Is what was going on with what Claudius had for his brother something like the Oedipus Complex? It seems that he wanted to replace him completely and take over as the "new" old Hamlet...
-Mike Singh
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Friday, January 23, 2009
Act 1, Scene 2
Claudius becomes the king and marries the current queen who was married to his brother.
Hamlet thought it was acceptable to help keep order in the country.
Even thogh he thought it was acceptable he was still very upset over the entire situation.
Marriages were done for power not love.
Hamlet calls it insest even though it clearly is not.
Hamlet is acting very childish over the entire situation and he should know why Cluadius did what he did to help keep order in the country.
Major theme expressed
Its not about the way you see things act but really are.
Appearance vs. Reality
Sean Bronczyk
Claudius becomes the king and marries the current queen who was married to his brother.
Hamlet thought it was acceptable to help keep order in the country.
Even thogh he thought it was acceptable he was still very upset over the entire situation.
Marriages were done for power not love.
Hamlet calls it insest even though it clearly is not.
Hamlet is acting very childish over the entire situation and he should know why Cluadius did what he did to help keep order in the country.
Major theme expressed
Its not about the way you see things act but really are.
Appearance vs. Reality
Sean Bronczyk
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Class Notes for January 21
Today in class we had a substitute and we were given time to work on our study guides for Hamlet. Thats all.
Dan Beam
Dan Beam
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Class Notes Jan 14th
This is all the notes we have gotten so far regarding Hamlet and Shakespear
Shakespears Life and Times
-Born 1564 in Stratsford of Avon(church records of this)
-1565 Baptized
-Father= John, Mother = Mary Arden
-3rd oldest in family of 8, oldest son( meaning he would get inheritance)
Early Life
-family= upper middle class
-Father is respected memeber of society (job= butcher)
-Father was elected to town consel and then as Mayor of Stratsford
Not Fact but assumed: William Shakespear attended Stratsford grammar school like every other child in town; no records of him enlisted at any other college or higher level school ( people usually went to college for further education in the clergy, law, or politics)
- likely that William became an apprectice to father but,
- Next documentation of Shakespear is in the theater which is a big jump, indication that not only did he become an apprentice to his father but he has to be exposed to theater at some point.
- When traveling theater troops were sent into the country to preform for the towns they stayed at the household of the most powerful person in that specific town, thus since Shakespears father was the mayor it is likely that this is how he became exposed to the theater first.
Nov. 1582
-William applies for a marriage license
-He's 18, women is 26 named Anne Hathaway
-ask for announcement of wedding to only be presented at mass once and to be married as soon as possible, even though during Decemeber when marriages are usually not done do to the holiday season.
-Strikes as odd considering their first child Suzanna is born only 6 months later
1585
-twin Judith and Hamnet are born
- the early death of Hamnet at the age of 13 rumored to have influenced Shakespears' play Hamlet
1589
-construction of the theater in London
1592
-pamplet published by "Green", a play right, against the theater and accuses a "young upstart" of plagiarism
-w/ in a month this playright dies and the publisher of the pamplet sends out an apology pamplet and names the young upstart mentioned, gentle Bill, referring to William Shakespear
-black palgue appears in London again, all public places are shut down including the theater
-don't re- open for 2 yrs(even after black plague is gone due to Puritan Rule)
-Puritans believed acting was a form of lying which was a sin, because you were pretending to be something your not
1594
-theater re-opens
-Shakespear is part of a theatrical company funded by the Lord of Chamberlin
-company includes people who could do everything, act, write, and direct
-which could indicate that William Shakespear was only the name written on the plays and that they were actually a collaborative effort
-Or it was just a pen name for someone whose social status would not allow them to be a part of the theater
- Shakespear usually produced 2 plays a year
-generated wealth by selling, acting, and directing plays
-with this he eventually purchased the 2nd largest estate in Stratford
Progression of Writing
- 1596-1600 Shakespear wrote historical plays and then comedies
-1596 death of son Hamnet
- tragedies were written next (1600-1605)
-1601 Hamlet is written and published, father dies in this year as well too
1603- Queen Elizabeth dies, new king has lord chamberlin give his acting troop to him and has them travel the country to gain popularity
-Now called the Kings Men
1609- Shakespears' collection of Sonnets is published
1610-1611
- writes "A Winters Tale" and "The Tempest"
-The Tempest is said to be Shakespears farwell to the theater until one of his replacements Beaumont quits and the other writer Fletcher calls upon him for assistance in writing a play involving Queen Elizabeths father Henry the 8th
-on the premier night of this play a cannon is used and unfortunately it lights the entire theater on fire and it burns to the ground
-According to church records William Shakespear dies on April 23rd, 1616
-will seems to be thrown together possibly indicating a sudden illness
Elizabethan Theater
-1st theater in Europe specifically for plays in London
-just called "the theater"
-puritans take over and shut down the theater within city limits, so the theater is moved across the river out of city limits and re- opens as the globe theater
-brought over board by board, people got they by boat
-no roof due to weather, over complicated construction and lighting issues
-tiring house= costume change room behind the stage
-stage = 5 and a half ft to keep people form climbing on stage and to leave room for trap doors
Shakespears Life and Times
-Born 1564 in Stratsford of Avon(church records of this)
-1565 Baptized
-Father= John, Mother = Mary Arden
-3rd oldest in family of 8, oldest son( meaning he would get inheritance)
Early Life
-family= upper middle class
-Father is respected memeber of society (job= butcher)
-Father was elected to town consel and then as Mayor of Stratsford
Not Fact but assumed: William Shakespear attended Stratsford grammar school like every other child in town; no records of him enlisted at any other college or higher level school ( people usually went to college for further education in the clergy, law, or politics)
- likely that William became an apprectice to father but,
- Next documentation of Shakespear is in the theater which is a big jump, indication that not only did he become an apprentice to his father but he has to be exposed to theater at some point.
- When traveling theater troops were sent into the country to preform for the towns they stayed at the household of the most powerful person in that specific town, thus since Shakespears father was the mayor it is likely that this is how he became exposed to the theater first.
Nov. 1582
-William applies for a marriage license
-He's 18, women is 26 named Anne Hathaway
-ask for announcement of wedding to only be presented at mass once and to be married as soon as possible, even though during Decemeber when marriages are usually not done do to the holiday season.
-Strikes as odd considering their first child Suzanna is born only 6 months later
1585
-twin Judith and Hamnet are born
- the early death of Hamnet at the age of 13 rumored to have influenced Shakespears' play Hamlet
1589
-construction of the theater in London
1592
-pamplet published by "Green", a play right, against the theater and accuses a "young upstart" of plagiarism
-w/ in a month this playright dies and the publisher of the pamplet sends out an apology pamplet and names the young upstart mentioned, gentle Bill, referring to William Shakespear
-black palgue appears in London again, all public places are shut down including the theater
-don't re- open for 2 yrs(even after black plague is gone due to Puritan Rule)
-Puritans believed acting was a form of lying which was a sin, because you were pretending to be something your not
1594
-theater re-opens
-Shakespear is part of a theatrical company funded by the Lord of Chamberlin
-company includes people who could do everything, act, write, and direct
-which could indicate that William Shakespear was only the name written on the plays and that they were actually a collaborative effort
-Or it was just a pen name for someone whose social status would not allow them to be a part of the theater
- Shakespear usually produced 2 plays a year
-generated wealth by selling, acting, and directing plays
-with this he eventually purchased the 2nd largest estate in Stratford
Progression of Writing
- 1596-1600 Shakespear wrote historical plays and then comedies
-1596 death of son Hamnet
- tragedies were written next (1600-1605)
-1601 Hamlet is written and published, father dies in this year as well too
1603- Queen Elizabeth dies, new king has lord chamberlin give his acting troop to him and has them travel the country to gain popularity
-Now called the Kings Men
1609- Shakespears' collection of Sonnets is published
1610-1611
- writes "A Winters Tale" and "The Tempest"
-The Tempest is said to be Shakespears farwell to the theater until one of his replacements Beaumont quits and the other writer Fletcher calls upon him for assistance in writing a play involving Queen Elizabeths father Henry the 8th
-on the premier night of this play a cannon is used and unfortunately it lights the entire theater on fire and it burns to the ground
-According to church records William Shakespear dies on April 23rd, 1616
-will seems to be thrown together possibly indicating a sudden illness
Elizabethan Theater
-1st theater in Europe specifically for plays in London
-just called "the theater"
-puritans take over and shut down the theater within city limits, so the theater is moved across the river out of city limits and re- opens as the globe theater
-brought over board by board, people got they by boat
-no roof due to weather, over complicated construction and lighting issues
-tiring house= costume change room behind the stage
-stage = 5 and a half ft to keep people form climbing on stage and to leave room for trap doors
Sonnet
Is it possible to end a thought in the middle of a line in the sonnet (like if it spills over from the line before it)? I know Laz said that in middle english poetry the schops stuck to one thought per line but I don't remember if he said anything different about sonnets.
-Paul Derickson
-Paul Derickson
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
The Merchant's tale
(Kind of long but I wanted to give you it all so you can shorten it.)
The merchant's tale starts of with a noble knight January, he decides he wishes to marry a young wife. He chooses May, their wedding is a spectacular event, at the wedding a squire named Damien falls in love with May, she loves him back. Soon after January loses his vision and May takes advantage of this in order to start an affair with Damien, so May takes January to the garden but also tells Damien to meet there too. So while there May and Damien are up in a tree together and Pluto and his wife see what is going on. Pluto then decides to give January his vision back to see what is going on, and his wife gives all women the ability to trick men out of what they see with their own eyes. So January sees May and Damien together but she lies and believes him. This story is a marriage tale and portrays the view that women are deceitful and tricksters.
Dan Beam
(Kind of long but I wanted to give you it all so you can shorten it.)
The merchant's tale starts of with a noble knight January, he decides he wishes to marry a young wife. He chooses May, their wedding is a spectacular event, at the wedding a squire named Damien falls in love with May, she loves him back. Soon after January loses his vision and May takes advantage of this in order to start an affair with Damien, so May takes January to the garden but also tells Damien to meet there too. So while there May and Damien are up in a tree together and Pluto and his wife see what is going on. Pluto then decides to give January his vision back to see what is going on, and his wife gives all women the ability to trick men out of what they see with their own eyes. So January sees May and Damien together but she lies and believes him. This story is a marriage tale and portrays the view that women are deceitful and tricksters.
Dan Beam
The Summoner's Tale (Sentence)
The Summoner was mad about the offensive tale the Friar told about him earlier. So to get back at the Friar, he told a very humiliating tale about him. To sum up the Summoner's tale in one sentence...
A poor Friar went to Yorkshire to preach and beg for money, but instead of charity the Friar was given a fart from a man named Thomas and then ran to the town lord to explain what happened before the lord and his squire laughed at him.
Mike Wall
A poor Friar went to Yorkshire to preach and beg for money, but instead of charity the Friar was given a fart from a man named Thomas and then ran to the town lord to explain what happened before the lord and his squire laughed at him.
Mike Wall
The Monk's Tale
The monk tells 17 tales, all dealing with people who fall from high positions into misfortune. Some highlights are Lucifer, an angel who descended into hell for his sins, Adam, who ate the forbidden fruit and was banished from paradise, and Hercules, a great hero who was killed when his wife sent him a shirt laced with poison.
-Kevin Storms
-Kevin Storms
Answers and more Sentences
To Answer Brianna:
Reeve: Skinny man who wore a long blue outer coat. Had a rusty sword with him. Very choleric. Has hair so short that it reminds Chaucer of a priest.
2nd Nun: There's no physical description of her ):
Nun's priest: All I know is that he owns a foul and lean horse and he is named Sir John, I think. Other than that, there's no other description of him.
Summoner
A friar going from house to house asking for donations comes to Thomas' house and is allowed in, which then lets the friar boast about his sermons to Thomas; eventually, Thomas says that his son died recently, but the friar says that his son went to Heaven and then asks for money only to say that Thomas doesn't give enough to the church, which angers Thomas, which causes the friar to tell a sermon about anger. The friar is made a fool when Thomas says that a gift for the friar is under his seat and tells him to reach under his butt, but when the friar does, Thomas farts on his hand and kicks the friar out.
Sailor
A frugal merchant with a sociable wife and a helpful monk, named Dan John, are close friends and the merchant was glad to have the monk around, but the monk and the wife have an affair behind the merchant's back and the wife asks the monk for 100 francs in exchange for being allowed to sleep in bed with her. The monk then asks the merchant to borrow 100 francs before he went off to Flanders for business and he gives the money to the wife; when the merchant returns, he asks the monk for the money, but the monk told him he repaid his wife a few days after he had left. The merchant gets angry when he finds out that his wife spent the money on clothes, but she says she will repay the money in bed and the merchant agrees.
Sorry if these are long, but these are pretty much the whole story summarized. Feel free to shorten them if you guys want :)
~Susan Kim
Reeve: Skinny man who wore a long blue outer coat. Had a rusty sword with him. Very choleric. Has hair so short that it reminds Chaucer of a priest.
2nd Nun: There's no physical description of her ):
Nun's priest: All I know is that he owns a foul and lean horse and he is named Sir John, I think. Other than that, there's no other description of him.
Summoner
A friar going from house to house asking for donations comes to Thomas' house and is allowed in, which then lets the friar boast about his sermons to Thomas; eventually, Thomas says that his son died recently, but the friar says that his son went to Heaven and then asks for money only to say that Thomas doesn't give enough to the church, which angers Thomas, which causes the friar to tell a sermon about anger. The friar is made a fool when Thomas says that a gift for the friar is under his seat and tells him to reach under his butt, but when the friar does, Thomas farts on his hand and kicks the friar out.
Sailor
A frugal merchant with a sociable wife and a helpful monk, named Dan John, are close friends and the merchant was glad to have the monk around, but the monk and the wife have an affair behind the merchant's back and the wife asks the monk for 100 francs in exchange for being allowed to sleep in bed with her. The monk then asks the merchant to borrow 100 francs before he went off to Flanders for business and he gives the money to the wife; when the merchant returns, he asks the monk for the money, but the monk told him he repaid his wife a few days after he had left. The merchant gets angry when he finds out that his wife spent the money on clothes, but she says she will repay the money in bed and the merchant agrees.
Sorry if these are long, but these are pretty much the whole story summarized. Feel free to shorten them if you guys want :)
~Susan Kim
Sentences for the knight, squire and miller
Knight- Theseus imprisons Arcite and Palamon because they destroyed a town, but while in prison they both fell in love with Emily, the king's sister in-law, and after Arcite is exiled he comes back to work in Emily's garden and Palamon sees this happening and breaks out of jail and King Thesues makes Arcite and Palamon have an epic battle in which Arcite prays to Mars he will win, Palamon prays to Venus that he will have love, and Emily prays to Diana that she will be with the man that loves her the most and Arcite wins the battle but dies and Palamon and Emily are together.
Squire- King Cambuscan receives three gifts, a ring that gives the power to talk to birds, a horse statue that can teleport you, and a sword which has one side which heals wounds and another side which can cut anything, and the king gives the ring to his daughter which uses it to talk to a suicidal female falcon that was left by her male falcon for a kite which is a bird of lesser status and at that point the Franklin stops the story.
Miller- John the carpenter is married to Alysoun who is cheating on him with Nicholas, who is a student living with the two of them, and Nicholas pretends to have vision saying that a flood is coming that makes John sleep on the roof in a bathtub waiting for water while Nicholas and Alysoun can be alone, but Absolon is a young clerk in the village who also loves Alysoun and come to her window to ask for a kiss and Alysoun makes him kiss her butt, Absolon goes to a blacksmith's shop and gets a poker to stab Alysoun by asking for another kiss and stabbing her with the poker as revenge for making him kiss her butt, but Nicholas sticks his butt out and farts on Absolon, who pokes Nicholas, who in turn screams water which wakes up John and takes the bathtubs off the roof because he thought there was a flood, and all the townspeople came out and Nicholas, Absolon and John are humiliated.
I don't remember the other tales Mr. Laz presented but leave a comment if you need any more sentences because I have most of them done.
-Paul Derickson
Squire- King Cambuscan receives three gifts, a ring that gives the power to talk to birds, a horse statue that can teleport you, and a sword which has one side which heals wounds and another side which can cut anything, and the king gives the ring to his daughter which uses it to talk to a suicidal female falcon that was left by her male falcon for a kite which is a bird of lesser status and at that point the Franklin stops the story.
Miller- John the carpenter is married to Alysoun who is cheating on him with Nicholas, who is a student living with the two of them, and Nicholas pretends to have vision saying that a flood is coming that makes John sleep on the roof in a bathtub waiting for water while Nicholas and Alysoun can be alone, but Absolon is a young clerk in the village who also loves Alysoun and come to her window to ask for a kiss and Alysoun makes him kiss her butt, Absolon goes to a blacksmith's shop and gets a poker to stab Alysoun by asking for another kiss and stabbing her with the poker as revenge for making him kiss her butt, but Nicholas sticks his butt out and farts on Absolon, who pokes Nicholas, who in turn screams water which wakes up John and takes the bathtubs off the roof because he thought there was a flood, and all the townspeople came out and Nicholas, Absolon and John are humiliated.
I don't remember the other tales Mr. Laz presented but leave a comment if you need any more sentences because I have most of them done.
-Paul Derickson
Does anyone have a good sentence for the Summoner or the Sailor???
I have been asking all over and looking in my notes. Someone please post a sentence.
John Leskow
John Leskow
Help!
Does anyone have a good character description (like looks and clothing) for the Reeve, Nun's Priest, and Second Nun?
- Brianna Lee
- Brianna Lee
Class Notes 1/6
Today in class we finished up our review of The Canterbury Tales, going over one last time what will be on the test. Study! We then went on to talk about Shakespeare's sonnet #29:
First 4 lines - Narrator curses his fate, expressing sadness. Hints that it is God's fault for his bad fate, expressing the voice of despair.
Next 4- The narrator wishes to be like anyone but himself, wishing he had the talents and insights of others.
The turn!- The narrator comes back from the brink of despair, he expresses that he is like a bird, flying to Heaven's gates. He realizes that with love one is worth more than anything!
Billy Saldutti
First 4 lines - Narrator curses his fate, expressing sadness. Hints that it is God's fault for his bad fate, expressing the voice of despair.
Next 4- The narrator wishes to be like anyone but himself, wishing he had the talents and insights of others.
The turn!- The narrator comes back from the brink of despair, he expresses that he is like a bird, flying to Heaven's gates. He realizes that with love one is worth more than anything!
Billy Saldutti
The Clerk's Tale
An Italian prince, named Walter, is requested by his people to marry so that he may have a sucessor. Walter agrees to and marries the poorest girl in the village, Griselda. He decides to test her loyalty by divercing her and then making her compliment his new bride, after which he takes her back and they live happily ever after.
Billy Saldutti
Billy Saldutti
Pardoner's Tale
Three drunken revelers find out that a friend and several other villagers have died because of Death and decide get revenge, but on their way they meet an old man and ruff him up to get advice on which way Death went. They follow the road to a tree where there's a pile of gold and the three draw straws to see who goes back and gets food; the youngest goes to get food and wine with poison in the bottles while the other two plot to ambush him, and upon the youngest man’s return, the two kill him, drink the wine, and die.
~Susan Kim
~Susan Kim
Wife of Bath's Tale
The Knight rapes a woman which he is than punshied with a quest to find out what wives want, getting many answers and about to give up he comes upon a woman in a field that will give him the answer(which is soverinty, a husband's love and master over their husband)if he does anything she wishes, upon revealing the answer he must marry her, he can choose to take her young, beautiful and unfaithful or old, ugly, and faithful, he lets her choose and she chooses to be young beautiful and faithful.
-Richard Basiaga
-Richard Basiaga
Monday, January 5, 2009
Notes 1/5/09
Today we reviewed the Canterbury Tales some more. The test will include:
-The test will have questions on Chaucer's life, including his thoughts on the church.
-It is a very good idea to know what pilgrims are actually going on the pilgrimage.
-It is important to know the relationships between the pilgrims, such as the miller and the reeve.
-Know about the rise and significance of the middle class.
-The first part of the test is the memorization of the 18 lines.
-Next part is the quotes from the GP.
-The questions are the last part.
Laz says to study and use the blog. He advised us to post our sentences on the blog to help each other out.
Kristian Mayer
-The test will have questions on Chaucer's life, including his thoughts on the church.
-It is a very good idea to know what pilgrims are actually going on the pilgrimage.
-It is important to know the relationships between the pilgrims, such as the miller and the reeve.
-Know about the rise and significance of the middle class.
-The first part of the test is the memorization of the 18 lines.
-Next part is the quotes from the GP.
-The questions are the last part.
Laz says to study and use the blog. He advised us to post our sentences on the blog to help each other out.
Kristian Mayer
The Reeve's Tale
The Reeve’s tale is about a Miller that steals and cheats the people around him for their money and grain, but offers two college students to stay at his house and in exchange he is tricked during the night when they rape his wife and daughter and run off with their flour along with satisfaction that they have made the Miller look like a fool.
-Matt Frank
-Matt Frank
Sonnet(s)
I couldn't find the notes for sonnets anywhere, so here they are. I hope you don't mind me stealing the thunder/ blog points from whoever was supposed to do this. I did the best I could to make it understandable, so be aware.
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-The Sonnet was commonly used in the 1300's-1500's in the English Renaissance (like Shakespeare).
-They were originally from the poet Petrarch, so the Italian version was called Petrarchan. There are also the Spenserian and the Shakespearean/Elizabethan (English Renn.).
-They are 14 lines long
-10 syllables of of Iambic Pentameter (unstressed/stressed/ect...)
-Rhyme Scheme
-Italian [each line] (abba/abba)*Turn* after 1st 8 lines [refer to bottom]then the last 6 lines are a variable of any combination of 3 rhyme schemes (ie:decedc)
-Shakespearean (abab/cdcd)*Turn*(efef/[possible turn]gg)
-Combination of four lines (ie:abab) =Quatrain (the development of the sonnet)
-Combination of two lines (ie:gg) =Couplet (conclusion of the sonnet)
Breaking Down a Sonnet:
#1: Find Rhyme Rhythm
#2: Look at the Line Structure
#3: Scansion
#4: Is there a *Turn*? (9 or 13 lines in?)
***Turn***= The change in direction in the argument. Indicated by:"So, But, Yet..."
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Feel free to add/clarify anything, or u can ask me questions in the comments section and i will try to answer them to the best of my ability (free blog points ;)_)
-Mike Singh
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-The Sonnet was commonly used in the 1300's-1500's in the English Renaissance (like Shakespeare).
-They were originally from the poet Petrarch, so the Italian version was called Petrarchan. There are also the Spenserian and the Shakespearean/Elizabethan (English Renn.).
-They are 14 lines long
-10 syllables of of Iambic Pentameter (unstressed/stressed/ect...)
-Rhyme Scheme
-Italian [each line] (abba/abba)*Turn* after 1st 8 lines [refer to bottom]then the last 6 lines are a variable of any combination of 3 rhyme schemes (ie:decedc)
-Shakespearean (abab/cdcd)*Turn*(efef/[possible turn]gg)
-Combination of four lines (ie:abab) =Quatrain (the development of the sonnet)
-Combination of two lines (ie:gg) =Couplet (conclusion of the sonnet)
Breaking Down a Sonnet:
#1: Find Rhyme Rhythm
#2: Look at the Line Structure
#3: Scansion
#4: Is there a *Turn*? (9 or 13 lines in?)
***Turn***= The change in direction in the argument. Indicated by:"So, But, Yet..."
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Feel free to add/clarify anything, or u can ask me questions in the comments section and i will try to answer them to the best of my ability (free blog points ;)_)
-Mike Singh
Franklin's Tale; Short
In ancient Briton, Dorigen's husband, who is a knight, goes off to battle for two years, she is sad, and to amuse herself she promises to a man who loves her, that he could have her if he removed all the rocks off the coast of Briton (impossible), and he finds a sorcerer and does it, she does not want to marry him, the husband comes back and tells her to honor the deal, but the other man sees his nobleness and tells her she can stay with her current spouse.
The End
-Mike Singh
The End
-Mike Singh
THe Prioress' Tale
A boy learns a song that praises the Virgin Mary that he songs on the way to school. The Jews in the neighborhood hire a killer who kills the boy and throws him in a well. The boy's mother, in search of her son, hears her son in the well, singing the same song. The boy is taken from the well, and the pebble in his mouth is removed, allowing his soul to go to heaven.
-Joe Forline
-Joe Forline
The Parson's Tale Sentence
The Parson's tale is a sermon that talks about penitence, sins, and the reign of Christianity, Chaucer has much respect for the Parson and Plowman and he holds them as true Christians.
John Leskow
John Leskow
The Friar's Sentence
The Friar's tale is about an evil summoner/theif, who befriends a yeoman who's a fiend from hell, both extort money, meet farmer who is shouting to the devil to take his problematic horse/cart, shouts to devil to take all of the goods from him, the yeoman can't b/c it is out of anger, then a widow who is being hassled by the summoner for money yells to the devil to take the summoner to hell and he does so b/c the summoner won't apologize and it's from her heart.
- Brianna Lee
- Brianna Lee
The man of law's sentence
This is a tale about salvation through faith. Constance is a beautiful girl who is forced into marriage with a non-Christian and is freed from the marriage and protected during a masacre by her faith. She is also protected from a man who tried to rape her and is eventually reunited with her father and husband in her home country of Rome.
-Paul Derickson
-Paul Derickson
Friday, January 2, 2009
Class Notes: January 2, 2009
First in class we tried to convince Laz to give us a second shot at the quote game. He quickly refused and told us that if we have any questions about the Canterbury Tales test to ask them.
Some of what you will need to know is...
Relationships between pilgrims
General ideas of the time period (ex. corrupt church)
Rise of the middle class
Frame narratives
Fablio
***A helpful tip I thought of in class is to make a flash card for every tale, and write a sentence about the tale, so it will be easy to study for the test on Wednesday. ***
***Also go through the study questions and star the ones you do not know, and only study those questions...it will save you time.***
After a short study session we talked about Shakespeare's sonnets (No. 18, 29)
Shakespeare's 18th Sonnet:
The turn is in line 9. Turn word=But
The sonnet is about a comparison between the seasons and love. More specifically a summers day and a woman. Quatrain 1 and 2 make a comparison of the beauty of a person to summers day. Summer must end, he says that she is better because she will never end. (BUT SHE MUST DIE!!!)
If beautiful things don't last forever...she will NOT last forever (if she is beautiful). He contradicts himself.
*But the real meaning is that the woman that Shakespeare is describing will not ever die, becuase her beauty is written about on paper, and everytime someone reads it, it will restore her beauty.*
Shakespeare's 29th Sonnet:
We did not finish analyzing this sonnet.
We talked about how the man was not accepted in society, he doesn't think anyone, including God is listening.
He has a lack of faith.
Period ended.
John Leskow
Some of what you will need to know is...
Relationships between pilgrims
General ideas of the time period (ex. corrupt church)
Rise of the middle class
Frame narratives
Fablio
***A helpful tip I thought of in class is to make a flash card for every tale, and write a sentence about the tale, so it will be easy to study for the test on Wednesday. ***
***Also go through the study questions and star the ones you do not know, and only study those questions...it will save you time.***
After a short study session we talked about Shakespeare's sonnets (No. 18, 29)
Shakespeare's 18th Sonnet:
The turn is in line 9. Turn word=But
The sonnet is about a comparison between the seasons and love. More specifically a summers day and a woman. Quatrain 1 and 2 make a comparison of the beauty of a person to summers day. Summer must end, he says that she is better because she will never end. (BUT SHE MUST DIE!!!)
If beautiful things don't last forever...she will NOT last forever (if she is beautiful). He contradicts himself.
*But the real meaning is that the woman that Shakespeare is describing will not ever die, becuase her beauty is written about on paper, and everytime someone reads it, it will restore her beauty.*
Shakespeare's 29th Sonnet:
We did not finish analyzing this sonnet.
We talked about how the man was not accepted in society, he doesn't think anyone, including God is listening.
He has a lack of faith.
Period ended.
John Leskow
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Class Notes
Sorry this is really late, didn't know it was my day last.....
In class we were told over break to read Shakespeares Sonnets # 18, 29, 55, 73, 116
1. identify rhyme scheme
2. line structure
3. scansion
4. Turn? (lines 9 or 13)
Then we played the quote game.
-Brianna Lee
In class we were told over break to read Shakespeares Sonnets # 18, 29, 55, 73, 116
1. identify rhyme scheme
2. line structure
3. scansion
4. Turn? (lines 9 or 13)
Then we played the quote game.
-Brianna Lee
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