I'm a little biased but I tend to not like the whole character by character paragraph breakdown so much which is what you seem to be gearing towards. However, your BP breakdown would probably fine (like my school actively encouraged the use of a character by character breakdown fr the simple reason of it was easier); personally, I'd want to throw in something about whether Medea really is a victim instead of basing your discussion "solely on the side of the story where the characters are victims". I mean there's nothing there to say that you can't talk about their actions.
I'm a bigger fan of the thematic or idea based paragraphs largely because I personally feel that it allows for a more cohesive and structured argument (for me personally, character based paras always ended in 3 - 4 paragraphs where I just reiterated the same thing idea over again whereas thematic based paras allowed for more exploration of the prompt).
I prefer what you're trying to achieve via the second prompt breakdown:
Your questions are quite legitimate concerns, however, and it's so good that you're asking these questions now. Tbh I don't think I started asking these questions until like midyear so good on you!
If you feel any more questions, please feel free to ask.
Hey HLS,
Thanks for the help. I redid my plan and is it okay if you look over it (and answer some questions?);
Contention: Euphrides is ambiguous in which character he suggests is the victim. (Is this okay? Or would something like "Within Medea, Euphrides explores the ideas of being a victim, and innocence".)
Argument 1:All characters suffer to some extent at the hands of others.
- For this argument, I would talk about how Medea suffers due to Jason's betrayal, but also due to her own extreme emotions (leading to moral repercussions). I would then talk about how Jason suffers due to the stuff expected of him (social pressures).
Argument 2: All characters however aren't completely innocent.
- Is this a strong argument? It's just that I could already come up with a counter argument for it, and that is the children; they're completely innocent.
- For this paragraph, I would essentially discuss the bad things the characters did, making them more villainous than victims.
- Would just these 2 body paragraphs suffice for an essay?
Thanks for all help.