The Online Writing Lab at Purdue University (OWL) is a good MLA resource: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
Compare The Tempest with Dr. Faustus. Make a claim about how they are similar OR make a claim about how they treat similar material differently. Be specific and use evidence from each play to support your ideas.
Is Dr. Faustus a morality play? Why or why not?
Research the source material for The Tempest and make some claims about Shakespeare’s goals in writing the play. What was he commenting on? Possible topics are colonialism, monarchy, the shipwreck he read about in the local paper, or Marlowe’s legacy.
Discuss the ending of The Tempest. Why will Prospero drown his book? How does his final speech discuss his power?
Discuss the idea of justice and kingship in The Tempest. Make sure you refer to all three plots: Prospero as ruler of the island, Antonio as the usurping noble, and Stephano, as the new King to Caliban and Trinculo. Is Prospero a just ruler?
