...destructon. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is about two young teenagers, Romeo Monatague, and Juliet Capulet who fall deeply in love and are forced to keep their love a secreat in order to prevent the dissapointment of there feuding familes. Romeo and Juliets fate, immature acts, and secrets soon lead up to Romeo and Juliets downfall. Fate is a power that predetemines events and controls destiny. In the story, William Shakesphere is controlling Romeo and Juliet, which brings fate at fault of the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. It was fate that brought Romeo and Juliet together, and made their family’s rivalrys. It is also what brought them to their downfall. If Romeo and Juliet had never met at the party, Friar Lawrence had never married them, and Juliets father wasnt forceing her to marry Paris, none of this would have happened. Fate in this story is unavoidable. Frair Lawerence played a huge role in Romeo and Juliet’s deaths. A Friar is looked up to and held responsible alot more. The Frair should have known better then to marry two young teenagers, just to end the families feud. The plan the Friar had to keep Romeo and Juliet together was insufficiently thought out which ultimatly was a major part in the tragedy. Even though Friar Lawerence knows that both the Monatague’s and Capulet’s wont be very happy with his descion to marry them, he still continues to do so. If Frair Lawrence wasnt stupid enough to keep the secreat, none of this would have happened. Juliet would have never dranken...
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...star crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, resulted in great tragedy. In my opinion, more than one character was to blame for the suicides of Romeo and Juliet. But I believe that Lord Capulet played a primary role in this great tragedy. Many people are to blame for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. One character that stood out in the play was Lord Capulet, Juliet's father. One reason Lord Capulet is to blame is because he was not a good role model for Juliet and he did not care for her well-being. One example of his poor behavior is when Juliet's cousin, Paris, asks to marry her even though she does not want to marry him. Lord Capulet's response to Paris was to wait two summers so that Juliet would be older when she married. It is also very important to have a good relationship with your father. Juliet always went behind her father's back and never told him where she was going. This demonstrates their poor father-daughter relationship. Another...
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...It is safe to say most people have at least heard of or have a brief understanding of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. If not, the story follows two young lovers who- through a series of unfortunate events- end up separated This ends with the infamous climax of Juliet faking her death, Romeo not faking his own death, and Juliet actually killing herself. While one could argue that the fates of Romeo and Juliet could be caused by either their own decisions or luck, I have substantial evidence that the former is more responsible. In order to have a higher understanding of the plot, there are a few things to know. There are two houses feuding in the land of Verona called Capulet and Montague. Romeo, the son of the Montagues, goes to a party to...
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...about two kids Romeo and Juliet.They are two unlucky kids, who are Montagues and Capulets that has strong hate for each other.But little do they know soon Romeo will fall in love with Juliet at a masquerade party held by the Capulets(Juliet’s family.)Later on they will realize they can’t be together because of the hatred between the families,and Juliet’s parents said Paris can marry her on her fifteenth birthday but she is falling in love with Romeo.Read the rest to find out the ending. Act one Scene two is about the Capulet (Juliet’s father) talking with Paris to see if he could marry Juliet, but her father say’s she is too young to marry considering she is fourteen years old.Capulet asks him if he could wait till she was fifteen but not only that he needs to get her to love him.After they talk he invites Paris to a masquerade feast so he could get Juliet to love him.But Romeo...
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...English Assessment. Love is presented in various ways. I will be writing how love is presented in poetry and how it links to the famous hear breaking novel “Romeo and Juliet”. In the play “a woman to her lover” written by Christina Walsh, the narrator gives her husband revised wedding vows which reveal that she will not accept being pushed around by him in their marriage. “go – I am no doll to dress and sit for feeble worship.” The narrator refuses to be objectified when she states “I am no doll”; the keyword “doll” conveys being lifeless and not having any power. The phrase “doll to dress” also possesses a hard alliterative “D” which conveys the narrator’s anger at the mistreatment of women. To add to this, we also witness men having power over woman in the poem “Havisham”. Carol Ann Duffy takes on the persona of Charles Dickens’ famous character “Miss Havisham” who is a bitter character who is filled with anger and hatred towards her ex-fiance who jilted her at the altar. Miss Havisham is now old and still carries her deep cruisifieng memories which lead her to depression and imprisoning herself in her own home. “Beloved sweetheart basted.” This strong oxymoron suggests that Miss Havisham continues to dwell on the memories of her long lost man. This quote also highlights that her emotions are clearly in conflict with one another and will continue to do so throughout her life if she does not move on. The words “beloved” and “basted” are two completely different words which...
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...AP LIT TERMS 1. Allegory: figurative treatment of one subject under the appearance of another. George Orwell's 1984 (ex. Big Brother: Stalin, Airstrip One: Soviet Russia), Shakespeare's All the World's a Stage (metaphor of human lives being as in a play) 2. Alliteration: The repetition of the same letter or the same consonant sound in words that are together. Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven(While I nodded, nearly napping...) 3. Allusion: A casual reference to a significant figure from the past Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet ("...when King Cophetua loved the beggar maid!": Allusion to an old legend) 4. Ambiguity: An unclear, indefinite, or vague word, expression, meaning, etc J.D Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye(“... I’m quite a heavy smoker, for one thing—that is, I used to be. They made me cut it out. Another thing, I grew six and a half inches last year. That’s also how I practically got t.b. and came out here for all these goddam checkups and stuff..."-"Here" and "there" are ambiguous) 5. Analogy: A comparison that shows the likenesses in two things Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet("What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet. So Romeo would, were he not Romeo called.": Compares Romeo to a rose and says a rose is sweet smelling no matter how you call it.) 6. Anaphora: The repetition of words in two or more successive clauses, sentences, or verses J.D Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye("It rained on his lousy tombstone...
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...----------------------- FOUR TYPES OF PLAYS: I. Tragedy They contain a heroic figure, often a nobleman, who has a serious fatal flaw. Their weakness thus becomes their down fall and is often the cause of their or others demise. It also included a serious theme, and in the end the death of someone important. Ex. Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth II. Comedy They contain satiric language, word plays, heavy puns, and metaphors, love or lust with obstacles that the lovers must overcome throughout the play. Mistaken identities are often used in both intentional and unintentional ways for comic relief. Ex. The Merchant of Venice III. History The central theme is the gain and loss of power, and the theme of divine right. These plays also help to view the class system of the time period. Ex. King John IV. Romance They contain a redemptive plotline with a happy ending involving the re-uniting of separated family members and a mixture of civilized and pastoral scenes. Ex. The Winter’s Tale A TYPICAL ELIZABETHAN PLAYGOER: A. What time did the performance of plays begin at the Globe? The times of plays at the Globe Theatre generally started at 3:00 pm. B. What did the flying flag mean? Red, White or Black Flags flying form the flag mast at the top of the Globe Theatre indicated whether the play to be performed was a history, comedy or a tragedy. C. Why weather could affect the performance...
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...Sonnet –can be distinguished by its form for it always consist of 14 rhymed lines 4.Idyll –a descriptive poem of rural or pastoral character which expresses the poet’s feeling of his immediate landscape 5.Song –has a particular melodious quality 6.Simple Lyric –includes all those lyric poems that don’t belong under the other types c.Dramatic Poetry - focus on the characters feelings- designed to be spoken or acted on stage These are plays whose dialogues are written in the form of poetry1. Comedy –a dramatic play of light and humorous character w/ a cheerful or happy ending 2.Tragedy –portrays struggle of a strong –willed protagonist against fate Ex. 5 great Shakespearean Tragedies ~ Hamlet –indecision~ King Lear–parental love~ Macbeth –ambition~ Othello –conjugal love~ Romeo and Juliet –young love 3.Dramatic History –a dramatic play dealing w/ past historical event 4.Farce –a comic play marked by broadly satirical comedy and improbable plot 5.Melodrama–characterized by heavy use of suspense, sensational...
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...Common Literary Techniques 1. Imagery: It is the use of figurative language to create visual representations of actions, objects and ideas in our mind in such a way that they appeal to our physical senses. For example: * The room was dark and gloomy. -The words “dark” and “gloomy” are visual images. * The river was roaring in the mountains. – The word “roaring” appeals to our sense of hearing. 2. Simile and Metaphor: Both compare two distinct objects and draws similarity between them. The difference is that Simile uses “as” or “like” and Metaphor does not. For example: * “My love is like a red red rose” (Simile) * He is an old fox very cunning. (Metaphor) 3. Hyperbole: It is deliberate exaggeration of actions and ideas for the sake of emphasis. For example: * Your bag weighs a ton! * I have got a million issues to look after! 4. Personification: It gives a thing, an idea or an animal human qualities. For example: * The flowers are dancing beside the lake. * Have you see my new car? She is a real beauty! 5. Alliteration: It refers to the same consonant sounds in words coming together. For example: * Better butter always makes the batter better. * She sells seashells at seashore. 6. Allegory: It is a literary technique in which an abstract idea is given a form of characters, actions or events. For example: * “Animal Farm”, written by George Orwell, is an example allegory using the actions of animals on a farm to represent the overthrow of the last...
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...ANALYZING NOVELS & SHORT STORy Good feedback is kind, thorough and timely. It’s professional and focused. It leaves the writer feeling challenged to do better but great about their strengths. Even if that just means the location they chose was cool. Give your feedback relative to the skill set of the writer. Never lie or obfuscate. Just serve it up gently. An upset writer isn’t going to hear your points anyway. But an encouraged one will. Trust me on this. — Julie Gray PRINTER FRIENDLY PAGE Literary analysis looks critically at a work of fiction in order to understand how the parts contribute to the whole. When analyzing a novel or short story, you’ll need to consider elements such as the context, setting, characters, plot, literary devices, and themes. Remember that a literary analysis isn’t merely a summary or review, but rather an interpretation of the work and an argument about it based on the text. Depending on your assignment, you might argue about the work’s meaning or why it causes certain reader reactions. This handout will help you analyze a short story or novel—use it to form a thesis, or argument, for your essay. Summary Begin by summarizing the basic plot: “Matilda by Roald Dahl is about a gifted little girl in small town America who learns to make things move with her mind and saves her teacher and school from the evil principal.” This will help ground you in the story. (When you write your paper, you probably won’t include a summary because your readers...
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...and moon. Civil war eventually broke out between Mark Antony and Octavian, later known as Caesar Augustus. Many people blamed Cleopatra and many of Antony’s supporters opposed her. Antony and Octavian met in battle and historians say that Cleopatra abandoned Antony’s forces when Antony and Octavian “were at a standstill,” which led Antony’s forces to be “routed” (Jarus). Octavian’s forces landed in Egypt and Octavian led his forces toward Alexandria. The battle took a major downturn for Antony and Cleopatra. Antony and Cleopatra “were essentially trapped” (Jarus). The pair knew the end was arriving quickly. Antony won a minor battle, but it did not save them. Unfortunately, Cleopatra and her lover’s ending is excruciatingly similar to Romeo and Juliet’s. Mark Antony caught word that Cleopatra had killed herself and decided he could not live without her. Antony stabbed himself, but the wound did not kill him right away (Jarus). Antony, wounded and dying, was taken to Cleopatra, where he would later die with her. Cleopatra, heartbroken and grief-stricken, met Octavian when he came into the city. Cleopatra attempted to negotiate with him, but he “was impervious to her charm” (Haywood).Octavian implied that Cleopatra would return with him to Rome as a “sort of war trophy” (Jarus). After her second attempt to commit suicide, Florus wrote in the second century A.D. “she dressed herself in her richest attire, as was her custom, and settled herself next to Antony in a sarcophagus filled...
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...The Write Approach: English Language Arts Research and Writing Guide Student Name: John Burroughs High School Burbank, CA The Write Approach Table of Contents Glossary of Terms The Writing Process Thinking Maps The Six Types of Writing Prompts Jane Shaffer Writing Terms Writing a Thesis Statement Writer’s Signal Words 1 4 5 6 7 8 11 Things NEVER to Do in an Essay 12 MLA Guidelines and Style Sheet Sample Essay Formatting Guide to Formatting Essays Using MS Word Revising and Proofreading Essays JBHS Proofreading Symbols Proofreading/Editing Worksheet MLA Quoting and Citation Guide Quote Integration FAQs Work Cited Page Why Did I Get This Grade? JBHS Academic Honesty Policy List of Resources and References Academic Honesty Contract 14 15 © JBHS English Department 2009 19 27 28 30 32 33 35 38 40 43 44 Glossary of Writing and Research Terms Annotated Bibliography: Includes a summary and/or evaluation of each of the sources used for researching a topic. Audience: Those whom you want your writing to reach. A writer needs to choose the appropriate words and style for his or her intended audience. Body Paragraph: Makes up most of an essay and has three main parts: a topic sentence, concrete detail/commentary, and a concluding sentence. Citation: [also known as parenthetical or in-text citation] Names a source and page number for text which quotes from, uses specific details from, or paraphrases source/research...
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...Sonnet –can be distinguished by its form for it always consist of 14 rhymed lines 4.Idyll –a descriptive poem of rural or pastoral character which expresses the poet’s feeling of his immediate landscape 5.Song –has a particular melodious quality 6.Simple Lyric –includes all those lyric poems that don’t belong under the other types c.Dramatic Poetry - focus on the characters feelings- designed to be spoken or acted on stage These are plays whose dialogues are written in the form of poetry1. Comedy –a dramatic play of light and humorous character w/ a cheerful or happy ending 2.Tragedy –portrays struggle of a strong –willed protagonist against fate Ex. 5 great Shakespearean Tragedies ~ Hamlet –indecision~ King Lear–parental love~ Macbeth –ambition~ Othello –conjugal love~ Romeo and Juliet –young love 3.Dramatic History –a dramatic play dealing w/ past historical event 4.Farce –a comic play marked by broadly satirical comedy and improbable plot 5.Melodrama–characterized by heavy use of suspense, sensational episodes, romantic...
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...An analysis of generic conventions in the trailers for the movies ‘John Tucker Must Die’ & ‘Mean Girls’ An analysis in terms of generic conventions in the trailers for the movies “John Tucker must die” and “Mean Girls”. Genre is defined as ‘A large category of stories united by their particular settings, characters, themes and narrative conflicts’ (Worland 2007, pg15). This assignment will look at the generic conventions a coming of age/ teen film (what we expect to see), aspects such as typical situations, stock characters, style, icons and setting. In terms of themes in coming of age (teen films) (subjects that are dealt with within the text) they tend to focus around, first love, rebellion, and conflict with parents, teen angst or alienation. In terms of what we would typically see within the genre ‘teen/coming of age’ film it is in the interest of the target audience and making the plot relatable and focus on their interests. The first trailer to be analysed is “Mean Girls”, a teen movie released in 2004. The style of “Mean Girls” is glossy, the use of high key lighting creates an expensive look and the contrast of high/bright colours makes the film more vivid and eye catching the use of the bright colours encourages a cheerful and young audience. In the first shot we see ‘Kady Heron’ in class she looks bland and has no character and is introduced as the new ‘student’ which is typical for the plot of a teen (coming of age movie) and the non-diegetic sound tracking...
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...standardized, thus name spelled in different ways • Shakespeare, Shakspere, Shackspere, Shaxper, Shagspere, Shaxberd, etc. Shakespeare: The most well known playwright of Elizabethan times is Shakespeare. But there were also other writers who in their time were just as, or even more famous than him. WHAT MAKES SHAKESPEARE STAND OUT? – The volume of his works Plays firmly attributed to Shakespeare ■ 14 COMEDIES – funny play – with amusing events – ended in marriage / or happily o Midsummer Night’s Dream, Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night, As You Like It, Much Ado about Nothing… ■ 10 HISTORIES – Richard III, Richard II, Henry IV… ■ 10 TRAGEDIES – ends in death ← Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Julius Caesar… ■ 4 Romances – ( chivalry and love) Pericles,...
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