What comes to your mind when you hear the word Romanticism?
Information about Romanticism:
• This refers to a time in American Literature between 1770 and 1860
• What else is going on in American during this time period?
Civil War
Revolutionary War
Forced migration of Native Americans
Influx of immigration
Industrial Revolution
Global Trade
Propaganda
Common Sense
The American Frontier promised opportunity for expansion, growth, freedom.
There is an increased spirit of optimism invoked by the promise of new discovery.
Immigration brought new cultures and perspectives.
Growth of industry.
There is an increased need to become more spiritual.
• Some famous “romantic” writers include Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathanial Hawthorne, Emily Dickinson, Herman Melville…just to name a few.
• There are several characteristics that mark a “romantic” piece of literature. They are:
1. Emotion
2. Individualism
3. Revolutionary
4. Love of nature and solitude
5. Full of fantasy and/or introspection
6. Subjective perception
7. Right-brained (more creative and emotional than logical and analytical)
8. Strong sense of nationalism
9. Provides an outcast or savage character
10. Mysterious settings
11. Focus on the supernatural
• The Romantic period in American literature brings about the basis for two important literary movements … Gothicism and Transcendentalism.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Julius Caesar - Quotes
"Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look;
He thinks too much, such men are dangerous."
"Speak, hands for me!"
"Beware the ides of March."
"Let's carve him as a dish fit for the gods,
Not hew him as a carcass for the hounds."
"O pardon me, though bleeding piece of earth,
That I am meek and gentle with these butchers."
"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears;
I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him."
"Our reasons are so full of good regard
that were you the son of Caesar you should be satisfied."
"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,
But in ourselves, that we are underlings."
"Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once."
"None that I know will be;
much that I fear may chance."
"Caesar, now be still;
I killed not thee with half so good a will."
"When Caesar says 'Do this,' it is performed."
"So call the field to rest, and let's away,
To part the glories of this happy day."
"Et tu, Brute? - Then fall Caesar."
"He doth bestride the narrow world like a Colossus..."
"This was the noblest Roman of them all..."
"To tell thee thou shalt see me at Philippi."
"It is expected I should know no secrets
That appertain to you? Am I your self"
"As Caesar loved me, I weep for him;
as he was fortunate, I rejoiced at it,
as he was valiant, I honor him;
but, as he was ambitious, I slew him."
"I am constant as the Northern star."
He thinks too much, such men are dangerous."
"Speak, hands for me!"
"Beware the ides of March."
"Let's carve him as a dish fit for the gods,
Not hew him as a carcass for the hounds."
"O pardon me, though bleeding piece of earth,
That I am meek and gentle with these butchers."
"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears;
I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him."
"Our reasons are so full of good regard
that were you the son of Caesar you should be satisfied."
"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,
But in ourselves, that we are underlings."
"Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once."
"None that I know will be;
much that I fear may chance."
"Caesar, now be still;
I killed not thee with half so good a will."
"When Caesar says 'Do this,' it is performed."
"So call the field to rest, and let's away,
To part the glories of this happy day."
"Et tu, Brute? - Then fall Caesar."
"He doth bestride the narrow world like a Colossus..."
"This was the noblest Roman of them all..."
"To tell thee thou shalt see me at Philippi."
"It is expected I should know no secrets
That appertain to you? Am I your self"
"As Caesar loved me, I weep for him;
as he was fortunate, I rejoiced at it,
as he was valiant, I honor him;
but, as he was ambitious, I slew him."
"I am constant as the Northern star."
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
What is the "Catcher in the Rye"?
The “Catcher in the Rye”
As the source of the book’s title, this symbol merits close inspection. It first appears in Chapter 16, when a kid Holden admires for walking in the street rather than on the sidewalk is singing the Robert Burns song “Comin’ Thro’ the Rye.” In Chapter 22, when Phoebe asks Holden what he wants to do with his life, he replies with his image, from the song, of a “catcher in the rye.” Holden imagines a field of rye perched high on a cliff, full of children romping and playing. He says he would like to protect the children from falling off the edge of the cliff by “catching”them if they were on the verge of tumbling over. As Phoebe points out, Holden has misheard the lyric. He thinks the line is “If a body catch a body comin’ through the rye,” but the actual lyric is “If a body meet a body, coming through the rye.”The song “Comin’ Thro’ the Rye” asks if it is wrong for two people to have a romantic encounter out in the fields, away from the public eye, even if they don’t plan to have a commitment to one another. It is highly ironic that the word “meet” refers to an encounter that leads to recreational sex, because the word that Holden substitutes—“catch”—takes on the exact opposite meaning in his mind. Holden wants to catch children before they fall out of innocence into knowledge of the adult world, including knowledge of sex.
Monday, January 7, 2013
Similarities between McCarthyism & The Crucible
Understanding symbolism in The Crucible means
understanding the similarities between McCarthyism and The
Crucible.
McCarthyism: In the 1940s and 1950s Americans feared the encroachment of Communism. The Soviet Union was growing in power and the threat of a nuclear holocaust was on the forefront of American minds. Eastern Europe had become a conglomerate of Communist satellite nations. Throw in China and Americans began to feel they were surrounded by a Communist threat. Paranoia ensued.
The Crucible: Salem established itself as a religious community in the midst of evil. Salemites considered the forest the domain of the devil. Salem was surrounded by forest. Paranoia ensued.
McCarthyism: Joseph McCarthy, U.S. Senator, made unsubstantiated claims that more than 200 "card carrying" members of the Communist party had infiltrated the United States government. He had no proof.
The Crucible: Delusional girls make unsubstantiated claims about the existence of witches in Salem. They have no proof.
McCarthyism: In the 1940s and 1950s Americans feared the encroachment of Communism. The Soviet Union was growing in power and the threat of a nuclear holocaust was on the forefront of American minds. Eastern Europe had become a conglomerate of Communist satellite nations. Throw in China and Americans began to feel they were surrounded by a Communist threat. Paranoia ensued.
The Crucible: Salem established itself as a religious community in the midst of evil. Salemites considered the forest the domain of the devil. Salem was surrounded by forest. Paranoia ensued.
McCarthyism: Joseph McCarthy, U.S. Senator, made unsubstantiated claims that more than 200 "card carrying" members of the Communist party had infiltrated the United States government. He had no proof.
The Crucible: Delusional girls make unsubstantiated claims about the existence of witches in Salem. They have no proof.
McCarthyism: McCarthy's unsubstantiated
claims ruined lives and led to increased hostility.
The Crucible: The girls unsubstantiated claims ruin lives and lead to increased hostility in Salem.
McCarthyism: Those who were accused were assumed guilty, put on trial, and expected to divulge the names of other Communist sympathizers. Failure to do so led to sanctions.
The Crucible: Those who are accused are assumed guilty, put on trial, expected to confess, and expected to accuse others of being witches. Failure to do so leads to death.
McCarthyism: The media were not willing to stand up to Senator McCarthy for fear of being accused of being a Communist.
The Crucible: Townspeople are not willing to stand up to the court for fear of being accused of being a witch.
McCarthyism: Arthur Miller was called before the House Un-American Activities Committee and subsequently blacklisted.
The Crucible: Arthur Miller wrote it.
The Crucible: The girls unsubstantiated claims ruin lives and lead to increased hostility in Salem.
McCarthyism: Those who were accused were assumed guilty, put on trial, and expected to divulge the names of other Communist sympathizers. Failure to do so led to sanctions.
The Crucible: Those who are accused are assumed guilty, put on trial, expected to confess, and expected to accuse others of being witches. Failure to do so leads to death.
McCarthyism: The media were not willing to stand up to Senator McCarthy for fear of being accused of being a Communist.
The Crucible: Townspeople are not willing to stand up to the court for fear of being accused of being a witch.
McCarthyism: Arthur Miller was called before the House Un-American Activities Committee and subsequently blacklisted.
The Crucible: Arthur Miller wrote it.
Sunday, January 6, 2013
English 2 Honors - 2nd Quarterly Assessment
English 2 Honors – 2nd
Quarterly Assessment
Part A. Author
Study
Research the background (of the assigned author from the
list below) and share with the class the author’s experiences which prepared
him/her for writing (the book/play we studied).
Typed paper – 15 points.
Power Point Presentation (10 slides with pictures) – 20 points.
Ayn Rand
George Orwell
Aldous Huxley
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
William Shakespeare
Part B. The
Glass Menagerie
Design a poster ad for a forthcoming production of The Glass Menagerie. 15 points.
Write an original ballad – 15 verses (60 lines). 50 Points.
- Perhaps the oldest form of poetry
- A form of entertainment
- Short story told in rhyming verse, with measured beats in each line
- Character: hero/commoner
- Theme: Supernatural/Mystical, Tragedy, Love (unrequited, unfulfilled), Physical courage, Violence, History
- Setting: time, place
- Rhyme scheme: a b c b
- Rhythm: best 8-6-8-6 * has to read well *
- Capitalize every first letter in each line (even if it is not a new sentence)
- Punctuate – commas to pause & periods to end statements, also use ? ! --
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Eng. 2 - Quarterly Assessment - Jan. 2013
The House on Mango
Street
Sophomore Class - Video
Project
You will be
reenacting one of the vignettes &
each person in the group must play a role in the
performance.
This will
be your Quarterly Assessment Exam!!!
The following are prohibited
- Alcohol
- Drugs
- Moving vehicles
Requirements
- 5-10 minutes in length
- Groups of 4-6 students
- Video must be put on YouTube with signed permission slips from ALL parents/guardians
- "Louie, His Cousin & His Other Cousin”
- “Red Clown”
Due Date: Monday, January, 14th
Monday, December 3, 2012
Symbolism in The Crucible
Symbolism in The Crucible
The Doll: The doll found on Elizabeth
Proctor's shelf is a traditional symbol of voodoo and witchcraft. In The
Crucible, the doll (as well as Rebecca Nurse) symbolizes the transformation
of good to evil: dolls, in a normal society, represent childhood innocence and
bring happiness. In Salem, dolls represent evil. This extends to the Puritan
government and church, both being entrusted to protect its citizens, yet both
doing the opposite.
The Stones: Giles Corey
refuses to make an official plea in court. In order to persuade him to make a
plea, officials of the court stack concrete stones on him and eventually crush
him. The stones symbolize the weight of Salem's sins that are crushing the good
in its society.
Elizabeth Proctor's Pregnancy: Elizabeth's execution is stalled on account of her pregnancy. This represents hope that the future may be different.
The Boiling Cauldron: The controversy begins with Salem girls running wild through the forest around a cauldron of boiling water. This cauldron symbolizes the wildness of the girls, or more specifically, their repressed sexual desire bubbling over.
John Proctor's Leaving the Courtroom: This occurs in the movie. After Proctor is accused of witchcraft, he runs into a small pond and with arms spread shouts, "God is dead." Proctor is in water, symbolic of baptism, and his arms are spread, symbolic of the Biblical Christ on the cross. Proctor sacrifices himself for the good of Salem and to honor those saints (Rebecca and Martha) who refuse to lie.
The Witch Trials: In addition to the similarities between McCarthyism and The Crucible already discussed, the trials symbolize the effect of intolerance, extremism, and hatred.
The Forest: Puritans believed that the forest was the devil's dominion. They failed to recognize, however, that Salem's evil and destruction came from within. The forest, therefore symbolizes the evil present in all humans.
Elizabeth Proctor's Pregnancy: Elizabeth's execution is stalled on account of her pregnancy. This represents hope that the future may be different.
The Boiling Cauldron: The controversy begins with Salem girls running wild through the forest around a cauldron of boiling water. This cauldron symbolizes the wildness of the girls, or more specifically, their repressed sexual desire bubbling over.
John Proctor's Leaving the Courtroom: This occurs in the movie. After Proctor is accused of witchcraft, he runs into a small pond and with arms spread shouts, "God is dead." Proctor is in water, symbolic of baptism, and his arms are spread, symbolic of the Biblical Christ on the cross. Proctor sacrifices himself for the good of Salem and to honor those saints (Rebecca and Martha) who refuse to lie.
The Witch Trials: In addition to the similarities between McCarthyism and The Crucible already discussed, the trials symbolize the effect of intolerance, extremism, and hatred.
The Forest: Puritans believed that the forest was the devil's dominion. They failed to recognize, however, that Salem's evil and destruction came from within. The forest, therefore symbolizes the evil present in all humans.
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