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| Characteristics of an Epic |
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-A Poem
-A narrative (Tells a story)
-Heroic in action, scope, tone
-Begins in media res (In the middle)
-Supernatural intervention
-Extended similes
- Visit to the underworld
-Begins with an invocation of the muse (gods)
-Also begins with a statment of purpose
-Stock epithet (how they characterize a certain character |
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| A character who contrasts with another character to bring out the high point of that person |
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-Rise in spiritual fortune (Disaster to hero, ends up gaining wisdom)
-Main character=Noble character
-In conflict with a worthy opponent
-Main character has a flaw
-Because of the flaw, ending is disastrous
-Out come of the play triggers tragic emotions of the audience |
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1. The unity of action- play has to be about one action
2. The unity of place- play has to take place in one area
3. The unity of time- Amount of time the play represents should be the same amount of time it takes to watch the play |
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"What we don't see ourselves is our shadow side."
- To be a whole person is to come to terms with a shadow side
---Oedipus |
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| Back and fourth dialogue; rapid fire |
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| Was violence ever performed on stage in Ancient Greece? |
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| What is the difference between a Greek hero and a Roman hero? |
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| Greek hero is driven by glory, while the roman hero is drive by destiny. |
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| Ideals of the Renaissance |
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REBIRTH- Started in Italy, France, Spain, and England (1500-1660)
-Humanism- rebirth of classical learning
-Revival of Antiquity- revival of Greek
-Protestant Reformation- people did not agree with the Catholic church, began exploring Religion on their own |
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Less of an interest of what will happen in the nxt world-leads to a burst of creative activity
*Increase of individualism and growth of science |
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"Code of Honor"
-Knightly tradition
-Over time it evolved into a courtly ideal. Man skillful in war but also respected woman and becomes very stylized. |
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| To love someone so purely, you not only don't talk to them, there is never any physical contact |
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| Point in which the poem turns |
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Author: Homer
Characters: Odysseus, Telemachus, Penelope, Athena, Poseidon. |
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Author: Sophocles
Characters: Oedipus the Kind, Jocasta, Creon, Tiresias |
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Author: Dante
Characters: Dante, Virgil, Beatrice, Minos |
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Author: Petrarch
Love sonnets to Laura, whom he never talked to or touched. |
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Author: Shakespeare
Characters: Hamlet, King Cladius, Queen Gertrude, The Ghost of King Hamlet, Polonius, Horatio, Laertes, Ophellia, Fortinbras |
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| The ultimate spiritual meaning of the story |
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| Oedipus's downfall is his PRIDE |
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| A spiritual love; a higher pure form of love |
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| An island that disappeared 3,000 years ago. Massive volcanic explosion 1628 B.C. |
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| A palace and the thrown of Minos was found there. 1900 B.C. Was this the lost world of Atlantis? |
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| Gives the sense of importance to an epic. |
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431 B.C.
Athens vs. Sparta
Sparta won! |
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| Characteristics of a Comedy |
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| A play has a happy ending, things turn out well for the main character. |
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Carthage vs. Rome
149 B.C.
Rome defeated Carthage
- Rome gained control of the Western half of the Mediterranean |
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| Characteristics of a Sonnet |
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-10 syllables
-14 lines
-Rhyme Scheme: abbabba (octet)
cddcee (sestet) |
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| Unstressed then stressed syllables |
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| Who was BOWDLER? And what did he do? |
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| Cleaned up Shakespeare for young children so it wasn't so "dirty." |
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| What is INTERPRETIVE GAP? |
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| The center of the play. Shakespeare's flaw when he doesn't answer why Hamlet won't kill Claudius. |
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acceptance of ones fate
example - page 168, line 148 in the Odyssey |
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| The origin of classical greek theatre: |
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-began as a religion celebration
-the god dionysus- the god of party
-600's
-aeschylus - first indication of western drama, who wrote over 90 plays, but only 7 of them survives
- Sophocles, wront Oedipus Rex, Antigone and Oedipus |
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| To set the mood and represent the wisdom of the common man |
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| What was the reason violence was never preformed on stage? |
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| It wasnt a proper decorum at this time |
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| What does it mean to know? |
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| What is a major them of Hamlet? |
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To die without confessing your sins
- Relivent to Hamlet |
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Rhyming Iamic Pentameter Cuplet
-Shakespearean Sonnet |
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3 Estates:
-The Lords (Kings/Noblemen)
-The Lords (Spiritual)
-Bourgeoisie
-Peasants |
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| Jew scattering-still maintain culture and religious identity even if they didn't not have a "home land" |
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Act 3, Scene 2-Hamlet
-Hamlet has the players act out the murder of his father, who was poisoned by his Uncle Claudius who is now King of Denmark. Claudius realizes that Hamlet knows and storms out. |
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Dumbshow
(Mouse Trap Scene) |
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| A play when no one speaks, only actions tell the story and is very brief. |
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| Why can't Hamlet kill Claudius? |
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| His tragic flaw, which is that he thinks too much and can't take action. |
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Odysseus = Pride
Hamlet = Thinking too much |
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1. Limbo- Don't know Christ
2. The Lustful- Cheated on a love, sentenced to swim around in wind and rainy stormy weather.
3. The Gluttons- Sentenced to lay in sewage and mud. |
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| Dante's Four Levels of Meaning |
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1. Literal- Taking what the words say
2. Allegorical- Deep underlying meaning
3. Moral- What you were taught or what you believe in
4. Anagogic- Spiritual meaning |
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1100 B.C.
Acheanaes vs. Trojans
Lasted for 10 years
Trojans won- Trojan horse. |
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| State being separate from religion |
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| Characteristics of the Medieval Period |
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Begins with final collapse of Roman empire
Created at a monarchial state (Gov't ran by king)
Traditional European social structure- Feudal Society with 3 estates. |
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| Responsible for his own downfall |
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The study of the meaning of the Bible,
and how you interpre it. |
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| Greece was the home to whom? |
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Home to the Myceneans 1600 B.C - 1125 B.C - Mycenaen home of the Mycenen Empire.
-Agamemnon was King of the Mycenae |
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| What is the Roman word for Troy? |
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| The people of Crete, ruled under King Minos. Knossos is where a palace an the thron of Minos was found |
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How they characterize a certain character
-"the wily and cunning Odysseus" |
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| Extended Similies were also called? |
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| Main themse of The Odyssey |
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| Thought vs Action and the theme of Hospitality, how well one treats guests is a measure of how civilized they are. |
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-Dante (1265-1321)
-Early 14th century, it was written
-represents the medieval work view
-reflects the elegance of Gods Universe
-3 is the most imporatn # in Christianity
-33 cantos in each
-Dante makes sure is it numberically perfect |
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| The re-birth of classical learning that took place during the renaissance |
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| When a man is unfaithful to his wife |
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Home wrote about their civilization
City on Greek main land |
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| People that lived within the civilization of the King Minos, were freed when Theseus killed the mentor (half man half bull) |
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| Characteristics of a Medieval Man |
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-Prepares for Heaven after death
-Code of Behavior-Whats good vs. Bad
-Secure on how the world works |
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| Characteristics of a Renaissance man |
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-Focus on this life
-Code of Behavior- More earthly, more towards what beautiful rather than good or bad
-Loss of faith, begins questioning |
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