length:
  • Option 1: Write two 600-1000ish word essays on two of the topics given below:
  • Option 2: Write one 1200-1800 word essay on one of the topics below:

Topics:

• "People always do crazy things... when they are in love" (Clements, "Hercules Script"). In your essay contrast and/or compare Meg & Hercules' actions while "in love" with that of 2-3 (option 1) or 3-4 (option 2) of the following: Procris, Tereus, Procnê, Phaedra, and Ariadnê (Ch 16-17). Use only the movie and the primary source material in Powell as your evidence.


• "Your mother and I loved you with all our hearts" (Clements, "Hercules Script"). Care/treatment of children plays an important role in different societies. Compare/contrast the treatment of children in the movie Hercules with that of 2-3 (option 1) or 3-4 (option 2) of the Greek myths covered in this unit. Wherever possible use examples from the primary sources in Powell as evidence, but don't forget to only use the movie and the appropriate chapters in Powell for your evidence.


• "Indoor plumbing—it's gonna be big" (Clements, "Hercules Script"). In your essay compare the role of fate (and/or free will) in the movie with that in the myth of Oedipus (from Cadmus through to Antigonê) and in the myth of Heracles. Use only the material in Powell and the movie as evidence.