In order to complete the written portion of the midterm you will need to complete three specific analyses. In the first analysis, you will be choosing to write about either a theme or symbol as it occurs and overlaps in Richard III and Macbeth. In the second you will choose between theme and symbols as it occurs in As You Like It and Twelfth Night. Finally, you will write a short response to your viewing of the movie “Elizabeth.”* The Choices: I. — Chose either 1.a-c or 2.a-c. Write a brief but concise analysis of either the theme or symbol as it occurs in Richard III and Macbeth (6 points) 1. a. ) Discuss the theme of ambition in terms of Richard III. Include the introduction of the theme, how it grows and changes, and what conclusions are drawn. 1. b. ) Discuss the theme of ambition in terms of Macbeth. Include the introduction of the theme, how it grows and changes, and what conclusions are drawn. 1. c. ) Discuss overlapping similarities between the theme of ambition in Richard III and Macbeth 2. a. ) Discuss the symbol of blood in terms of Richard III. Include the introduction of the symbol, how it grows and changes, and what conclusions are drawn. 2. b. ) Discuss the symbol of blood in terms of Macbeth. Include the introduction of the symbol, how it grows and changes, and what conclusions are drawn. 2. c. ) Discuss overlapping similarities between the use of the symbol blood of in Richard III and Macbeth II. –Chose either 3.a-c or 4.a-c. Write a brief but concise analysis of either the theme or symbol as it occurs in As You Like It and Twelfth Night (6 points) 3. a. ) Discuss one of the major themes in terms of As You Like It. Include the introduction of the theme, how it grows and changes, and what conclusions are drawn. 3. b. ) Discuss the same theme as it appears in Twelfth Night. Include the introduction of the theme, how it grows and changes, and what conclusions are drawn. 3. c. ) Discuss overlapping similarities between your chosen theme in As You Like It and Twelfth Night 4. a. ) Discuss one of the major symbols in terms of As You Like It. Include the introduction of the symbol, how it grows and changes, and what conclusions are drawn. 4. b. ) Discuss the same symbol as it appears in Twelfth Night. Include the introduction of the symbol, how it grows and changes, and what conclusions are drawn. 4. c. ) Discuss overlapping similarities between your chosen symbol in As You Like It and Twelfth Night III. –Chose any two or three aspects of the movie “Elizabeth.” Write a brief but concise analysis/reflection on your chosen focus. What did you learn by watching this film? Be as specific as possible. (3 point)