Thursday, 4 February 2016
Wednesday, 27 January 2016
Othello Act 1 Scene 1 Task
How does Shakespeare present the world of Venice in the first act, and how does he construct the interactions of his central characters (Iago, Othello, and Desdemona) with that Venetian world and with each other. How are these interactions complicated by the fact that Othello is a Moor and that Desdemona is a young women? In the first act Venice is presented as being a place of love and a place of hate which fits in with the plot of the play. this is how Shakespeare constructs the interactions of he three main characters. He uses the setting to represent them and show how they change. How they interact gets complicated because Othello is a black man so people interact with him differently to how they interact with Iago. During the time period women were treated differently and seen as less important than men, this means that other characters interact with Desdemona differently to the male characters.
What sort of person is Iago, as he appears in act 1? Are you satisfied by the reasons he gives for hating Othello? What is Iago's relationship with Roderigo?
in Act 1 scene 1, Iago appears at first kind hearted however his true colours are quickly shown when he goes behind Othello's back. Iago hates Othello because Iago is jealous of his position and the power that Othello has. In my eyes this is not a valid reason to hate Othello and isn't justifiable for the things that Iago does later in the play. Iago and Roderigo's relationship is complicated as we are supposed to see them as close friends however, there is always an indication that it may be more than just friends through the behaviour of Iago.
What sort of language does Iago use? What sort of language does Othello use? What might be the significance of this difference?
In the play Othello is supposedly supposed to speak with beauty and speak softly. His language in the play compared to Iago's is gentle and smooth. Iago on the other hand, uses manipulative language that comes across as violent and nasty. Iago uses language when speaking to Othello that is calm but still manipulative as his language infuriates Othello because he doesn't get straight to the point. The language represents the two characters personality and represents how they act around each other.
What sort of person is Iago, as he appears in act 1? Are you satisfied by the reasons he gives for hating Othello? What is Iago's relationship with Roderigo?
in Act 1 scene 1, Iago appears at first kind hearted however his true colours are quickly shown when he goes behind Othello's back. Iago hates Othello because Iago is jealous of his position and the power that Othello has. In my eyes this is not a valid reason to hate Othello and isn't justifiable for the things that Iago does later in the play. Iago and Roderigo's relationship is complicated as we are supposed to see them as close friends however, there is always an indication that it may be more than just friends through the behaviour of Iago.
What sort of language does Iago use? What sort of language does Othello use? What might be the significance of this difference?
In the play Othello is supposedly supposed to speak with beauty and speak softly. His language in the play compared to Iago's is gentle and smooth. Iago on the other hand, uses manipulative language that comes across as violent and nasty. Iago uses language when speaking to Othello that is calm but still manipulative as his language infuriates Othello because he doesn't get straight to the point. The language represents the two characters personality and represents how they act around each other.
Sunday, 10 January 2016
Friday, 11 December 2015
Larkin
What events from his life may have affected their work?
His mother was a nervous and passive woman
Neither friends nor relatives ever visited the family home, and he developed a stammer.
What society is the text set in?
The Whitsun Weddings was written during a patriarchal society.
What society is the text written for?
Philp Larkin writes his poems for a patriarchal society as Larkin was middle class his work portrays a society where him and the bourgeoisie are superior to the working class.
Their attitudes to gender, social class etc.
Larkin writes in a way that presents the proletariat as weak and inferior throughout society due to their class. His work also comes across as sexist in the way that women have little power and his woke seems to agree with this and see it as expectable.
Identifying the genre of your text
Traditional
His mother was a nervous and passive woman
Neither friends nor relatives ever visited the family home, and he developed a stammer.
What society is the text set in?
The Whitsun Weddings was written during a patriarchal society.
What society is the text written for?
Philp Larkin writes his poems for a patriarchal society as Larkin was middle class his work portrays a society where him and the bourgeoisie are superior to the working class.
Their attitudes to gender, social class etc.
Larkin writes in a way that presents the proletariat as weak and inferior throughout society due to their class. His work also comes across as sexist in the way that women have little power and his woke seems to agree with this and see it as expectable.
Identifying the genre of your text
Traditional
Monday, 7 December 2015
The Hollow Men- Dreams,Hopes And Plans
What does the last stanza mean to you? Is the poem really describing the end of the world, or do the lines merely express a belief held by the Hollow Men?
The last stanza suggests that the world is ending. Throughout the poem 'The Hollow Men', T.S Eliot describes a miserable world full of darkness. Eliot suggests that the world is fading "For Thine is. Life is. For Thine is". This suggests that life slowly fades instead of suddenly, this is backed up buy the last stanza "Not with a bang but with a whimper". However the last stanza could express a belief held by the Hollow Men because they are described in a way which makes them seem passive and pathetic just like the proletariat. In this sense it could be a way of describing the proletariat and their everyday lives, slow and drab. T.S Eliot writes in a way that makes the reader feel miserable so a lot of his poems including 'Whispers of Immortality' use depressive language. In 'The Hollow Men' he uses depressive language and a mellow tone, especially in the last stanza, to suggest the horrible lives of the Hollow Men.
The last stanza suggests that the world is ending. Throughout the poem 'The Hollow Men', T.S Eliot describes a miserable world full of darkness. Eliot suggests that the world is fading "For Thine is. Life is. For Thine is". This suggests that life slowly fades instead of suddenly, this is backed up buy the last stanza "Not with a bang but with a whimper". However the last stanza could express a belief held by the Hollow Men because they are described in a way which makes them seem passive and pathetic just like the proletariat. In this sense it could be a way of describing the proletariat and their everyday lives, slow and drab. T.S Eliot writes in a way that makes the reader feel miserable so a lot of his poems including 'Whispers of Immortality' use depressive language. In 'The Hollow Men' he uses depressive language and a mellow tone, especially in the last stanza, to suggest the horrible lives of the Hollow Men.
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