Write an essay about William Shakespeare's "Hamlet." There are various ways to interpret what is written in "Hamlet." You can focus on the incidents or the actions of the characters. For example, you could use the relationship Hamlet had with Ophelia to persuade your audience, focusing an essay on trying to convince the reader that Hamlet loved or never loved Ophelia.
Construct a persuasive literary essay about William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet." This piece dealt with many different obstacles of life, from love to fighting to death by suicide. Use your writing skills to persuade your audience whether it was or was not right for the parents of Romeo and Juliet to try to influence their children. Discus and convince the reader why Shakespeare chose such a tragic ending to the story.
Persuade your audience about the moral issues in the play "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller. The story has many angles to choose from. For example, you could discuss in your essay if "The Crucible" portrays justice or injustice, attempt to persuade your audience to believe that the story is universal and can endure time or explain how it can be translated to modern times and why.
Analyze the "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain. This book is one of many that is banned in schools in the United States. With its use of unfavorable slang, people debate Twain's reasons for his usage of derogatory terms. Persuade your audience that the use of ethically negative terms in the book is or is not suitable for school reading. Get your audience to see your point of view why Twain used such terms in his literature.