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STUDENT:
VERNICA MARIANELA VERA GUZMN
MODALITY:
LONG DISTANCE MODALITY
SIGNATURE:
BRITISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE
2016
LEARNING ACTIVITY 1.1.
Example:
IMAGES:
Love is too
powerful to be so
easily understood.
Light and darkness
are recurring motifs
that underscore the
love of Romeo and
Juliet, as well as the
hate of their
families.
STATEMENTS:
METAPHORS
Romeo and Juliet
does not make a The But, soft! what
light through yonder
specific moral
statement about the love of window breaks? It is
the east, and Juliet is
relationships
between love and Romeo the sun.
society, religion, and
family; rather, it and ( Romeo is
comparing Juliet to
shows the chaos and
passion of being in
Juliet the sun)
love.
NARRATIVE
TECHNIQUE
First Person
Storms there beat the stony cliffs, where the tern spoke, icy-feathered;
6 always the eagle cried at it, dewy-feathered
The terns dont speak, the eagles dont cry, these are only human
abilities.
How does the narrator handle bad things in his life?
He stay alone, sad and cold yearning the company of someone else:
7 in the paths of exile, bereft of friendly kinsmen
Also he had faith and believe in God, who will relieve his sorrow:
Great is the fear of the Lord, before which the world stands still; He
established the firm foundations, the corners of the world and the high
heavens. A fool is the one who does not fear his Lord
What is one theme in this poem
8
The theme of the loneliness in old age, having like unique company to
God.
What do these lines mean?
Dead leaps at the fools who forget their God.
He who lives humbly has angels from Heaven
9 To carry him courage and strength and belief.
The fools loose the faith and the control in their life when disbelieve in
God, that reward with courage, strength and protection whom lives
humbly and aware of its existence.
C. What is an Epic Poem? Give an example
An epic poem is a long, serious, poetic narrative about a significant event that
retells the heroic journey of a single person, or group of persons. Before the
development of writing, epic poems were memorized and played an important
part in maintaining a record of the great deeds and history of a culture blending
of lyrical and dramatic traditions.
Example:
EPIC
Sources
Between 1367 and 1378 Chaucer made several journeys abroad on diplomatic
and commercial missions. In 1385 he lost his employment and rent-free home,
and moved to Kent where he was appointed as justice of the peace. He was
also elected to Parliament. This was a period of great creativity for Chaucer,
during which he produced most of his best poetry, among others Troilus and
Cressida (c. 1385), based on a love story by Boccaccio.
His first narrative poem, The Book of the Duchess, was probably written shortly
after the death of Blanche, Duchess of Lancaster, in September 1369. His next
important work, The House of Fame, was written between 1374 and 1385. Soon
afterward Chaucer translated The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius, and
wrote the poem The Parliament of Birds.
Chaucer did not begin working on The Canterbury Tales until he was in his early
40s. The book, which was left unfinished when the author died, depicts a
pilgrimage by some 30 people, who are going on a spring day in April to the
shrine of the martyr, St. Thomas Becket. On the way they amuse themselves by
telling stories. Among the band of pilgrims are a knight, a monk, a prioress, a
plowman, a miller, a merchant, a clerk, and an oft-widowed wife from Bath. The
stories are interlinked with interludes in which the characters talk with each
other, revealing much about them.
The Canterbury Tales was written during fourteenth-century,he was the first to
use English as a respectable, literary language, because in that time all
literature considered to be quality was written in French or Latin, also in this
tales Chaucer created for first time female charactersthat was outspoken,
intelligent and humorous, the tales were written when the Catholic Church was
the only Christian authority in Europe, the lives of people,the art and literature
were ruled and sponsored by the church.
The Canterbury Tales was one of the first English literary works to mention
paper, this new invention allowed distribution of the written word in England.
Political clashes, such as the 1381 Peasants' Revolt and clashes ending in the
deposing of King Richard II, further reveal the complex commotion surrounding
Chaucer in the time of the Tales' writing. Many of his close friends were
executed and he moved to Kent to get away from events in London.
Chaucer's work appears to develop a critique of society during his lifetime, but
through clever language, the statements are ultimately critical of medieval
church, priests, monks and pilgrim's actions. Chaucer creates fictional
characters to be general representations of people in such fields of work. In this
time women were believed to be all good and pure like Virgin Mary or
completely evil and leading men to sin.
The Tales constantly reflect the conflict between classes. For instance,the
characters are all divided into three distinct classes, the classes being "those
who pray" (the clergy), "those who fight" (the nobility), and "those who work"
(the commoners and peasantry). The upper class or nobility, were expected to
be powerful warriors who could be cruel on the battlefield yet mannerly in the
King's Court and Christian in their actions.
C. Write a comment in which you will compare the women situation at that
time with what happens to them today
Sources
Works:
-Shepheardes Calendar (1579)
EDMUND SPENSER -The Faerie Queene: Story of a Knight,
(1552) Epic poem which glorifies England and
its language.
Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway at the age of 18. She was eight years
older than him. They had three children: Susanna, and twins Hamnet and
Judith. After his marriage information about his life became very rare. Between
1585 and 1592, he began a successful career in London as an actor, writer, and
part-owner of a playing company called the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later
known as the King's Men.
Shakespeare produced most of his known work between 1589 and 1613. His
early plays were mainly comedies and histories and these works remain
regarded as some of the best work produced in these genres. He then wrote
mainly tragedies until about 1608, including Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and
Macbeth, considered some of the finest works in the English language. In his
last phase, he wrote tragicomedies, also known as romances, and collaborated
with other playwrights.
Around 1613, at the age of 49, he retired to Stratford, where he died three years
later. Few records of Shakespeare's private life survive. He died on 23 April
1616, at the age of 52.
Works:
B. Write some ideas about the social context in which the work was
written
Macbeth was written in 1606 in Scotland, it was intended for King James I, this
work was inspired on the Real Macbeth, King of Scotland from 1040 to 1057 in
the eleventh century, this work contains the names of real people, although it
isnt based on a true story, so when Shakespeare wrote Macbeth King James
symbolized the union of the Scottish and English crowns, a union to which
Shakespeare refers in the play. It was well known that the new king was
fascinated by witchcraft; Shakespeare might have been trying to win his
approval by introducing the figures of the witches into the play.
Other important issue is that the King in that time was interested in the
Christianism, which played a huge role in 17th century, the religion had a big
influence in political terms. Literature was a form of learning and entertaining
people, with the figures of Macbeth, Banquo and the witches, Shakespeare
faces the good vs. evil.
Macbeth is intrigued by the possibility that the prophecy of the witches could
betrue, and he could be crowned king, but he didnt know what to expect. King
Duncan went to Macbeths castle. Macbeth told everything to Lady Macbeth, his
wife, telling her all about witches prophecies.
Lady Macbeth didnt suffer of her husbands uncertainty, so she wishes the
kingship for Macbeth and wants him to murder Duncan in order to obtain it, and
she persuades him to kill the king that night. He and Lady Macbeth plan to get
Duncans two chamberlains drunk so they will become unconscious; the next
morning they will blame the murder on the chamberlains, who will remember
nothing. While Duncan is asleep, Macbeth stabs him, despite his doubts and a
number of strange events such as a previous vision of a bloody dagger. When
Duncans death Macbeth easily assumed the kingship.
Fearful of the witches prophecy that Banquos heirs will seize the throne,
Macbeth hires a group of murderers to kill Banquo and his son Fleance. They
ambush Banquo, but they fail to kill Fleance, who escaped. Macbeth becomes
furious: as long as Fleance is alive, he fears that his power remains insecure. At
the feast that night, Banquos ghost visits Macbeth. When he sees the ghost,
Macbeth raves fearfully, startling his guests, who include most of the great
Scottish nobility. Lady Macbeth tries to neutralize the damage, but Macbeths
kingship incites increasing resistance from his nobles and subjects. Frightened,
Macbeth goes to visit the witches in their cavern. There, they show him a
sequence of images about people, ghosts and spirits who present him with
further prophecies: he must beware of Macduff, a Scottish nobleman who
opposed Macbeths accession to the throne; he is unable of being injured by
any man born of woman; and he will be safe until Birnam Wood comes to
Dunsinane Castle. Macbeth is relieved and feels secure, because he knows
that all men are born of women and that forests cannot move. When he learns
that Macduff has fled to England to join Malcolm, Macbeth orders that Macduffs
castle be seized and, most maliciously, that Lady Macduff and her children be
murdered.
Ambition, Tyranny and bravery are implied themes in Macbeth work, we can
see the bravery of Macbeth who was an important soldier, then his ambition
drive him to commit awful crimes and murders, in complicity with his wife, they
wanted the power in the kingdom, this was the feeling that blind them,
converting them in criminals, but the blame in their hearts and minds didnt let
them live with peace, their tyrant behavior drive them crazy and sick, so their
dark conscience moved by this three feelings destroyed them.
E. Write a comment about this play and the moral lesson you have learned
Despite the advances in technology, science, and the general evolution in the
human behavior, still we can find people who moved by ambition and personal
interests, are capable of commit frightening and awful crimes, still in the actual
world the tyranny is reigning in some societies, this literary work had taught me
that there are other important things, not only the power, or material things, but
the peace in our conscience, and the satisfaction of getting our achievements
by ourselves with effort and honesty, without inducing damage in others,
because sooner or later the justice will shine.
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