critical Essay A critical essay may be about a book, a work of art, a film or an

critical Essay
A critical essay may be about a book, a work of art, a film or another subject. The point of the
essay is to challenge your ability to analyze something and present well-researched evidence.
Introduction:
This can include background information and interesting facts or trivia regarding the play. State
the thesis and the play you have chosen and state which you believe the overriding them to be.
Body of the essay:
This should be divided into paragraphs which builds an argument using evidence from the play.
Evaluate the text to see how it validates your thesis.
Explain how the themes, characters, plot and structure provide evidence for the theme you
think is most dominant.
Your thesis must be supported by plenty of quotes and evidence from the text.
Each paragraph in the body of the essay should include a point of analysis, a quote to support
your point and then an explanation of how the quote supports your point.
Make sure to introduce the quotes and fully explain their significance.
Conclusion:
Demonstrate the discussion of several analytical points in the essay and how they have related
back to the thesis.
Summarize the key points in the essay.
Highlight how the thesis has been addressed through the analysis within the essay.
**choose any play…