1 British Literature Monday October 24, 2016 Day 55ACTIVATOR: Grab handout from front table and answer questions after reading the quote by Albert Einstein… ACTIVITIES: Discuss Activator activity responses… Read and finish ALL of Act V of Macbeth - complete ALL study guide questions Last 10 Silent Reading (BRING BOOK!) SUMMARIZER: - what is Macbeth’s tragic flaw?
2 British Literature Tuesday October 25, 2016 Day 56ACTIVATOR: Grab unit 6 Vocabulary Handout from table… ACTIVITIES: Introduce Unit 6 voc. words (story due Thursday) - 15 words, 2 appositives, + bat, grenade, and skateboard Review for Macbeth TEST (tomorrow!) Complete Quotes Identification Worksheet from packet - speaker, significance, theme it applies to? Last 10 Silent Reading (BRING BOOK!) SUMMARIZER: - what is pastoral poetry?
3 British Literature Wednesday October 26, 2016 Day 57ACTIVATOR: Complete the phrases grammar combining activity on back of Einstein quote handout from Monday… ACTIVITIES: Discuss activator activity Macbeth TEST! Vocabulary story due tomorrow! - 15 words, 2 appositives, + bat, grenade, and skateboard Prepare for Macbeth essay - meet in computer lab tomorrow Last 10 Silent Reading (BRING BOOK!) SUMMARIZER: - what is Macbeth’s tragic flaw?
4 British Literature Thursday October 27, 2016 Day 58ACTIVATOR: NONE – MEET IN COMPUTER LAB… ACTIVITIES: Collect One Pager and Vocab. Unit 6 stories Macbeth Essays in Computer Lab - to Coach Glaze at Last 10 Silent Reading (BRING BOOK!) SUMMARIZER: - what does Carpe Diem mean?
5 British Literature Friday October 28, 2016 Day 59ACTIVATOR: (4-6 sentences, S.E.E.D. format!) What is the scariest movie you have ever seen? WHY? ACTIVITIES: Discuss activator writing assignment Collect / discuss Macbeth essays Renaissance Poetry introduction - read Marlowe, pg. 266 - read reply, pg. 268 Last 10 Silent Reading (BRING BOOK!) SUMMARIZER: - How did the monarchy influence renaissance literature?
6 Renaissance Poetry Sonnets Pastoral Poetry Psalms/religious poems
7 Sonnets Sonnets originated in Italy.The idea spilled over into France & Spain. Finally it reached England. Petrarch’s love poetry to Laura originated the sonnet.
8 Sonnets One of the most popular literary forms during the Elizabethan Age was the sonnet cycle. A cycle is a series of sonnets that loosely fit together to form a story.
9 Sonnets Fourteen lines Usually in iambic pentameterRhyme scheme can vary Tell the tale of the sonneteer’s love for a beautiful and frequently unattainable woman.
10 Pertrarchan Sonnets Emotional content:Initial declaration of the lady’s virtue & desirability Through cool disdain and the poet’s despairing agony Eventual victory and love beyond death
11 Pertrarchan Sonnets The women of sonnets were as frustrating as they were inspiring Each poem tried to unravel another knot in a confusing love relationship
12 Petrarchan Sonnet FormatsFirst eight lines (octet) – develop a theme or problem Last six lines (sestet) – formulate some sort of solution to or final analysis of the problem Rhyme scheme: abba, abba, cdecde
13 English Sonnets Thomas Wyatt & Henry Howard (Earl of Surrey) became advocate's of Petrarchan poetry in England. Early attempts to translate the poetry into English and write sonnets of their own was difficult. The intricate rhyme-scheme was not easy to replicate. Surrey eventually produced a version better suited to the English language.
14 English Sonnets Early English sonneteers (like Wyatt & Surrey) often adjusted the form in order to better adapt it to the English language.
15 English Sonnets The first of the great Elizabethan sonnet cycles was Astrophel and Stella by Sir Philip Sydney. Another major poet of this time was Edmund Spencer, who wrote intricate verse with rich imagery.
16 Spenserian Sonnet FormatsIn a sonnet sequence, the one hundred or so sonnets are linked by theme or person addressed. To connect 100 or more poems without growing dull, writers used a basic fictional situation: The speaker of the sequence is in love His love is unfulfilled Rhyme scheme: abab, bcbc, cdcdee
17 English Sonnets Shakespeare adopted and perfected his own sonnet style. The Elizabethan sonnet now bears his name: – Shakespearean sonnet.
18 Shakespearean Sonnet FormatsFirst twelve lines divided into quatrains Ask a question or present a thought Last two lines a couplet Answer the question or resolve the thought Rhyme scheme: abab, cdcd, efef, gg
19 Sonnet Subjects Unlike medieval ballads, the sonnet is not a narrative. Instead sonnets attempt to mediate upon certain subjects: Love Old Age Power of art
20 Sonnet Audience Sometimes there is an implied audienceSometimes the poet is his or her own audience
21 Pastoral Poetry Lyrics that celebrate the pleasures of a simple life in the country. Renaissance poets use a number of traditional conventions borrowed from ancient Greek and Roman poetry. One example: making the speaker a Shepard who addresses or describes a Shepardess whom he is in love and presenting an idealized world of nature.
22 Pastoral Poetry Christopher Marlowe is a well-known pastoral poet.Famous poem: “The Passionate Shepard to His Love” It has inspired a number of responses to the invitation issued in the poem. The most famous response was written by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1600: “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepard.”
23 Scripture as poetry Psalms – sacred songs or lyric poems in praise of God. The Old Testament’s Book of Psalms contains 150 such pieces. Psalms may feature vivid, memorable metaphors.
24 Metaphysical, Cavalier, and Puritan Poetry
25 Metaphysical Poetry Metaphysical = after or following the physical; a branch of philosophy that seeks to know what is truly “real.” Characteristics: Use of argument: appeals to intellect and emotions Use of comparison: metaphysical conceit (extended metaphor that compares 2 very unlike things) Use of language: plain style
26 John Donne B. 1572; Roman Catholic at a time when England was anti-Catholic “Conceited verses” written in younger years (“The Flea”) Poor (lost his government position due to scandal); became very depressed
27 John Donne Friends urged him to enter the ministry because of the power of his religious poems Became a minister at 43; soon became chaplain to King James I By the time he died (1631), was considered the greatest preacher in England
28 “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning”Valediction = farewell statement Written for his wife just before he left for France; purpose was to ease his wife’s fears of a premonition she had about his trip Metaphysical conceit = lovers to the feet of a compass
29 “Death Be Not Proud” Written soon after his wife’s deathDonne’s thoughts on immortality and religious faith Personification
30 “Meditation 17” At age 51, Donne became seriously illWrote “Meditation 17” as he was recovering Meditation = short sermon; expresses his thoughts on his illness and experience Bells = signal death; villagers knew to pray for the soul of the dead/dying Extended metaphysical conceit
31 Ben Jonson Large man; fiery temperSelf-taught (no money for formal education); apprenticed with a bricklayer, entered army Began acting/writing in early 20s First big success at age 26 (play that featured Shakespeare in a leading role)
32 Ben Jonson Killed a fellow actor in a duel and was sentenced to deathBecause he could read Latin, was allowed to be tried in church court Church court overturned death sentence; branded on the thumb as a convicted felon Resented comparisons to Shakespeare (Jonson was more respected at the time) Age 49—King James I gave him a lifetime pension (he’d always be able to write) Took a year off, but when he returned, his writing had gone out of style; spent the last 20 years of his life trying to regain his former status
33 “On My First Son” / “Song: To Celia”Elegy = poem expressing mourning Son, Benjamin, died of the plague in 1603, on his 7th birthday “Benjamin” (Hebrew) = “Child of my right hand” Unrequited love Ambrosia = drink of the gods (immortality)
34 Cavalier Poetry Writers affiliated with King Charles I’s courtCharacteristics: Carpe diem = “seize the day” Intended to entertain audience rather than instruct it Conversational style Popular themes were love and loyalty Could be serious or sarcastic
35 Robert Herrick Anglican priestNeeded money; took a ministerial job in a quiet country parish far from London Was miserable and lonely, so he turned to poetry Wrote poems to his pet pig, cat, dog, maid, neighbors, and imaginary girlfriends After many years and 1200 poems, returned to London; wasn’t able to publish his poetry London had changed; took his old parish job back 10 years later “To the Virgins, Make Much of Time”
36 Andrew Marvell Brilliant writer of lyric poetry and proseAlways managed to land on his feet, no matter what political upheavals took place (good connections)
37 “To His Coy Mistress” “Coy” = flirty but shy“Mistress” = ma’am, miss; sometimes sweetheart Published after his death; his maid had it published, and in the introduction she described him as her husband (secret marriage) Few believed this, never proven
38 The Puritans Wanted to “purify” the Church of England by eliminating Roman Catholic traditions Puritans = Protestants Protestants rejected belief in the Pope Didn’t like the “top-to-bottom” hierarchy of the RC church; wanted “bottom-to-top” Elizabeth I, James I tolerated Puritans; Charles I wanted to bring back RC traditions, so some Puritans left for America
39 The Puritans Puritans who stayed in England gained political power1649—King Charles I found guilty of treason; beheaded Commonwealth (new government) headed by Oliver Cromwell Tried to make English society conform to their strict Puritan beliefs (no holiday celebrations, no dancing, no playing chess, no public theaters) Commonwealth was unpopular; in 1660, monarchy was restored (Charles II)
40 John Milton Declared at age 21 he’d be a “great poet”At 30 he traveled to Europe to study; religious/political upheavals called him home Gave up all other writing to create pamphlets in defense of religious and civil freedoms Neglected poetry for 20 years (held govt positions) Went blind at age 44
41 John Milton In 1660 (end of Commonwealth), had time to devote to writing (was 52) Charles II had him arrested as a traitor; friends in high places saved him from hanging, but he had to pay heavy fines that left him broke Dictated Paradise Lost to his daughters
42 Paradise Lost Epic poem = long narrative poem that tells, in a serious tone and stately language, heroic exploits and dramatic events Begins with an invocation of the Muse and a statement of purpose 10,565 lines long Blank verse (unrhymed iambic pentameter)
43 Paradise Lost Depicts the fall of Adam and EveSatan (as a snake) tempts Adam and Eve to commit original sin (eating the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge) Also gives background: a description of Hell at the time Satan and other rebellious angels were first driven from Heaven Paradise Regained, his next epic poem, depicts Christ’s temptation