English Drama developed into a sophisticated and very popular art form guring the reign of Elizabeth I. Prior to this, theatre companies travelled about the country putting on plays wherever they could find an audience, performing in open courtyards of inns where spectators watched either from the ground or from balconies or galleries.
The first theatre known to London was 'The Theather' located just beyond the city walls in Shoreditch which was build by an actor by the name of James Burbage. Burbage and other prominent and 'well-to-do' actors were often frowned upon by the city fathers but were widely popular with the common people who shouted loudly and insisted to see them perform in plays. They were also considered as rogues and vagabonds by some.
In the year 1597, 'The Theatre' was closed by the city fathers. It was later dismantled and hauled to pieces by Richard Burbage, James son, and moved across to Southwark. After six months of rebuilding, it was then renamed 'The Globe'. Although noone really knows what the Globe looked like, scholars assume that it had a round or octagonal shape since Shakespeare refers to the building as 'this wooden O' in Henry V. The structure had to have been small enough to ensure that the actors would be heard, knowing that performance could draw audiences as large as 25,000 to 30,000 people. The structure had no sets or lighting so plays were performed in bright afternoon sunlight.
The Globe was deminished in 1613 when a cannon fired as part of a performance of Henry VIII, ignited the theatre's thatched, burning it to the ground. Everyone escaped unharmed. The theater was rebuilt but was later permenantly closed in 1642 by the Puritans. On June8, 1997, The New Globe was opened to its full season by an American actor named Sam Wanamakers.
Group Members:
Garicia Mack
Kamarie Jacobs
Dacia Benjamin
Arantxa Lewis
Brantella Williams
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Brother Man questions
Between Bra Ambo & Brother Man- External
Between Papcita & Girlie- External
Between Brother Man & Cordelia- External
Between Papcita & Brother Man- External
External conflict is the struggle between the protagonist and another character against nature or some outside force.
Internal conflict- disagreement or fighting within an organization or entity.
Types of irony
- Situational irony- what the opposite of what is expected to happen, happens.
- Dramatic irony- when the reader or audience are aware of something that the characters in the story are not.
-Verbal irony- In conversation, the speaker intends to be understood as meaning something that contrast with the literal or usual meaning of what he says.
Between Papcita & Girlie- External
Between Brother Man & Cordelia- External
Between Papcita & Brother Man- External
External conflict is the struggle between the protagonist and another character against nature or some outside force.
Internal conflict- disagreement or fighting within an organization or entity.
Types of irony
- Situational irony- what the opposite of what is expected to happen, happens.
- Dramatic irony- when the reader or audience are aware of something that the characters in the story are not.
-Verbal irony- In conversation, the speaker intends to be understood as meaning something that contrast with the literal or usual meaning of what he says.
The Religion of Rastafarian
The Rastafarian movement cam about in Jamaica in the 1930's and arose in a christian culture. It is referred to as a way of life rather than as a religion by most Rastafarians who worship Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, former Emperor of Ethiopia and Jah, another incarnation of the Christian God. It proclaims Africa (Zion) as the original birthplace of mankind and embraces various Afrocentric social and political aspirations such as the socialpolitical views and teachings of Jamaican publicist, organizer and black nationalist Marcus Garvey.
In the world today, awareness of Rastafarians movement has spread throughout much of the world through reggae music with one example being Jamaican singer/songwriter Bob Marley.
Biography on Roger Mais
Roger Mais was a Jamaican journalist, novelist, poet and playwright who was born to a middle-class family in Kingston Jamaica on August 11, 1905. By 1951, Mais had won ten first prizes in West Indian literary competitions. He was awarded the high honor of the Order of Jamaica in 1978 for his intregal role in the developement of political and cultural nationalism.
Mais career first started when he worked for the weekly newspaper 'Public Opinion' from 1939 to 1952. He wrote several plays, reviews and short stories for the newspaper Focus and the Jamaican Daily Gleamer focusing his articles on social injustice and inequality. He used this approach to reach his local audience and to primarily push for a national identity and anti-colonialism. In the 1940's. Mais published a play called George William Gordon which focused on the Moran Bay Rebellion of 1865 along with over a hundred short stories. Some of his work includes: Brother Man, and The Hills Were Joyful Together.
In the world today, awareness of Rastafarians movement has spread throughout much of the world through reggae music with one example being Jamaican singer/songwriter Bob Marley.
Biography on Roger Mais
Roger Mais was a Jamaican journalist, novelist, poet and playwright who was born to a middle-class family in Kingston Jamaica on August 11, 1905. By 1951, Mais had won ten first prizes in West Indian literary competitions. He was awarded the high honor of the Order of Jamaica in 1978 for his intregal role in the developement of political and cultural nationalism.
Mais career first started when he worked for the weekly newspaper 'Public Opinion' from 1939 to 1952. He wrote several plays, reviews and short stories for the newspaper Focus and the Jamaican Daily Gleamer focusing his articles on social injustice and inequality. He used this approach to reach his local audience and to primarily push for a national identity and anti-colonialism. In the 1940's. Mais published a play called George William Gordon which focused on the Moran Bay Rebellion of 1865 along with over a hundred short stories. Some of his work includes: Brother Man, and The Hills Were Joyful Together.
Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English playwrght, poet and actor, born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon. Although his actual birth date was unclear, he was said to be born on April 23rd 1594, three days before h baptism on 26th April 1564. Born to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden, Shakespeare was the third of six children.
Much details about Shakespeares life was very sketchy. What is known of him is that he attended Stratford Grammar School, finished at age 15 and was married by the age of 18 to Anne Hathaway with whom he had three children with the first being Susanna followed by twins Hamnet and Judith.
Between 1589 and 1613, Shakespeare produced most of his known work which consisted mainly of comedies, histories, tragedies, sonnets and tragiccomedies. Some plays he has written include: Hamlet, The Taming of the Shrew and Henry VI. It was noted that he had written 37 plays through Robert Green's criticism which attacked Shakespeare for competing with him and other playwrights callings him 'an upstart crow' and 157 sonnets.
William Shakespeare was considered one of the best playwright of his time because not only did he create some of the most admired plays in Western literature but he also transformed English theatre by expanding expectations of what could be accomplished through characterisation, plot, action, language and genre. Also, because his plays has been translated into basically every major language and performed throughout the world.
Shakespeare joined a theatrical company called the Lord Chamberlain's Men in 1594 during the reign of Elizabeth I of England which was called the Elizabethan era. The Elizabethan era was a time associated with Queen Elizabeth I's reign and is often considered to be the golden age in English history. It was the height of the English Renaissance and saw the flowering of English poetry, music and literature. In 1599, the troupe moved to a new venue, The Globe Theatre south of the Thame in London.
William Shakespeare died on April 23rd 1616 and was buried at the Holy Trinity Church in Stratford. His last words were, 'Good friend, for Jesus' sake forbear
To digg the dust enclosed here!
Blest be ye man that spares the stones
And curst be he that moves my bones.'
Much details about Shakespeares life was very sketchy. What is known of him is that he attended Stratford Grammar School, finished at age 15 and was married by the age of 18 to Anne Hathaway with whom he had three children with the first being Susanna followed by twins Hamnet and Judith.
Between 1589 and 1613, Shakespeare produced most of his known work which consisted mainly of comedies, histories, tragedies, sonnets and tragiccomedies. Some plays he has written include: Hamlet, The Taming of the Shrew and Henry VI. It was noted that he had written 37 plays through Robert Green's criticism which attacked Shakespeare for competing with him and other playwrights callings him 'an upstart crow' and 157 sonnets.
William Shakespeare was considered one of the best playwright of his time because not only did he create some of the most admired plays in Western literature but he also transformed English theatre by expanding expectations of what could be accomplished through characterisation, plot, action, language and genre. Also, because his plays has been translated into basically every major language and performed throughout the world.
Shakespeare joined a theatrical company called the Lord Chamberlain's Men in 1594 during the reign of Elizabeth I of England which was called the Elizabethan era. The Elizabethan era was a time associated with Queen Elizabeth I's reign and is often considered to be the golden age in English history. It was the height of the English Renaissance and saw the flowering of English poetry, music and literature. In 1599, the troupe moved to a new venue, The Globe Theatre south of the Thame in London.
William Shakespeare died on April 23rd 1616 and was buried at the Holy Trinity Church in Stratford. His last words were, 'Good friend, for Jesus' sake forbear
To digg the dust enclosed here!
Blest be ye man that spares the stones
And curst be he that moves my bones.'
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Literary Terms
Forms of Prose Fiction
Novel- a book-lenght fictional prose narrative.
Short story- a brief fictional narrative in pose.
Novellers- applied to a story somewhat longer than a short story, but not long enough to be considered a novel.
Elements of Prose fiction
Narrative techniques- the method invovled in telling a story. It also conveys desired effects.
Point of view- the relationship of the narrator or storyteller to the story.
Setting- the time and place in which the events of a story, novel or play occurs.
Theme- the central message of a story, poem, novel or play that readers can apply to life.
Style- the authors choice and arrangements of words and sentences in a literary work.
Characterization- the methods of which a writer use to reveal the personality of a character.
Literary Devices
Imagery- the word pictures that writers create to help evoke an emotional response.
Symbol- an object, person, place or experience that means more that what it is.
Irony- a contrast or discepancy between appearance and reality or between what is expected or what actually happens.
Allusion- a reference in a work of literature to a character, place or situation from history or from another work of literature, music or art.
Satire-writting that exposes and ridicule the vices or follies of people or societies.
Structual Devices
Stream of conciousness- individual conscious experience regarded as a continuous series of occurances rather as seperate disconnected events.
Interior Monologue- a narrative technique or passage which suggests a characters stream of consciousness.
Flashback- an account of an event that happened before a story began.
Foreshadowing- the use of clues by the author to prepare readers for events that will happen later in the story.
Time Frame- a given interval of time especially in relatiion to a particular event or process.
Motif- a significant word, decripton, idea or image that is repeated.
Juxtaposition- to put side by side or close together.
Types of Fiction
Social- of or having to do with human beings living together as a group in a situation in which their dealings with one another affect their common welfare.
Political- of or concerned with government, the statement or politics.
Historical- of or concerned with history as a science.
Religious- characterized by adherence to religion or a religion.
Ethnic- designating or of a population subgroup having a commom cultural heritage as distinguished by customs, characteristics, language and common history.
Moral- a practical lesson about right and wrong conduct.
Intellectual- the ability to reason and understand or to perceive relationships.
Cultural- the training and refinement of the intellect, interest, taste, skills and arts.
Novel- a book-lenght fictional prose narrative.
Short story- a brief fictional narrative in pose.
Novellers- applied to a story somewhat longer than a short story, but not long enough to be considered a novel.
Elements of Prose fiction
Narrative techniques- the method invovled in telling a story. It also conveys desired effects.
Point of view- the relationship of the narrator or storyteller to the story.
Setting- the time and place in which the events of a story, novel or play occurs.
Theme- the central message of a story, poem, novel or play that readers can apply to life.
Style- the authors choice and arrangements of words and sentences in a literary work.
Characterization- the methods of which a writer use to reveal the personality of a character.
Literary Devices
Imagery- the word pictures that writers create to help evoke an emotional response.
Symbol- an object, person, place or experience that means more that what it is.
Irony- a contrast or discepancy between appearance and reality or between what is expected or what actually happens.
Allusion- a reference in a work of literature to a character, place or situation from history or from another work of literature, music or art.
Satire-writting that exposes and ridicule the vices or follies of people or societies.
Structual Devices
Stream of conciousness- individual conscious experience regarded as a continuous series of occurances rather as seperate disconnected events.
Interior Monologue- a narrative technique or passage which suggests a characters stream of consciousness.
Flashback- an account of an event that happened before a story began.
Foreshadowing- the use of clues by the author to prepare readers for events that will happen later in the story.
Time Frame- a given interval of time especially in relatiion to a particular event or process.
Motif- a significant word, decripton, idea or image that is repeated.
Juxtaposition- to put side by side or close together.
Types of Fiction
- Fantasy- a story that can never happen; not realistic.
- Humorous fiction- a funny story written to make you laugh.
- Science fiction- is based on science and tells about supernatural events.
- Mystery- a story about something that needs to be solved.
- Traditional fiction- folk tales,fairy tales, myths and legends which are passed down orally throughout history.
- Historical fiction- a story that seems real and took place in the past. It may include people or events from the past but some of the story came from the author's imagination.
- Realistic fiction- a story which could have happened or seems real.
- Animal fiction- these contain characters that are animals or plots where the animal is an intregal part of the story.
Social- of or having to do with human beings living together as a group in a situation in which their dealings with one another affect their common welfare.
Political- of or concerned with government, the statement or politics.
Historical- of or concerned with history as a science.
Religious- characterized by adherence to religion or a religion.
Ethnic- designating or of a population subgroup having a commom cultural heritage as distinguished by customs, characteristics, language and common history.
Moral- a practical lesson about right and wrong conduct.
Intellectual- the ability to reason and understand or to perceive relationships.
Cultural- the training and refinement of the intellect, interest, taste, skills and arts.
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