Select one of the following topics and write a carefully structured essay in response to it. You are not required to use secondary (critical) sources in preparation of your essay, but you may, if you wish. Draw on no more than two, and cite them according to the MLA Styleguide, Eighth Edition.1.In 1944, just before the invasion of Normandy in World War II, Sir Laurence Olivier directed and starred in a production of Henry V that portrayed Hal as a hero leading his nation to victory. In 1989, Kenneth Branagh’s film version emphasized the horrors of war. If you were to direct a stage or film version of the play now, what overriding interpretation would you offer, and why? 2.Explore the relationship between ceremony and rulership in any of plays we have read this term.3.Unlike A Midsummer Night’s Dream, which more or less ties up all loose ends, both As You Like It and Twelfth Night end with one character outside the general celebration. What effect does this have on the comic resolution of the plays? (You may focus on just one play, or write on both, as you prefer.)4.Consider some of the ways Shakespeare has developed the presence of twins as a complicating factor between A Comedy of Errors and Twelfth Night.5.Write an essay on Time in either As You Like It or Twelfth Night.6.Write a detailed comparison between Henry’s speech before Harfleur and his speech before Agincourt. Is there a discernible development in Henry’s character between the two moments? How is it reflected in the language? 7.King Henry praises Hotspur as “the theme of honour’s tongue”; Falstaff offers a much less idealistic view of honour. Does the play resolve these antithetical positions? If not, what conclusions does it invite the audience to draw about the nature of honour?8.In 1599, Will Kemp, who had been the resident comedian for Shakespeare’s theatre company and had played such parts as Peter in Romeo and Juliet and Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, left the company. He was replaced by Robet Armin, who was a comedian in a completely different style. Select a clown figure from each group, and consider the difference in their styles that could be attributed to a different actor.Group 1: Peter, BottomGroup 2: Touchstone, Feste, FalstaffSupport your response with close reference to the text.