Homework 5
Due: January 8 (section 2) or January 9 (section 1)
1. Read the excerpts from _Modern Love_
2. Write a 450-word personal essay that uses the SAME TITLE as one of the essays in the book (essay titles appear in the table of contents). Write it from the point of view of someone other than yourself (alive, dead, or fictional). Like the other essays, this piece should reveal something about the character and use specific examples.
3. Read Hippolytus, another play that appears in the Medea book.
4. Continue thinking of ways to strengthen or revamp video 5 (section 2) and video 2 (section 1) on the Tainted Love Wiki.
5. Watch this video!
6. Ponder the following: How do Hippolytus, the Helen Fisher video, and the modern love essays reflect similar issues to those that appear in Euripides’s Medea? Are the essays and plays actually about love, infatuation, lust, or something else? Don’t forget to bring your book to class!
7. I have added all of you to my twitter account (you should be receiving emails about this soon. If you don’t see the email, check your junk mail box). You will need to log in, but DO NOT USE YOUR REAL NAME! Use the name you created for the wiki. If you have any thoughts about love over break, twitter them to everyone!
