Directions:

• electronic copy: e-mail me at victor.leuci@westminster-mo.edu; the name of your attached file should be:
  • S15-215-E3-Last Name, First Name (e.g. S15-215-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 primary sources in Powell's text, see directions for Paper 2 or Paper 3.
  • for the movie and the script, mention the title of the movie in your opening paragraph, then you don't need in-text citations when quoting from the movie itself (but include in the works cited)
• 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 the two topics given below:
  • Option 2: Write one 1200-1800 word essay on one of the topics below:

Topics:

• Topic 1:
  • Source material: Powell, Ch 15; Disney's movie Hercules
  • Prompt: In transforming the Greek myth of Heracles into an American myth, Disney transformed the role of the 'leading lady.' Examine how and why Disney changed the role of the 'leading lady' from that found in Greek myths related to Heracles. Make sure you include in your discussion the impact the differing audiences for the myths — Greek adult males and American children & parents — had.
    
    NB: Greek "leading ladies:" Megara & Deianira (for sure); may also include Alcmene, Alcestis, Iole, Omphale.
    Role: mother, wife, temptress, villain, helper, trainer, lover, main character, minor character, supporting character & what type of mother, lover, ...]


• Topic 2:
  • Source material: Powell, Ch 18; Disney's movie Hercules. Optional: Ian Johnston's translation of Oedipus the King (click here)
  • Prompt: At the beginning of the movie, Hades received the following prophecy:
    
          In 18 years precisely
          The planets will align ever so nicely
                 . . .
          A word of caution to this tale
          Should Hercules fight, you will fail. (Clements, Musker, & Johnson "Hercules script")
    
    A theme in Greek literature is that individuals, in their responses to a "fated" outcome, often bring about what they are trying to avoid — one's nature/character traits creates one's "fate." In your essay examine how this — their nature/character traits create their fate — is true for Hades in the movie Hercules, and for Laius and his descendants (Oedipus, Antigone, Eteocles & Polynices) in the Greek myths. Conclusions?