Choose one topic from those below, and write an essay of 1200 words, using two scholarly sources. Use MLA style.   Topic One: Between 1592 and 1594 an outbreak of the plague resulted in the closing of London’s theatres. With no outlet for his plays, William Shakespeare turned to poetry, and he wrote many of his famous sonnets during this period. Sonnets one to 126 address a young man. Generations of critics have speculated over the identity of the young friend and over the nature of his relationship to Shakespeare. Examine some of these theories and declare which you find the most plausible. Topic Two: The American poet, ee cummings is regarded by some critics as an innovator who changed how we think about poetry. He is rejected by other critics who dismiss his work as all gimmicks and self-conscious tripe. What is your opinion, and how do you support it. Topic Three: Discuss the character, Nanabush, in the play The Rez Sisters. What is the character’s cultural significance? What does it add to the play? Topic Four: Discuss the concept of pride from a philosophical perspective. Then, apply this idea to at least two short stories we have read this term.