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FORMULATING A RESEARCH QUESTION

Broad Topic Women Criminal justice Shakespeare

Narrowed Topic Women and politics Death penalty or capital punishment Shakespeare's tragedies

Focused Topic Successful women in politics Legal defense and death row inmates The star-crossed lovers in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, and Othello

Research Question What characteristics do women share who are successful in politics? Are death row inmates receiving adequate legal defense? How would you compare and contrast the star-crossed lovers in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, and Othello?

Broad Topic	Women	Criminal justice	Shakespeare

Narrowed Topic	Women and politics	Death penalty or capital punishment	Shakespeare's tragedies

Focused Topic	Successful women in politics	Legal defense and death row inmates	The star-crossed lovers in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, and Othello

Research Question	What characteristics do women share who are successful in politics?	Are death row inmates receiving adequate legal defense?	How would you compare and contrast the star-crossed lovers in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, and Othello?