FRQ 3The Merchant of Venice

Character determines incident. Incident illustrates character. Write a well-organized essay evaluating this statement through a discussion of one character from the play, “The Merchant of Venice”. In your essay evaluate the reciprocal relationship between character and incident that helps to develop the meaning of the work as a whole. • In your essay you should: • -respond to the prompt with a thesis that will present an interpretation and may establish a line of reasoning. • -select and use evidence to develop and support the line of reasoning • -explain the relationship between the evidence and the thesis. • -use appropriate grammar and punctuation in communicating the argument.