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Eng. IV Assignments, information
Frankenstein
APE IV due dates, assignments, etc.
Mar. 28 Movie, Gattica or (my choice-- Mary Shelley bio) Begin Frankenstein April 1-Blog April 2 Chapters 1-4, Frankenstein April 3 Chapter 5 and essays in class April 7 Through Chapter 7 April 9 Through Vol II, Chap. I & II April 21 Through Chap. III of VOLUME III Extra credit for your own copy! In-class writing MC practice
APE III due dates and assignments
Arg. Against Nat'l ID Cards, Ques. 3 p. 616, TIA Mar. 24 MC Practice, 5 Steps, p. 247 Mar. 28 Arg. Paper Peer Reviews April 1 April 2-Begin The Things They Carried ACT Prep Course April 4 FINAL DRAFT ARG. PAPER APRIL 7 MAP TESTING April 8-10 TTTC through p 38 April 11 TTTC through p 61 by April 14 APE III TEST MAY 14 Final Book review May
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It definitely changed my mind about the King of France. I thought he was a good guy, but he is just as twisted as the twisted sisters. They are all in it for the kingdom. And I can't believe he just abandoned Cordelia like that. Oh, well, that's the French.
Seriously, I think I understand King Lear a LOT better now that I read that site. It really broke it up and made the plot more... accessible? Something like that.
One thing that struck me is how much crazier Lear is than I had imagined. While his daughters' actions are not exactly reasonable, I understand why they would call him crazy and senile. Basically, he's crazy and senile.
In addition, I found it interesting that the fool disappears from the plot after the hut scene. It's almost like he serves his purpose and vanishes, which is why I think that killing him in the stage production isn't exactly right.
I also found it funny that Shakespeare really knew how to write for his audience: the British (who LOATHED the French). Because of this, the British win out in the end, when in reality, the French probably had a better shot. Furthermore, I always thought the French King was a good guy. Turns out that he was just as power-mad as everyone else--probably because he's French, and a French King in a British play can't be the good guy.
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This site has a lot of good information, but I still think it is longer than necessary. It is interesting to find out all of the different stories that Shakespeare combined to create Lear.
It definitely changed my mind about the King of France. I thought he was a good guy, but he is just as twisted as the twisted sisters. They are all in it for the kingdom. And I can't believe he just abandoned Cordelia like that. Oh, well, that's the French.
Seriously, I think I understand King Lear a LOT better now that I read that site. It really broke it up and made the plot more... accessible? Something like that.
One thing that struck me is how much crazier Lear is than I had imagined. While his daughters' actions are not exactly reasonable, I understand why they would call him crazy and senile. Basically, he's crazy and senile.
In addition, I found it interesting that the fool disappears from the plot after the hut scene. It's almost like he serves his purpose and vanishes, which is why I think that killing him in the stage production isn't exactly right.
I also found it funny that Shakespeare really knew how to write for his audience: the British (who LOATHED the French). Because of this, the British win out in the end, when in reality, the French probably had a better shot. Furthermore, I always thought the French King was a good guy. Turns out that he was just as power-mad as everyone else--probably because he's French, and a French King in a British play can't be the good guy.
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