Lear, the aging king of Britain, decides to step down from the throne and divide his kingdom evenly among his three daughters. First, however, he puts his daughters through a test, asking each to tell him how much she loves him. Goneril and Regan, Lear’s older daughters, give their father flattering answers. But Cordelia, Lear’s…
What qualities make someone a good leader? In Lord of the Flies who demonstrates this role of being a leader, and how is it being displayed? A leader is someone who has the ability to take control and charge of a group. A leader is there to guide, manage, and provide assistance to a group…
Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man opens with a prologue describing the main character in time after the beginning of the body of the book. In the prologue, Ellison tells of the main character’s invisibility. It is not a physical invisibility, but rather he is not recognized, and therefore perceived, by the world at large. This is…
Humans as a race have come a long way since our introduction to earth. Today, our world is defined by systematic approaches and specific methods of living. The poem “Sophoclean” by Seamus Heaney touches on some of the historical characteristics of humanity and highlights the elements of our success as a species. A Marxist analysis…
The first scene starts with Banquo voicing his suspicions about Macbeth killing Duncan in order to become the King. He is aware that the witches had prophesized that his sons would become Kings. But he doesn’t let this thought obsess him. He is capable of controlling his thoughts and checking his ambitions unlike Macbeth which…
What is a summary? A summary paragraph re-states the main idea of the text A summary is usually 1/3 length of original text A summary is written in your own words A summary is written in 3rd person (no I, me, you…) A summary is NOT: Written in 1st person Your opinion on the topic…
Key players Capulet: Head of household feuding with the Montagues Romeo: Son of Montague Tybalt: Nephew of Lady Capulet Juliet: Daughter of Capulet Nurse: Juliet’s Helper Benvolio: Nephew of Montague, a friend of Romeo First Servant/Second Servant Second Capulet Servant Summary of key events In the hallway of Capulet’s house, four serving-men clear away the…
Key players Romeo: Son of Montague Benvolio: Nephew of Montague, friend of Romeo Mercutio: Relative of the Prince, friend of Romeo Summary of key events The festivities are about to commence at the house of Capulet and, concealed amidst the Masquers, Romeo and Benvolio arrive with their close friend, Mercutio. Stifled by “love’s heavy burden”,…
Key players Capulet: Head of household feuding with Montagues Paris: A young nobleman, relative of the Prince Benvolio: Nephew of Montague, Romeo’s friend Romeo: Son of Montague Summary of key events The scene opens with Paris, a noble young kinsmen of the Prince, asking Capulet for his daughter’s hand in marriage. Capulet tells Paris that…
Key players Sampson/Gregory: Servants to Capulet Abraham/Balthasar: Servants to Montague Benvolio: Nephew of Montague, Romeo’s friend Tybalt: Nephew of Lady Capulet Capulet: Head of household feuding with Montagues Lady Capulet: Wife of Capulet Prince (Escalus): Prince of Verona Montague: Head of household feuding with Capulets Lady Montague: Wife of Montague Romeo: Son of Montague Summary…
The following is a basic list of some of the tools that are used by filmmakers to communicate meaning and message within their work. It is important to remember that film is a collaborative art form, so several people are a part of the process of creating meaning. When one is analyzing technique in a…
Location Location is the arrangement and presentation of physical and temporal elements in a work. Time time of year (season) time of day (morning, afternoon, evening) month (September, January) era, century, decade (Victorian, 20th century, 1920’s) duration of the narrative details of the passage of time (falling leaves – autumn, snow – winter) sequencing of…
Rhetoric essentially means the art of speaking persuasively. It is the use of language in a formalized way in order to convince or have an effect on an audience. A) Word order Manipulation of common word order to create an effect B) Word choice Figurative language (oxymoron, onomatopoeia, assonance, alliteration, hyperbole, understatement, irony, allusion, litotes,…
Themes: loneliness, indecision, and love. Prufrock is a man whose anxieties have isolated him. He doesn’t make decisions because he fears that they will turn out wrong He talks about love and about women Voice: J. Alfred Prufrock is speaking the poem (persona) Tone: it does change throughout the poem because at one point, he…
As you read through William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, make note of the following items in each chapter. Make you responses as complete as possible. Section One: Chapter 1 How the boys got to the island Difference of Ralph and Piggy’s attitudes to the island What precedes the novel Role of the conch Attempts…
Where does English come from? history of the English language really started with the arrival of three Germanic tribes who invaded Britain during the 5th century AD. the Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes, crossed the North Sea from what today is Denmark and northern Germany. At that time the inhabitants of Britain spoke a…
~ SHAKESPEAREAN LANGAUGE ~ Language Structure Verse – rhythm and rhyme used to help actors remember their lines, based on Greek tradition. Prose – ordinary form of written language, all language not in verse. Iamb – one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. (i.e. aLIKE) Iambic Pentameter – A line of verse that consists…
I THE DRAMATIC PURPOSE OF A SCENE A specific scene in the play may be said to have dramatic purpose if it achieves one or more of the following: ¨ The revelation of the nature of important characters ¨ The revelation of opposition to or loyalty to an important character ¨ The linking of…
Rule 1. Use quotation marks and commas to separate speech from the speech tags. Example: -“Hello,” he said. -He said hello. -“I’m here,” she whispered. Rule 2. Quotation marks (?) and exclamation points (!) go inside quotation marks and can take the place of commas. Example: -“Who are you?” she asked. -He shouted, “Damn!” Rule…
Foreshadowing: clues in a story that hint about what is going to happen later in the plot -used to arouse the reader’s curiosity, to build suspense, and to help prepare the reader to accept events that occur later in the story Point of View: the perspective from which a story is told. There are three…