The readings for this week are dramas, normally just called plays. The first is an unknown play by a relatively unknown writer: Synge’s “Riders to the Sea” (cited in Clugston, 2010, section 13). The second is a very well known play by the most famous writer in the English language: Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” (cited in Clugston, 2010, section 14).

nSelect one poem from this week’s assigned readings, and identify at least three elements in the poem that you found interesting or engaging (e.g., form, language, content, and/or other literary elements).nnThen, assess how these elements affected your response to the poem, in its entirety.nn(e.g., Did these elements affect your opinions on (or reaction to) the content of the poem?  Did they cause you to focus on one aspect of the poem over others?)