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World Literature I – Final exam
In Dante's Inferno, Dante refers to contrapasso: punishments to the sinner that are appropriate to the crime committed by the sinner. Some literary scholars claim that the way Milton treats Satan and his followers in Paradise Lost is indicative of his following Dante's idea of sin being its own punishment.
Now that you've read Milton's famous text, in a 2-3 page paper in MLA Format (plus Works Cited page), consider whether you agree with this interpretation. Does Milton’s treatment of Satan suggest that he also believes that sin becomes its own punishment? Remember to use formal language: frame your argument in terms of whether or not you see Milton displaying contrapasso in Paradise Lost, not whether you think Milton “agrees with” Dante or whether you personally “agree with” anyone.  
Please set your paper up in accordance with MLA format--heading, page numbers, original title, Works Cited page---introduction paragraph with thesis statement, 2-3 body paragraphs, each showing one reason (evidence) why you claim what you do in your thesis, and a conclusion to your paper. Your paper needs to use references to Milton's text, but you don't need to cite from Dante (although you may if appropriate).
Do not even think of plagiarizing. Simply get a good idea of what Dante's contrapasso encompasses, then review Milton's Paradise Lost for examples of where contrapasso might or might not exist in the text. Hint: look at Book 10 in Paradise Lost.
I am attaching a scholarly document on the subject, but even if you use any quotes or information from this essay to prove your point, you will still need actual evidence from the text.
This paper is worth 22% of your grade in the course.
GENERAL TIPS:
1.	This paper should be formatted in MLA style including heading, page number, and works cited page. See the syllabus for paper formatting information.  Don’t forget to give your paper an original title (not “Final Exam” or “Paradise Lost”).
2.	Your short introduction should identify the literary work you are discussing, provide brief context, and supply a thesis statement that encapsulates your paper’s argument in a single sentence.
3.	Your discussion needs to be organized into topical body paragraphs, each containing a topic sentence that includes the point you will prove in your paragraph and evidence that supports the point you wish to prove from your topic sentence.
4.	Quotes, summaries, or paraphrases of source material need to be integrated properly in MLA format—quotes from a source cannot stand alone in a sentence!
5.	Your short conclusion should reiterate your main point without simply repeating what you wrote in the introduction. The most effective conclusions will maintain the reader’s interest by considering the deeper relevance of your paper’s observances (can you answer the question “so what?” about what’s come before?).
6.	Include a Works Cited page that includes your source as noted by its author—NOT the editor of the Norton Anthology. If you use additional material provided here in D2L you will need to cite those authors and texts as well. Refer to the Purdue OWL website if you need help with this! Remember that the editor of the textbook is NOT the author of this novel!
7.	Your paper should only have citations from the textbook. If you are found to have used any information from outside sources in your paper, you will receive an automatic zero for plagiarizing.