Lord Henry discovers more about Dorian Gray. He vows to dominate Dorian and begins to draw him under his influence.
Comprehension Check Questions:
Where is the setting in this chapter?
Who was Magaret Devereux?
Margaret Devereux is Lord Kelso's daughter.
Characterize Lord Fermor?
The uncle is a delightful old curmudgeon—wealthy, cynical, and very knowledgeable about everyone else’s private business. He and Lord Henry get along well, and the old man is pleased to tell him all about Dorian’s past.
Discussion/Critical Thinking Questions:
Discuss what is revealed about Dorian's parentage and the effect it has had on him?
Is this a sentimental story and Why?
No, because when the story was being told it was told with no emotion, like he didn't even care that someone died.
Analyze Lord Henry's feelings toward and decision about Dorian with the simile: "playing Dorian like a violin?"
These means that Lord Henry is just using Dorian for his own amusement.
How is Dorian's increasing dependence on Lord Henry shown in the text?
Everything that Dorian does ahs to be done with Lord Henryand with his consent. Dorian can always be found with Lord Henry.
Literary Elements: Similes-brute who killed Dorian's father spitted his man as if he had been a pigeon; Lord Faudel as bald as a Ministerial statement; novel as lovely as Persian carpet
Metaphor: America: Paradise
Symbolism- Dorian, son of Love and Death
Research and Correlate the following Allusions with Dorian Gray: You should do a PP with the images, and description in your own words. Make sure you identify the chapter. We can do this for every Allusion and Chapters. Let's discuss this idea.
Titan
Dryad
Plato
Bacchanti
Omar
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Chapters 1&2
Lord Henry Wotton: How is he a manipulator and initiator?
Lord Henry is very manipulative with his word and how he uses them. Event though BAsil didn't want him to stay, he still ending up staying and also ended up meeting Dorian, even though this was disproved by Basil.
What kind of cigarettes does he smoke? Is this a hint of a decadent lifestyle?
How is he cynical?
HE manipulated his words in order to get what he wants. He makes people do what he wants.
Basil Hallward: What is his reaction to his painting of Dorian Gray?
He thinks it is the most beautiful peace of art that he has done.
How has he violated the code of an artist according to Wilde's preface?
In the preface it says that art has no meaning but BAsil thinks differently about this patinting.
He obviously sees in Dorian absolute beauty and harmony. Identify where in the passages.
Everytime Basil mentions Dorian he has to say how beautiful he his.
What is the main conflict in this paragraph?
The main conflict in this passage is Lord Henry still ends up meeting Dorian even after Basil said no.
Online Research: Use your laptops to do the following:
Create a file folder with your name N. Hyde
Try to password protect your file and let me know the password.
Research and Correlate the allusions with traits and circumstances surrounding Dorian Gray: get an image of each and write your own synopsis.
Adonis (Greek Mythology), Aphrodite
Narcissus.
Free write on Prediction: What will be Lord Henry's influence on Dorian Gray?
Lord Henry is very manipulative with his word and how he uses them. Event though BAsil didn't want him to stay, he still ending up staying and also ended up meeting Dorian, even though this was disproved by Basil.
What kind of cigarettes does he smoke? Is this a hint of a decadent lifestyle?
How is he cynical?
HE manipulated his words in order to get what he wants. He makes people do what he wants.
Basil Hallward: What is his reaction to his painting of Dorian Gray?
He thinks it is the most beautiful peace of art that he has done.
How has he violated the code of an artist according to Wilde's preface?
In the preface it says that art has no meaning but BAsil thinks differently about this patinting.
He obviously sees in Dorian absolute beauty and harmony. Identify where in the passages.
Everytime Basil mentions Dorian he has to say how beautiful he his.
What is the main conflict in this paragraph?
The main conflict in this passage is Lord Henry still ends up meeting Dorian even after Basil said no.
Online Research: Use your laptops to do the following:
Create a file folder with your name N. Hyde
Try to password protect your file and let me know the password.
Research and Correlate the allusions with traits and circumstances surrounding Dorian Gray: get an image of each and write your own synopsis.
Adonis (Greek Mythology), Aphrodite
Narcissus.
Free write on Prediction: What will be Lord Henry's influence on Dorian Gray?
Chapter 4
Dorian spends much of his time with Lord Henry, who manipulates Dorian's mind with his philosphy of subjects such as marriage, women, and fidelity. Dorian reveals his infatuation with Sibyl Vane, and actress. Dorian distances himself more from Basil.
Comprehension Check Questions:
Who is Victoria?
Lord Henry’s wife. Victoria appears only once in the novel, greeting Dorian as he waits for Lord Henry. She is described as an untidy, foolishly romantic woman with “a perfect mania for going to church.”
How would you characterize Sibyl Vane?
I would charcaterize her as the only innocence of the entire book. She is naive and young and doesn't know any better.
How/Where did she meet Dorian?
She met Dorian in the theatre that she workes at.
What does she call Dorian?
She calls Dorian Prince Charming.
How long do they know each other in the story so far?
Critical Thinking:
Examine the relationship between Lord Henry and His wife Victoria and compare with the relationship between Lord Henry and Dorian.
How does Lord Henry feels about the relationship between Dorian and Sibyl?
Analyze Lord Henry's view of women, men and fidelity.
Analyze the change in the relationship between Dorian and Basil.
Research and Correlate the Allusions with Dorian Gray:
Philistine
Giordano Bruno
daughter of Cymbeline from Shakespeare's Cymbeline (you do not have to research this).
Free Write the Prediction: How will Dorian's engagement to Sibyl change his relationship with Lord Henry?
Literary Elements: Metaphor-people like Dorian: willful sunbeams of life.
Personification: Soul, Desire.
Vocabulary for chapter 4: aphorisms, munificent, consummate, crucible, turbid, animalism
Comprehension Check Questions:
Who is Victoria?
Lord Henry’s wife. Victoria appears only once in the novel, greeting Dorian as he waits for Lord Henry. She is described as an untidy, foolishly romantic woman with “a perfect mania for going to church.”
How would you characterize Sibyl Vane?
I would charcaterize her as the only innocence of the entire book. She is naive and young and doesn't know any better.
How/Where did she meet Dorian?
She met Dorian in the theatre that she workes at.
What does she call Dorian?
She calls Dorian Prince Charming.
How long do they know each other in the story so far?
Critical Thinking:
Examine the relationship between Lord Henry and His wife Victoria and compare with the relationship between Lord Henry and Dorian.
How does Lord Henry feels about the relationship between Dorian and Sibyl?
Analyze Lord Henry's view of women, men and fidelity.
Analyze the change in the relationship between Dorian and Basil.
Research and Correlate the Allusions with Dorian Gray:
Philistine
Giordano Bruno
daughter of Cymbeline from Shakespeare's Cymbeline (you do not have to research this).
Free Write the Prediction: How will Dorian's engagement to Sibyl change his relationship with Lord Henry?
Literary Elements: Metaphor-people like Dorian: willful sunbeams of life.
Personification: Soul, Desire.
Vocabulary for chapter 4: aphorisms, munificent, consummate, crucible, turbid, animalism
Chapter 10
Chapters 10
Identify and discuss the significance of the variety of things with which Dorian attempts to satisfy his worship of the senses.
He becomes envolved in jewels, tapestry, perfume, religion, in order to escape the burden of the painting. He belaives this is worshiping the senses.
What does the following quote means: "What the work was to the corpse, his sins would be to the painted image on the canvas.....And yet the thing would still live. It would be always alive" (pg. 153).
What it means is that no matter what, Dorian will always live on in person or in the painting.
What is it about Dorian that seems to charm everybody? Why?
It is his good looks and forever innocent looking face. Even though several years have gone by, it seems like Dorian hasn't even aged one year.
What does Dorian decides to do with the portrait and why?
He hides it up in the attic and covers it with a sheet because he wants to hide it from everyone else.
Once again, what are the 7 deadly sins and identify any within this chapter.
What other sins has he comitted to cause change to the picture?
He left Sibyl.
What gift does Lord Henry give to Dorian and does it have any influence on Dorian?
Lord Henry gives Dorian the Yellow Book. This has a profound influence on how Dorian runs his life and how he thinks because in the Yellow Book, it supposedly describes axactly what has happened and what is going to happen in Dorians life.
What is the novel about?
It is about a man that goes throught the same things that Dorian does in his life.
What is Dorian reaction to the "inquest on an actress."
Identify and discuss the significance of the variety of things with which Dorian attempts to satisfy his worship of the senses.
He becomes envolved in jewels, tapestry, perfume, religion, in order to escape the burden of the painting. He belaives this is worshiping the senses.
What does the following quote means: "What the work was to the corpse, his sins would be to the painted image on the canvas.....And yet the thing would still live. It would be always alive" (pg. 153).
What it means is that no matter what, Dorian will always live on in person or in the painting.
What is it about Dorian that seems to charm everybody? Why?
It is his good looks and forever innocent looking face. Even though several years have gone by, it seems like Dorian hasn't even aged one year.
What does Dorian decides to do with the portrait and why?
He hides it up in the attic and covers it with a sheet because he wants to hide it from everyone else.
Once again, what are the 7 deadly sins and identify any within this chapter.
What other sins has he comitted to cause change to the picture?
He left Sibyl.
What gift does Lord Henry give to Dorian and does it have any influence on Dorian?
Lord Henry gives Dorian the Yellow Book. This has a profound influence on how Dorian runs his life and how he thinks because in the Yellow Book, it supposedly describes axactly what has happened and what is going to happen in Dorians life.
What is the novel about?
It is about a man that goes throught the same things that Dorian does in his life.
What is Dorian reaction to the "inquest on an actress."
Chapter 12
Chapter 12:
What is the setting in this chapter?
How old is Dorian?
Dorian is 44.
Discuss Dorian’s fateful meeting with Basil.
Dorian meets with Basil at Dorians house and Dorian ends up stabbing Basil in the back.
What rumors are going around about Dorian?
What is the difference between virtue and vice in this chapter?
In this chapter Dorian shows Vice by killing Basil.
Explain the following lines when Basil tells Dorian "you don't want people to talk of you as something vile and degraded...Sin is a thing that writes itself across a man's face. If a wretched man has a vice, it shows itself in the lines of his mouth...the moulding of his hands even" (pg. 181)
Once again, what are the 7 deadly sins and identify any within this chapter.
How is Dorian becoming more like Lord Henry?
Dorian was once considered innocent, but now corrupt due to many influences, what do you think is the worst sin that he has comitted so far and why?
How is Dorian's soul considered Basil's handiwork/art?
Dorians soul is considered Basil handiwork because of Basil only liked Dorian because he only uses it for his art work.
Is Basil an innocent character?
No, because he only used Dorian for his art work.
What is the metaphorical diary of Dorian life in this chapter?
What is the setting in this chapter?
How old is Dorian?
Dorian is 44.
Discuss Dorian’s fateful meeting with Basil.
Dorian meets with Basil at Dorians house and Dorian ends up stabbing Basil in the back.
What rumors are going around about Dorian?
What is the difference between virtue and vice in this chapter?
In this chapter Dorian shows Vice by killing Basil.
Explain the following lines when Basil tells Dorian "you don't want people to talk of you as something vile and degraded...Sin is a thing that writes itself across a man's face. If a wretched man has a vice, it shows itself in the lines of his mouth...the moulding of his hands even" (pg. 181)
Once again, what are the 7 deadly sins and identify any within this chapter.
How is Dorian becoming more like Lord Henry?
Dorian was once considered innocent, but now corrupt due to many influences, what do you think is the worst sin that he has comitted so far and why?
How is Dorian's soul considered Basil's handiwork/art?
Dorians soul is considered Basil handiwork because of Basil only liked Dorian because he only uses it for his art work.
Is Basil an innocent character?
No, because he only used Dorian for his art work.
What is the metaphorical diary of Dorian life in this chapter?
Chapter 13
Chapter 13:
How is Aesteticism illustrated in this chapter?
What things does Dorian say to blame Basil for his changes?
What is Basil's reaction to Dorian's accusations?
Dorian kills him.
Explain the quote "Lead us not into temptation," Forgive us our sins. Wash away our iniquities" why is religion brought into this chapter?
Basil is asking for forgiveness because he knows that neither of them are inncocent.
Once again, what are the 7 deadly sins and identify any within this chapter.
Why did Dorian kill Basil?
He suddenly felt an overwhelming hatred for Basil and killed him.
How was the knife that he killed Basil with previously forshadowed in another chapter?
Make a prediction on what will happen next.
Dorian will try to expose of the body.
How is Aesteticism illustrated in this chapter?
What things does Dorian say to blame Basil for his changes?
What is Basil's reaction to Dorian's accusations?
Dorian kills him.
Explain the quote "Lead us not into temptation," Forgive us our sins. Wash away our iniquities" why is religion brought into this chapter?
Basil is asking for forgiveness because he knows that neither of them are inncocent.
Once again, what are the 7 deadly sins and identify any within this chapter.
Why did Dorian kill Basil?
He suddenly felt an overwhelming hatred for Basil and killed him.
How was the knife that he killed Basil with previously forshadowed in another chapter?
Make a prediction on what will happen next.
Dorian will try to expose of the body.
Chapter 14
Chapter 14
What is the setting in this chapter?
What is Dorian’s acquaintance with Alan Campbell and its significance to the plot—5 yrs they were drawn together through mutual love of music and were inseparable. Why does Alan avoid Dorian?
How is Basil’s body decomposed and who does it?
Show Cause and Effect with Dorian and Alan: example cause Dorian’s request=Effect: Alan refuses.
Analyze the symbolism of what Dorian sees in the portrait after he murders Basil.
Interpret and summarize the poem that is written in French. Then relate it to Dorian's situation.."the cold yellow hand"
Any references to homosexuality?
Does Dorian's rebuke of Alan the same as his rebuke of Sibyl?
Once again, what are the 7 deadly sins and identify any within this chapter.
How does Dorian plan to blackmail Alan..what does Dorian know about Alan or what secret is kept between them?
What other sins have Dorian comitted in this chapter?
How has the picture changed?
How does Dorian plan to get rid of Basil's body?
What is the setting in this chapter?
What is Dorian’s acquaintance with Alan Campbell and its significance to the plot—5 yrs they were drawn together through mutual love of music and were inseparable. Why does Alan avoid Dorian?
How is Basil’s body decomposed and who does it?
Show Cause and Effect with Dorian and Alan: example cause Dorian’s request=Effect: Alan refuses.
Analyze the symbolism of what Dorian sees in the portrait after he murders Basil.
Interpret and summarize the poem that is written in French. Then relate it to Dorian's situation.."the cold yellow hand"
Any references to homosexuality?
Does Dorian's rebuke of Alan the same as his rebuke of Sibyl?
Once again, what are the 7 deadly sins and identify any within this chapter.
How does Dorian plan to blackmail Alan..what does Dorian know about Alan or what secret is kept between them?
What other sins have Dorian comitted in this chapter?
How has the picture changed?
How does Dorian plan to get rid of Basil's body?
Chapter 15
Chapter 15
What is the setting in this chapter?
Explain: "Certainly no one looking at Dorian Gray that night could have believed that he had passed through a tragedy as horrible as any tragedy of our age." Why is Dorian's situation, changes etc. looked upon as a tragedy?
“keenly the terrible pleasure of a double life.” Explain why Dorian is leading a double life?
How is Lady Narborough's statement to Dorian ironic, "Lord Henry is very wicked...but youa re made to be good---you look so good."?
Is Dorian's consumption of opium a form of escaping his world of sin?Research the effects of opium when taken.
Describe the opium den that Dorian visits.
How does Dorian snap/gets angry in this chapter and why?
Once again, what are the 7 deadly sins and identify any within this chapter.
What does he do when he returns home?
Dorian has sold soul for fill in the blank and explain your reason.
What is the setting in this chapter?
Explain: "Certainly no one looking at Dorian Gray that night could have believed that he had passed through a tragedy as horrible as any tragedy of our age." Why is Dorian's situation, changes etc. looked upon as a tragedy?
“keenly the terrible pleasure of a double life.” Explain why Dorian is leading a double life?
How is Lady Narborough's statement to Dorian ironic, "Lord Henry is very wicked...but youa re made to be good---you look so good."?
Is Dorian's consumption of opium a form of escaping his world of sin?Research the effects of opium when taken.
Describe the opium den that Dorian visits.
How does Dorian snap/gets angry in this chapter and why?
Once again, what are the 7 deadly sins and identify any within this chapter.
What does he do when he returns home?
Dorian has sold soul for fill in the blank and explain your reason.
Chapter 16
Chapter 16
As the coach heads toward the opium dens, Dorian recites to himself Lord Henry’s credo: “To cure the soul by means of the senses, and the senses by means of the soul.” How is this quote representative of the novel so far?
Who is Adrian Singleton and who corrupts him?
"What goes around comes around." how is the famous quote apparent in this chapter
Once again, what are the 7 deadly sins and identify any within this chapter.
How does Dorian use his youthful appearance to escape possible death?
How is escapism both used as literal and as figurative language?
Do you feel any remorse or sympathy for Dorian? Why or Why not?
As the coach heads toward the opium dens, Dorian recites to himself Lord Henry’s credo: “To cure the soul by means of the senses, and the senses by means of the soul.” How is this quote representative of the novel so far?
Who is Adrian Singleton and who corrupts him?
"What goes around comes around." how is the famous quote apparent in this chapter
Once again, what are the 7 deadly sins and identify any within this chapter.
How does Dorian use his youthful appearance to escape possible death?
How is escapism both used as literal and as figurative language?
Do you feel any remorse or sympathy for Dorian? Why or Why not?
Chapter 17&18
Chapters 17&18 should be presented individually on the same day. Students who are doing 18 must also answer questions for chapter 19 because they are short chapters.
What is the setting in this chapter?
Why does Dorian falls into a swoon?
What is Lord Henry's view on women?
Why does Dorian call Lord Henry "Prince Paradox?"
Discuss Lord Henry's views of art, love, and religion and whether or not these views make him a skeptic. (He views art as a malady, love as an illusion, and religion as a fashionable subsittute for belief.
How does Dorian becomes the huntee in these two chapters.
How does James die and what effect does it have on Lord Henry compared to Dorian?
Correlate the allusions with Dorian Gray (here you would have to do some research): Trojans: involved in conflict over Helen (Trojan War) in which ancient Greece defeated the city of Troy, the subject of three epic poems (The Iliad, The Odyssey, and Aeneid); Parthian: ancient culture conquered by Cyrus the Great; Artemis: Greek mythology, daughter of Zeus, goddess of fertility.
What is the setting in this chapter?
Why does Dorian falls into a swoon?
What is Lord Henry's view on women?
Why does Dorian call Lord Henry "Prince Paradox?"
Discuss Lord Henry's views of art, love, and religion and whether or not these views make him a skeptic. (He views art as a malady, love as an illusion, and religion as a fashionable subsittute for belief.
How does Dorian becomes the huntee in these two chapters.
How does James die and what effect does it have on Lord Henry compared to Dorian?
Correlate the allusions with Dorian Gray (here you would have to do some research): Trojans: involved in conflict over Helen (Trojan War) in which ancient Greece defeated the city of Troy, the subject of three epic poems (The Iliad, The Odyssey, and Aeneid); Parthian: ancient culture conquered by Cyrus the Great; Artemis: Greek mythology, daughter of Zeus, goddess of fertility.
Chaoter 19
Chapter 19
Explain: Dorian resolves to change his ways and become good.
Discuss Dorian's resolution and analyze his self-righteousness. Can Dorian be reformed.
Why would San Francisco be a "delightful city, and possess all the attractions of the next world?" You will have to do some research on San Francisco during that time or what is said about this city and make the connections.
What is Lord Henry's view on his own marriage? What happened to him and what is his reaction?
How is Lord Henry FINALLY wrong about Dorian?
Do you agree or disagree with Lord Henry "anything becomes a pleasure if one does it too often."
What lie does Dorian tell about the portrait?
Explain the lines pertaining to Hamlet "like the painting of a sorrow, a face without a heart."
Analyze Lord Henry's reference to, "What does it profit a man if he gain the whole world and loses his own soul?" What is Dorian's response to this statement?
Why is it important for Dorian to believe that a soul exists in everyone?
How is the preface echoed in the last few paragraphs in this chapter?
Explain: Dorian resolves to change his ways and become good.
Discuss Dorian's resolution and analyze his self-righteousness. Can Dorian be reformed.
Why would San Francisco be a "delightful city, and possess all the attractions of the next world?" You will have to do some research on San Francisco during that time or what is said about this city and make the connections.
What is Lord Henry's view on his own marriage? What happened to him and what is his reaction?
How is Lord Henry FINALLY wrong about Dorian?
Do you agree or disagree with Lord Henry "anything becomes a pleasure if one does it too often."
What lie does Dorian tell about the portrait?
Explain the lines pertaining to Hamlet "like the painting of a sorrow, a face without a heart."
Analyze Lord Henry's reference to, "What does it profit a man if he gain the whole world and loses his own soul?" What is Dorian's response to this statement?
Why is it important for Dorian to believe that a soul exists in everyone?
How is the preface echoed in the last few paragraphs in this chapter?
Chapter 20
Chapter 20
What is the setting of this chapter?
Why does Dorian destroy the mirror that Lord Henry had given him?
It reminds him of Lord Henry and he doesn't want to see himself anymore.
What self-realization has Dorian come to?
That the picture is evil and he can no onger live like this. He has been living the wrong life bacause of that painting.
What changes are evident in the picture of Dorian Gray?
His hands are sweating blood, their is a ring around his mouth, and he looks older.
Why does Dorian feel the need to destroy the painting?
He felt the need to destroy the painting because it was the cause for everything that has happened in his life.
Why did he cleaned the knife many times till there was no stain left upon it?
He was deciding on whether or not to destroy the painting.
Do you think he knew that stabbing the painting would have resulted in his death?
No, I don't think he knew because he probably didn't want to die yet, he wanted to start all over again, a clean slate.
What happened to the painting?
It was restored back to its original state.
How was he found and recognized?
He was found old and dead curled up in a ball. He was recognized by his jewelery that he was wearing.
What is the setting of this chapter?
Why does Dorian destroy the mirror that Lord Henry had given him?
It reminds him of Lord Henry and he doesn't want to see himself anymore.
What self-realization has Dorian come to?
That the picture is evil and he can no onger live like this. He has been living the wrong life bacause of that painting.
What changes are evident in the picture of Dorian Gray?
His hands are sweating blood, their is a ring around his mouth, and he looks older.
Why does Dorian feel the need to destroy the painting?
He felt the need to destroy the painting because it was the cause for everything that has happened in his life.
Why did he cleaned the knife many times till there was no stain left upon it?
He was deciding on whether or not to destroy the painting.
Do you think he knew that stabbing the painting would have resulted in his death?
No, I don't think he knew because he probably didn't want to die yet, he wanted to start all over again, a clean slate.
What happened to the painting?
It was restored back to its original state.
How was he found and recognized?
He was found old and dead curled up in a ball. He was recognized by his jewelery that he was wearing.
Friday, November 30, 2007
Oscar Wilde HW Questions 11/29/07
What is Wilde's view of "art" in the preface?
He says "To reveal art and conceal the artist is art's aim." He thinks that all art is quite usless.
Why is this a manifesto about the purpose of Art, the role of the artist, and the value of beauty?
"The artist is the creator of beautiful things. To reveal art and conceal the artist is the art's aim."
How does he define both artist and critic?
He says "To reveal art and conceal the artist is the art's aim." and "The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things."
What do you think he meant by saying "a book can be moral or immoral?"
What I think he ment by this is that it is all relative to the person who is reading the book. One person can think the book makes no sense what so ever and is stupid, but on the other hand, you can have a person who reads the book and thinks it is a masterpiece.
Interpret: "Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril." Is this a warning of some kind?
Interpret: "It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors."
Explain whimsical last line: "All art is quite useless."
He says "To reveal art and conceal the artist is art's aim." He thinks that all art is quite usless.
Why is this a manifesto about the purpose of Art, the role of the artist, and the value of beauty?
"The artist is the creator of beautiful things. To reveal art and conceal the artist is the art's aim."
How does he define both artist and critic?
He says "To reveal art and conceal the artist is the art's aim." and "The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things."
What do you think he meant by saying "a book can be moral or immoral?"
What I think he ment by this is that it is all relative to the person who is reading the book. One person can think the book makes no sense what so ever and is stupid, but on the other hand, you can have a person who reads the book and thinks it is a masterpiece.
Interpret: "Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril." Is this a warning of some kind?
Interpret: "It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors."
Explain whimsical last line: "All art is quite useless."
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Biography on Oscar Wilde
Biography on Oscar Wilde
Born: October 16, 1854 Dublin, Ireland.
Wilde’s Education: Oscar was educated at home up to the age of nine. He attended Portora Royal School in Enniskillen, Fermanagh from 1864 to 1871. After leaving Portora, Wilde studied classics at Trinity College, Dublin, from 1871 to 1874. He was an outstanding student, and won the Berkeley Gold Medal, the highest award available to classics students at Trinity. He was granted a scholarship to Magdalen College, Oxford, where he continued his studies from 1874 to 1878 and where he became a part of the Aesthetic movement, one of its tenets being to make an art of life. While at Magdalen, he won the 1878 Newdigate Prize for his poem Ravenna, which he read out at Encaenia; he failed, though, to win the Chancellor's English Essay Prize for an essay that would be published posthumously as The Rise of Historical Criticism (1909). In November 1878, he graduated with a double first in classical moderations and literae humaniores, or
'greats'.
Married: After graduating from Magdalen, Wilde returned to Dublin, where he met and fell in love with Florence Balcombe. In London, he met Constance Lloyd, daughter of wealthy Queen's Counsel Horace Lloyd. She was visiting Dublin in 1884, when Oscar was in the city to give lectures at the Gaiety Theatre. He proposed to her and they married on May 29, 1884 in Paddington, London. Constance's allowance of £250 allowed the Wildes to live in relative luxury.
Children: The couple had two sons, Cyril (1885) and Vyvyan (1886). After Oscar's downfall, Constance took the surname Holland for herself and the boys. She died in 1898 following spinal surgery and was buried in Staglieno Cemetery in Genoa, Italy. Cyril was killed in France in World War I. Vyvyan survived the war and went on to become an author and translator. He published his memoirs in 1954.
Lovers: After graduating from Magdalen, Wilde returned to Dublin, where he met and fell in love with Florence Balcombe. She in turn became engaged to Bram Stoker. On hearing of her engagement, Wilde wrote to her stating his intention to leave Ireland permanently. He left in 1878 and was to return to his native country only twice, for brief visits. In 1891, Wilde became intimate with Lord Alfred Douglas, nicknamed "Bosie".
Crimes/Arrests: As the result of a famous trial, he suffered a dramatic downfall and was imprisoned after being convicted of "gross indecency" — a euphemism for homosexual acts. On the opening night of The Importance of Being Earnest Queensberry planned to insult Wilde with the delivery of a bouquet of vegetables. Wilde was tipped off, and Queensberry was barred from entering the theatre. On February 18, 1895, the Marquess left a calling card at one of Wilde's clubs, the Albemarle. On the back of the card he wrote "For Oscar Wilde posing as a Somdomite" (a misspelling of 'Sodomite'). Wilde brought suit against Lord Alfred Douglas's father, the ninth Marquess of Queensberry, for sending him a slanderous note. However, it was Wilde who was forced to act defensively at the trial because sodomy was a crime in late Victorian England and this first trial led to two others (the latter two against Wilde). He was imprisoned first in Pentonville and then in Wandsworth prison in London, and finally transferred in November to Reading Prison, some 30 miles west of London. Wilde knew the town of Reading from happier times when boating on the Thames and also from visits to the Palmer family, including a tour of the famous Huntley & Palmers biscuit factory quite close to the prison.
Tragedies: Cyril (one of his sons) was killed in France in World War I.
Death of Wife: She died in 1898 following spinal surgery and was buried in Staglieno
Cemetery in Genoa, Italy.
Literary Works: In 1881 he published a selection of his poems, but these attracted admiration in only a limited circle. His most famous fairy tale, The Happy Prince and Other Tales, appeared in 1888, illustrated by Walter Crane and Jacob Hood. This volume was followed by a second collection of fairy tales, A House of Pomegranates (1892), which the author said was "intended neither for the British child nor the British public."
His only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, was published in 1891. Critics have often claimed that there existed parallels between Wilde's life and that of the book's protagonist, and it was used as evidence against him at his trial. Wilde contributed some feature articles to the art reviews, and in 1891 re-published four of them as a book called Intentions, upon which his reputation as a critic rests.
His fame as a dramatist began with the production of Lady Windermere's Fan in February 1892. This was written at the request of George Alexander, actor-manager of the St James's Theatre in London. Wilde described it as "one of those modern drawing-room plays with pink lampshades". It was immediately successful, the author making the enormous sum of 7,000 pounds from the original run. He wore a green carnation on opening night. In 1894, the Robert Hichens novel The Green Carnation, said to be based on the relationship of Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas, was published. It would be one of the texts used against Wilde during his trials the following year.
Less successful in 1892 was the play Salomé, which was refused a licence for English performance by the Lord Chamberlain because it contained Biblical characters. Wilde was furious, even contemplating (he said) changing his nationality to become a French citizen. The play was published in English, with illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley, in 1894. A French edition had appeared the year before.
His next play, a social satire and melodrama, was A Woman of No Importance, produced on 19 April 1893 at the Haymarket Theatre in London by Herbert Beerbohm Tree. It repeated the success of Lady Windermere's Fan, consolidating Wilde's reputation as the best writer of "comedy of manners" since Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
A slightly more serious note was again struck with An Ideal Husband, produced by Lewis Waller at the Haymarket Theatre on 3 January 1895. This contains a political melodrama — as opposed to the marital melodrama of the earlier comedies — running alongside the usual Wildean epigrams, social commentary, comedy, and romance. George Bernard Shaw's review said that "...Mr Wilde is to me our only serious playwright. He plays with everything: with wit, with philosophy, with drama, with actors, with audience, with the whole theatre..."
Barely a month later, his masterpiece The Importance of Being Earnest appeared at the St James's Theatre. It caused a sensation. Years later, the actor Allen Aynesworth (playing 'Algy' opposite George Alexander's 'Jack') told Wilde's biographer Hesketh Pearson that "In my fifty-three years of acting, I never remember a greater triumph than the first night of 'The Importance of Being Earnest'."
Unlike the three previous comedies, Earnest is free of any melodrama; it brought irony, satire and verbal wit to English drama. Yet follows an unusually clever plotline, where alter egos abound among false identities, mistaken identities and imaginative romantic liaisons. This 'comedy of manners' is a perfect example of Wilde's theory on Art: Lying, the telling of beautiful untrue things, is the proper aim of Art. At least two versions of the play are in existence. Wilde originally wrote it in four acts, but George Alexander proposed to cut it down to three for the original production.
In between An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest, Wilde wrote at least the scenario for a play concerning an adulterous affair. He never developed it, the Queensberry affair and his own trial intervening. Frank Harris eventually wrote a version called Mr and Mrs Daventry.
It has been suggested that in 1894, Wilde wrote another little-known play (in the form of a pantomime) for a friend of his, Chan Toon, which was called For Love of the King and also went under the name A Burmese Masque. It has never been widely circulated. One copy, held in the Leeds University Library's Fay and Geoffrey Elliott Collection, is marked: "This is a spurious work attributed to Wilde without authority by a Mrs. Chan Toon, who was sent to prison for stealing money from her landlady. A.J.A. Symons." (15, Handlist 148, Leeds handlists index)
His Death: Prison was unkind to Wilde's health and after he was released on May 19, 1897 he spent his last three years penniless, in self-imposed exile from society and artistic circles. Wilde spent his last days in the Hôtel d'Alsace, now known as L'Hôtel, in Paris. Just a month before his death he is quoted as saying, "My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One or other of us has got to go." Wilde died of cerebral meningitis on November 30, 1900. On his deathbed he was received into the Roman Catholic church. Wilde was buried in the Cimetière de Bagneux outside Paris but was later moved to Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.
Bibliography: http://www.bookyards.com/biography.html?author_id=1335&author_name=Wilde%2C%20Oscar
Born: October 16, 1854 Dublin, Ireland.
Wilde’s Education: Oscar was educated at home up to the age of nine. He attended Portora Royal School in Enniskillen, Fermanagh from 1864 to 1871. After leaving Portora, Wilde studied classics at Trinity College, Dublin, from 1871 to 1874. He was an outstanding student, and won the Berkeley Gold Medal, the highest award available to classics students at Trinity. He was granted a scholarship to Magdalen College, Oxford, where he continued his studies from 1874 to 1878 and where he became a part of the Aesthetic movement, one of its tenets being to make an art of life. While at Magdalen, he won the 1878 Newdigate Prize for his poem Ravenna, which he read out at Encaenia; he failed, though, to win the Chancellor's English Essay Prize for an essay that would be published posthumously as The Rise of Historical Criticism (1909). In November 1878, he graduated with a double first in classical moderations and literae humaniores, or
'greats'.
Married: After graduating from Magdalen, Wilde returned to Dublin, where he met and fell in love with Florence Balcombe. In London, he met Constance Lloyd, daughter of wealthy Queen's Counsel Horace Lloyd. She was visiting Dublin in 1884, when Oscar was in the city to give lectures at the Gaiety Theatre. He proposed to her and they married on May 29, 1884 in Paddington, London. Constance's allowance of £250 allowed the Wildes to live in relative luxury.
Children: The couple had two sons, Cyril (1885) and Vyvyan (1886). After Oscar's downfall, Constance took the surname Holland for herself and the boys. She died in 1898 following spinal surgery and was buried in Staglieno Cemetery in Genoa, Italy. Cyril was killed in France in World War I. Vyvyan survived the war and went on to become an author and translator. He published his memoirs in 1954.
Lovers: After graduating from Magdalen, Wilde returned to Dublin, where he met and fell in love with Florence Balcombe. She in turn became engaged to Bram Stoker. On hearing of her engagement, Wilde wrote to her stating his intention to leave Ireland permanently. He left in 1878 and was to return to his native country only twice, for brief visits. In 1891, Wilde became intimate with Lord Alfred Douglas, nicknamed "Bosie".
Crimes/Arrests: As the result of a famous trial, he suffered a dramatic downfall and was imprisoned after being convicted of "gross indecency" — a euphemism for homosexual acts. On the opening night of The Importance of Being Earnest Queensberry planned to insult Wilde with the delivery of a bouquet of vegetables. Wilde was tipped off, and Queensberry was barred from entering the theatre. On February 18, 1895, the Marquess left a calling card at one of Wilde's clubs, the Albemarle. On the back of the card he wrote "For Oscar Wilde posing as a Somdomite" (a misspelling of 'Sodomite'). Wilde brought suit against Lord Alfred Douglas's father, the ninth Marquess of Queensberry, for sending him a slanderous note. However, it was Wilde who was forced to act defensively at the trial because sodomy was a crime in late Victorian England and this first trial led to two others (the latter two against Wilde). He was imprisoned first in Pentonville and then in Wandsworth prison in London, and finally transferred in November to Reading Prison, some 30 miles west of London. Wilde knew the town of Reading from happier times when boating on the Thames and also from visits to the Palmer family, including a tour of the famous Huntley & Palmers biscuit factory quite close to the prison.
Tragedies: Cyril (one of his sons) was killed in France in World War I.
Death of Wife: She died in 1898 following spinal surgery and was buried in Staglieno
Cemetery in Genoa, Italy.
Literary Works: In 1881 he published a selection of his poems, but these attracted admiration in only a limited circle. His most famous fairy tale, The Happy Prince and Other Tales, appeared in 1888, illustrated by Walter Crane and Jacob Hood. This volume was followed by a second collection of fairy tales, A House of Pomegranates (1892), which the author said was "intended neither for the British child nor the British public."
His only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, was published in 1891. Critics have often claimed that there existed parallels between Wilde's life and that of the book's protagonist, and it was used as evidence against him at his trial. Wilde contributed some feature articles to the art reviews, and in 1891 re-published four of them as a book called Intentions, upon which his reputation as a critic rests.
His fame as a dramatist began with the production of Lady Windermere's Fan in February 1892. This was written at the request of George Alexander, actor-manager of the St James's Theatre in London. Wilde described it as "one of those modern drawing-room plays with pink lampshades". It was immediately successful, the author making the enormous sum of 7,000 pounds from the original run. He wore a green carnation on opening night. In 1894, the Robert Hichens novel The Green Carnation, said to be based on the relationship of Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas, was published. It would be one of the texts used against Wilde during his trials the following year.
Less successful in 1892 was the play Salomé, which was refused a licence for English performance by the Lord Chamberlain because it contained Biblical characters. Wilde was furious, even contemplating (he said) changing his nationality to become a French citizen. The play was published in English, with illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley, in 1894. A French edition had appeared the year before.
His next play, a social satire and melodrama, was A Woman of No Importance, produced on 19 April 1893 at the Haymarket Theatre in London by Herbert Beerbohm Tree. It repeated the success of Lady Windermere's Fan, consolidating Wilde's reputation as the best writer of "comedy of manners" since Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
A slightly more serious note was again struck with An Ideal Husband, produced by Lewis Waller at the Haymarket Theatre on 3 January 1895. This contains a political melodrama — as opposed to the marital melodrama of the earlier comedies — running alongside the usual Wildean epigrams, social commentary, comedy, and romance. George Bernard Shaw's review said that "...Mr Wilde is to me our only serious playwright. He plays with everything: with wit, with philosophy, with drama, with actors, with audience, with the whole theatre..."
Barely a month later, his masterpiece The Importance of Being Earnest appeared at the St James's Theatre. It caused a sensation. Years later, the actor Allen Aynesworth (playing 'Algy' opposite George Alexander's 'Jack') told Wilde's biographer Hesketh Pearson that "In my fifty-three years of acting, I never remember a greater triumph than the first night of 'The Importance of Being Earnest'."
Unlike the three previous comedies, Earnest is free of any melodrama; it brought irony, satire and verbal wit to English drama. Yet follows an unusually clever plotline, where alter egos abound among false identities, mistaken identities and imaginative romantic liaisons. This 'comedy of manners' is a perfect example of Wilde's theory on Art: Lying, the telling of beautiful untrue things, is the proper aim of Art. At least two versions of the play are in existence. Wilde originally wrote it in four acts, but George Alexander proposed to cut it down to three for the original production.
In between An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest, Wilde wrote at least the scenario for a play concerning an adulterous affair. He never developed it, the Queensberry affair and his own trial intervening. Frank Harris eventually wrote a version called Mr and Mrs Daventry.
It has been suggested that in 1894, Wilde wrote another little-known play (in the form of a pantomime) for a friend of his, Chan Toon, which was called For Love of the King and also went under the name A Burmese Masque. It has never been widely circulated. One copy, held in the Leeds University Library's Fay and Geoffrey Elliott Collection, is marked: "This is a spurious work attributed to Wilde without authority by a Mrs. Chan Toon, who was sent to prison for stealing money from her landlady. A.J.A. Symons." (15, Handlist 148, Leeds handlists index)
His Death: Prison was unkind to Wilde's health and after he was released on May 19, 1897 he spent his last three years penniless, in self-imposed exile from society and artistic circles. Wilde spent his last days in the Hôtel d'Alsace, now known as L'Hôtel, in Paris. Just a month before his death he is quoted as saying, "My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One or other of us has got to go." Wilde died of cerebral meningitis on November 30, 1900. On his deathbed he was received into the Roman Catholic church. Wilde was buried in the Cimetière de Bagneux outside Paris but was later moved to Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.
Bibliography: http://www.bookyards.com/biography.html?author_id=1335&author_name=Wilde%2C%20Oscar
Act V Scene II
Act 5 scene II
(Othello walks in Desdemona’s bedchamber watches her sleep at the foot of her bed overcome with his feelings of love. He kisses her one last time and she awakes.)
Desdemona- Baby, why don’t you come to bed it’s already late.
Othello- Say one final prayer and prepare for your death.
Desdemona- Baby, tell me what’s going on I don’t know what you’re talking about.
Othello- You know exactly what I’m talking about. You gave my handkerchief to your
love Cassio. You know you’re having an affair with him.
Desdemona- You’re the only one I love, you can ask Cassio, and he’ll prove my innocence.
Othello- He’s Dead.
Desdemona- Oh no Othello, what did you do? He was innocent. Kill me tomorrow. Let
Let me live tonight.
Othello- It’s too late
(Othello smoothers Desdemona where she laid. Emilia bangs on the door, reporting to Othello that Cassio has been injured but he’s still alive. Othello lets Emilia in so they could talk.)
Desdemona- (faint cry) I’m innocent
Emilia- Who did this to her?
Desdemona- Nobody, I’m fine.
(Desdemona dies)
Emilia- You did this to her, didn’t you?
Othello- No, I could never harm her
Emilia- I don’t believe you!
Othello- Alright, alright I did do it, but what did she expect when she was having an affair with Cassio. You better shut your mouth Emilia, you hear me?
Emilia- (shouts) MURDERER!
(Alerts the whole castle Montano and Iago run into Desdemona Chamber.)
Othello- Desdemona gave Cassio my handkerchief
Emilia- She never did. Iago made me steal it.
(Othello started to comprehend the terrible truth. He lunges at Iago but it’s promptly disarmed by Montano. Iago grabs Emilia and he stabs her.
(Othello walks in Desdemona’s bedchamber watches her sleep at the foot of her bed overcome with his feelings of love. He kisses her one last time and she awakes.)
Desdemona- Baby, why don’t you come to bed it’s already late.
Othello- Say one final prayer and prepare for your death.
Desdemona- Baby, tell me what’s going on I don’t know what you’re talking about.
Othello- You know exactly what I’m talking about. You gave my handkerchief to your
love Cassio. You know you’re having an affair with him.
Desdemona- You’re the only one I love, you can ask Cassio, and he’ll prove my innocence.
Othello- He’s Dead.
Desdemona- Oh no Othello, what did you do? He was innocent. Kill me tomorrow. Let
Let me live tonight.
Othello- It’s too late
(Othello smoothers Desdemona where she laid. Emilia bangs on the door, reporting to Othello that Cassio has been injured but he’s still alive. Othello lets Emilia in so they could talk.)
Desdemona- (faint cry) I’m innocent
Emilia- Who did this to her?
Desdemona- Nobody, I’m fine.
(Desdemona dies)
Emilia- You did this to her, didn’t you?
Othello- No, I could never harm her
Emilia- I don’t believe you!
Othello- Alright, alright I did do it, but what did she expect when she was having an affair with Cassio. You better shut your mouth Emilia, you hear me?
Emilia- (shouts) MURDERER!
(Alerts the whole castle Montano and Iago run into Desdemona Chamber.)
Othello- Desdemona gave Cassio my handkerchief
Emilia- She never did. Iago made me steal it.
(Othello started to comprehend the terrible truth. He lunges at Iago but it’s promptly disarmed by Montano. Iago grabs Emilia and he stabs her.
Act V Scene I
Act V Scene 1
(Iago convinces Roderigo to kill Cassio).
(Iago calls Roderigo and Cassio to meet him in Central Park ; Roderigo at 9:30, Cassio at 10:00).
(Conversation between Iago and Roderigo).
Iago- Glad to see you can come on such short notice.
Roderigo- What’s all this about?
Iago- You know as much as I do; How Cassio is making Othello’s life miserable.
Roderigo- I could just imagine how Othello is feeling.
Iago- I would hate to see him be made into a fool.
Roderigo- We have to do something about it.
-Rustling behind the trees-
Iago- Did you hear that.
Roderigo- Yeah, it came from behind those trees.
(Enter Cassio from behind the trees).
Roderigo- What is he doing here?
Iago- I don’t know, he must have followed us.
Cassio- What the hell have you been smoking, you told me to be here at 10:00
Roderigo- I’m glad you’re here, now we can talk man to man.
(As Cassio and Roderigo are talking, Iago slips away discreetly handing Roderigo a dagger).
Roderigo- What sort of satisfaction do you get out of making Othello’s life miserable?
Cassio- What are you talking about?
Roderigo- You and Desdemona.
Cassio- Me and Desdemona?
Roderigo- Don’t try to act like you’re innocent, be a man! This is tearing Othello apart.
(Roderigo, fustrated, pulls out the knife that Iago gave him).
Cassio- What are you doing? Have you lost your mind?
(Roderigo and Cassio start to fight while Iago is looking from behind a bush. Roderigo stabs Cassio and he fall to the ground. Iago then comes from behind the bushes and stabs Cassio on the back of the leg).
Iago- He had it coming.
Roderigo- He deserved a brutal death for doing this to Othello.
Iago- Let’s got tell Othello it’s done.
(Iago and Roderigo leave to go find Othello).
Iago- Othello, I bring news about Cassio. Rodrigo and I have just made sure he doesn’t interfere with your marriage.
Othello- Really, but how??
Iago- Well, we set him up to come and join us at the park. Rodrigo confronted him and they got into a fight. Cassio is dead but Rodrigo was left badly wounded by Cassio. Come see for yourself.
(Othello and Iago go to the scene of the crime)
Othello (yells)- Good Lord, he is dead! Cassio is dead! Now I must go and deal with Desdemona. She will pay for her affair.
End of Scene 1
(Iago convinces Roderigo to kill Cassio).
(Iago calls Roderigo and Cassio to meet him in Central Park ; Roderigo at 9:30, Cassio at 10:00).
(Conversation between Iago and Roderigo).
Iago- Glad to see you can come on such short notice.
Roderigo- What’s all this about?
Iago- You know as much as I do; How Cassio is making Othello’s life miserable.
Roderigo- I could just imagine how Othello is feeling.
Iago- I would hate to see him be made into a fool.
Roderigo- We have to do something about it.
-Rustling behind the trees-
Iago- Did you hear that.
Roderigo- Yeah, it came from behind those trees.
(Enter Cassio from behind the trees).
Roderigo- What is he doing here?
Iago- I don’t know, he must have followed us.
Cassio- What the hell have you been smoking, you told me to be here at 10:00
Roderigo- I’m glad you’re here, now we can talk man to man.
(As Cassio and Roderigo are talking, Iago slips away discreetly handing Roderigo a dagger).
Roderigo- What sort of satisfaction do you get out of making Othello’s life miserable?
Cassio- What are you talking about?
Roderigo- You and Desdemona.
Cassio- Me and Desdemona?
Roderigo- Don’t try to act like you’re innocent, be a man! This is tearing Othello apart.
(Roderigo, fustrated, pulls out the knife that Iago gave him).
Cassio- What are you doing? Have you lost your mind?
(Roderigo and Cassio start to fight while Iago is looking from behind a bush. Roderigo stabs Cassio and he fall to the ground. Iago then comes from behind the bushes and stabs Cassio on the back of the leg).
Iago- He had it coming.
Roderigo- He deserved a brutal death for doing this to Othello.
Iago- Let’s got tell Othello it’s done.
(Iago and Roderigo leave to go find Othello).
Iago- Othello, I bring news about Cassio. Rodrigo and I have just made sure he doesn’t interfere with your marriage.
Othello- Really, but how??
Iago- Well, we set him up to come and join us at the park. Rodrigo confronted him and they got into a fight. Cassio is dead but Rodrigo was left badly wounded by Cassio. Come see for yourself.
(Othello and Iago go to the scene of the crime)
Othello (yells)- Good Lord, he is dead! Cassio is dead! Now I must go and deal with Desdemona. She will pay for her affair.
End of Scene 1
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Act V questions:October 25th 2007
Dominick Heugas 10/25/07
Who are the characters?
-Othello
-Desdemona
-Cassio
-Roderigo
-Iago
-Lodovico
-Gratiano
-Emilia
-Montano
-Bianca
What is the setting?
In Act V scene 1, the setting is out on the streets of Venice at night.
In Act V scene 2, the setting shifts to Desdemona’s bed chamber inside the castle at night.
List the many conflicts that exist in the act:
-Iago convinced Roderigo to ambuch and kill Cassio.
-Iago kills Roderigo.
-Iago accuses Bianca of being Roderigo's accomplice and places her under arrest.
-Othello kills Desdemona out of love.
-Cassio finally dies.
-Iago kills emilia.
-Othello stabs Iago but only wounds him.
-Othello kills himself.
-Iago lives.
What do you think is an appropriate theme for this Act?
I think the appropriate theme for Act V would be “Do not give into your temptations”.
What evil plan does Iago concoct?
Iago convinces Roderigo to ambush and kill Cassio.
Why does Othello stand at the foot of the bed where Desdemona is sleeping?
Othello stands at the foot of Desdemon’s bed because he is overcome with love.
What do you think is going through his mind?
He is probably thinking about how much he loves her but can’t stand to see her cheating on him anymore. The only way to solve the problem is to kill her.
How does Othello murder Desdemona?
Othello kills Desdemona by smothering her.
Why does Desdemona remain loyal to her husband with her dying breath?
Even though Desdemona was having an affair with Cassio, she still had enough love for Othello to defend him to her death.
Othello calls Desdemona a whore rather than an adulterer. Why such a degrading name?
Othello calls Desdemons a whore because he was pissed that she had actually cheated on him, and has another lover. If I was Othello, I would be pretty pissed as well.
What are Othello’s last words?
"I kiss'd thee ere I kill'd thee. No way but this/Killing myself, to die upon a kiss."
Why does he kill himself?
Othello kills himself because he just murdered the love of his life and would not be able to live with the fact that he will never be able to see her again.
Who also dies in the end and how?
Cassio ends up dying because he was stabbed by Roderigo, Iago kills Roderigo to make it seem like he had nothing to do with the attempted murder of Cassio, Othello kills Desdemona out of love, Iago kills Emilia because she revealed what Iago had done, and then Othello kills himself.
Who ironically does not die and why?
Iago, ironically, does not die because
Who are the characters?
-Othello
-Desdemona
-Cassio
-Roderigo
-Iago
-Lodovico
-Gratiano
-Emilia
-Montano
-Bianca
What is the setting?
In Act V scene 1, the setting is out on the streets of Venice at night.
In Act V scene 2, the setting shifts to Desdemona’s bed chamber inside the castle at night.
List the many conflicts that exist in the act:
-Iago convinced Roderigo to ambuch and kill Cassio.
-Iago kills Roderigo.
-Iago accuses Bianca of being Roderigo's accomplice and places her under arrest.
-Othello kills Desdemona out of love.
-Cassio finally dies.
-Iago kills emilia.
-Othello stabs Iago but only wounds him.
-Othello kills himself.
-Iago lives.
What do you think is an appropriate theme for this Act?
I think the appropriate theme for Act V would be “Do not give into your temptations”.
What evil plan does Iago concoct?
Iago convinces Roderigo to ambush and kill Cassio.
Why does Othello stand at the foot of the bed where Desdemona is sleeping?
Othello stands at the foot of Desdemon’s bed because he is overcome with love.
What do you think is going through his mind?
He is probably thinking about how much he loves her but can’t stand to see her cheating on him anymore. The only way to solve the problem is to kill her.
How does Othello murder Desdemona?
Othello kills Desdemona by smothering her.
Why does Desdemona remain loyal to her husband with her dying breath?
Even though Desdemona was having an affair with Cassio, she still had enough love for Othello to defend him to her death.
Othello calls Desdemona a whore rather than an adulterer. Why such a degrading name?
Othello calls Desdemons a whore because he was pissed that she had actually cheated on him, and has another lover. If I was Othello, I would be pretty pissed as well.
What are Othello’s last words?
"I kiss'd thee ere I kill'd thee. No way but this/Killing myself, to die upon a kiss."
Why does he kill himself?
Othello kills himself because he just murdered the love of his life and would not be able to live with the fact that he will never be able to see her again.
Who also dies in the end and how?
Cassio ends up dying because he was stabbed by Roderigo, Iago kills Roderigo to make it seem like he had nothing to do with the attempted murder of Cassio, Othello kills Desdemona out of love, Iago kills Emilia because she revealed what Iago had done, and then Othello kills himself.
Who ironically does not die and why?
Iago, ironically, does not die because
Character Sketch
Dominick Heugas 10/24/07
H.W.
Act V
Roderigo
H.W.
Act V
Roderigo A jealous suitor of Desdemona. Young, rich, and foolish, Roderigo is convinced that if he gives Iago all of his money, Iago will help him win Desdemona's hand. Repeatedly frustrated as Othello marries Desdemona and then takes her to Cyprus, Roderigo is ultimately desperate enough to agree to help Iago kill Cassio after Iago points out that Cassio is another potential rival for Desdemona.
Cassio
CassioOthello's lieutenant, or second-in-command. Cassio is highly educated but young and inexperienced in battle. Iago resents Cassio's high position and dismisses him as a “bookkeeper”. Truly devoted to Othello, Cassio is ashamed after being involved in a drunken brawl on Cyprus and losing his place as lieutenant. Iago uses Cassio's good looks and flirtatious manner with women to play on Othello's insecurities about Desdemona's fidelity.
Othello
OthelloThe play's protagonist and hero. Othello is the highly respected general of the armies of Venice, although he is not a native of Venice but a Moor, or North African. He is a powerful figure, respected by all those around him. In spite of his elevated status, Othello is nevertheless easy prey to insecurities because of his age, his life as a soldier, and his self-consciousness about being a racial and cultural outsider. He possesses a free and open nature that his ensign Iago exploits to twist Othello's love for his wife, Desdemona, into a powerful and destructive jealousy.
The daughter of the Venetian senator Brabantio. Desdemona and Othello are secretly married before the play begins. While in some ways stereotypically pure and meek, Desdemona is also determined and self-possessed. She is equally capable of defending her marriage, jesting bawdily with Iago, and responding with dignity to Othello's incomprehensible jealousy.
Lodovico
LodovicoOne of Brabantio's kinsmen, Lodovico acts as a messenger from Venice to Cyprus. He arrives in Cyprus in Act Four with letters announcing that Cassio is to replace Othello as governor.
Gratiano
GratianoBrabantio's kinsman who accompanies Lodovico to Cyprus. Amidst the chaos of the play's final scene, Graziano mentions that Desdemona's father has died.
Iago
IagoOthello's ensign, a twenty-eight-year-old military veteran from Venice. Iago is the villain of the play. Although he is obsessive, relentless, bold, and ingenius in his efforts to manipulate and deceive the other characters, Iago's motivations are notoriously murky. Iago gives the impression that he's tossing out plausible motivations as he thinks of them, and that we'll never understand what really drives his villainy. He hates women and is obsessed with other people's sex lives.
Emilia
EmiliaIago's wife and Desdemona's attendant. A cynical, worldly woman, Emilia is deeply attached to her mistress and distrustful of her husband.
Bianca
BiancaA courtesan, or prostitute, in Cyprus. Bianca's favorite customer is Cassio, who teases her with promises of marriage but laughs at her behind her back.
Montano
MontanoThe governor of Cyprus before Othello. We see Montano first in Act Two, as he recounts the status of the war and awaits the Venetian ships.
Monday, October 22, 2007
October 22, 2007
Dominick Heugas 10/22/07
Who were the venetians?
During the late 1500’s and early 1600’s, the Venetians were a wealthy and therefore powerful people. This wealth was due Venice’s canals which made it an ideal place for trade. The wealth and power of this city did two important things in consideration of the plot of Othello. They made Venice a city of high importance to military and political officials and also gave the natives a great pride in their background.
How were the Moors/Venetians regarded in Shakespeare's day?
Moors were characterized in Elizabethan England as being alternately or even simultaneously noble or monstrous, civil or savage. Being a different race meant, primarily, being an Other, non-English, as well as non-Christian (Braxton 8). The term Moor, as I have noted before, was fairly vague in definition. Bartels points out that in common usage, the word was used many times interchangeably with "similarly ambiguous terms as 'African,' 'Ethiopian,' 'Negro,' and even 'Indian'" (434). The convention of Christian art to represent Satan or other devils as being black or dark-skinned also lent another connotation to the reader, viewer, or performer of Shakespeare's plays. The Moor's increasing visibility in print most likely paralleled an increasing visibility in actual English society and/or knowledge (Bartels 434). There are three possible branches that most likely gave birth to the confused Elizabethan image of who and what a Moor was. This would be the Spanish Morisco, the North African Berber/Arab, and the Negro.
With politics of the late 1500s and early 1600s, not much had changed in terms of enmity. International trade and politics of the Elizabethan era also lent a hand in Shakespeare's depiction of the Moor. Although the Spanish interpretation of the Arab/Berber/Negro was most likely a factor in the Elizabethan image, extensive trading contracts and international diplomacy had a fair hand in offsetting the negative stereotype while at the same time perpetuating it. Both England and what we will call Morocco had a great anti-Catholic, anti-Spanish sentiment that bound their relationship further (D'Amico 7). Although Africa was considered a continent of infidels and pagans by many, the political danger of an invasion by Catholic Spain prompted England to forgo the stigma of trading in munitions with Morocco. The Moor in English Renaissance Drama by Jack D'Amico chronicles the international trading carried on in North Africa and the Ivory and Gold Coasts further south. Continuous trade was believed to have begun in the mid sixteenth century (D'Amico 8). Blacks from Africa were also first present in England during this time. Although mostly documented as slaves, before the triangular slave trade became institutionalized, there were also many free blacks who came and went throughout Europe.
During the late 1500’s and early 1600’s, the Venetians were a wealthy and therefore powerful people. This wealth was due Venice’s canals which made it an ideal place for trade. The wealth and power of this city did two important things in consideration of the plot of Othello. They made Venice a city of high importance to military and political officials and also gave the natives a great pride in their background.
What were the military duties of ranked officers?
General- The leader of the army in whatever city/state they serve. It usually is someone who has been in the army since a young age. They are powerful figures in society and are well respected. Generals are in charge of giving out promotions to their fellow soldiers. And control the actions of the entire army.
Lieutenant- A powerful position, is assigned by the General. Can give orders to other soldiers that have lesser ranks then him. This rank does not come with much social status but it is often used as a place to work from to reach higher ranks.
What was the military hierarchy?
The military hierarchy of ancient Greece could in retrospect be viewed as running parallel to its social hierarchy. The aristocratic class were the wealthiest and most politically powerful individuals of the populace. Their social position gave them an identical stature in the military hierarchy, for they assumed complete authority as trierarchs of both land and sea forces. Not only did they instigate wars but they also led them on the battle fields. Cavalry members were quite wealthy but were subordinates to the first census class. They supplied chariots and horses and equipped themselves handsomely with armaments; often they were commanders of small units. The hoplite soldiers who formed the phalanx were composed of third class members, and were capable of attaining the necessary skills and equipment to become heavy-infantry soldiers. The lowest class was conscripted into the light-infantry in which they were massed together under the leadership of the generals and commanders. Although the military hierarchy was imbued with the same social hierarchy as in their city states the military was much more than an obligatory service. It was a unifying patriotic force that was shared between all social classes on the battle field where each citizen saw himself as a soldier equal to any other.
What was the role of women?
Prior to the 16th century society viewed women with the Christian and Aristotelian views which looked at them as sinful and imperfect. Writers such as Shakespeare challenged these views with their works and they were slowly changed. Women were mostly silent, they did not speak out much at all about their opinions, especially in public. Some women wrote, but mostly all they wrote about was prayer and meditation. The only real chance they got to write about their feelings was in poems. Women were beginning to get some power, the ruler of England at the time was Elizabeth who was the most powerful woman of her time. Nobel women had much easier lives while poorer women had to work hard to keep their husbands and families happy.
What was expected of a daughter?
Daughters were seen as property to control by their fathers. They were expected to obey their father’s wishes and to marry by the age of thirteen. Daughters were objects to always be guarded and watched over, too tender and gentle to fend for themselves in a dangerous world. They were expected to preserve their chastity until marriage, and provide a dowry when they finally did marry.
What was expected of a bride?
In the Renaissance times a Renaissance Woman was supposed to marry well, be loyal to her husband and give birth to boys. Many women did not fit the mold of what they called a "Renaissance Woman." Many of them would fit in as more of a "Renaissance Man" or what we would call a "Renaissance Woman" in our day and age.
Girls were married for alliances between their families, not for love. Women were married with doweries that their family provided and they prepared household possesions to contribute to the new home. Brides were supposed to be virgins before marriage. Women were supposed had to be faithful and respect their fathers and the family over their wants and needs.
Women got involved in disputes about marriage, inheritance and property. In all these matters they had contact with officialdom, so they enter the record. What is particularly noticeable is that many women were familiar enough with the processes involved to use them constructively to their best advantage. It's no accident that women appear far more often in cases tried in the church courts (where even married women had a separate legal identity) than in the common law courts (where married women could not bring cases on their own account).
What rules for getting married existed at the time of the play?
The institution of marriage in the Renaissance Period was both secular and sacred. Secularly, it served as a union of two parties interested in acquiring property, money or political alliances. Marriage was also sacred in that it bound the love of a man and woman and sought procreation. William Shakespeare's work vividly displays the sacredness of love and marriage. Popular critics of his time considered Shakespeare the greatest love poet of all time. It was once said "he represented in an inimitable and masterly manner all the phenomena and manifestations of love." A working knowledge of both marriage and inheritance procedures in the Renaissance Period affords a better understanding of Shakespeare's works.
What were the rules of courtship?
The institution of marriage in the Renaissance Period was both secular and sacred. Secularly, it served as a union of two parties interested in acquiring property, money or political alliances. Marriage was also sacred in that it bound the love of a man and woman and sought procreation. William Shakespeare's work vividly displays the sacredness of love and marriage. Popular critics of his time considered Shakespeare the greatest love poet of all time. It was once said "he represented in an inimitable and masterly manner all the phenomena and manifestations of love." A working knowledge of both marriage and inheritance procedures in the Renaissance Period affords a better understanding of Shakespeare's works.
What do you think is a scene in a play?
A division of a play or of an act of a play, usually representing what passes between certain of the actors in one place.
Who were the venetians?
During the late 1500’s and early 1600’s, the Venetians were a wealthy and therefore powerful people. This wealth was due Venice’s canals which made it an ideal place for trade. The wealth and power of this city did two important things in consideration of the plot of Othello. They made Venice a city of high importance to military and political officials and also gave the natives a great pride in their background.
How were the Moors/Venetians regarded in Shakespeare's day?
Moors were characterized in Elizabethan England as being alternately or even simultaneously noble or monstrous, civil or savage. Being a different race meant, primarily, being an Other, non-English, as well as non-Christian (Braxton 8). The term Moor, as I have noted before, was fairly vague in definition. Bartels points out that in common usage, the word was used many times interchangeably with "similarly ambiguous terms as 'African,' 'Ethiopian,' 'Negro,' and even 'Indian'" (434). The convention of Christian art to represent Satan or other devils as being black or dark-skinned also lent another connotation to the reader, viewer, or performer of Shakespeare's plays. The Moor's increasing visibility in print most likely paralleled an increasing visibility in actual English society and/or knowledge (Bartels 434). There are three possible branches that most likely gave birth to the confused Elizabethan image of who and what a Moor was. This would be the Spanish Morisco, the North African Berber/Arab, and the Negro.
With politics of the late 1500s and early 1600s, not much had changed in terms of enmity. International trade and politics of the Elizabethan era also lent a hand in Shakespeare's depiction of the Moor. Although the Spanish interpretation of the Arab/Berber/Negro was most likely a factor in the Elizabethan image, extensive trading contracts and international diplomacy had a fair hand in offsetting the negative stereotype while at the same time perpetuating it. Both England and what we will call Morocco had a great anti-Catholic, anti-Spanish sentiment that bound their relationship further (D'Amico 7). Although Africa was considered a continent of infidels and pagans by many, the political danger of an invasion by Catholic Spain prompted England to forgo the stigma of trading in munitions with Morocco. The Moor in English Renaissance Drama by Jack D'Amico chronicles the international trading carried on in North Africa and the Ivory and Gold Coasts further south. Continuous trade was believed to have begun in the mid sixteenth century (D'Amico 8). Blacks from Africa were also first present in England during this time. Although mostly documented as slaves, before the triangular slave trade became institutionalized, there were also many free blacks who came and went throughout Europe.
During the late 1500’s and early 1600’s, the Venetians were a wealthy and therefore powerful people. This wealth was due Venice’s canals which made it an ideal place for trade. The wealth and power of this city did two important things in consideration of the plot of Othello. They made Venice a city of high importance to military and political officials and also gave the natives a great pride in their background.
What were the military duties of ranked officers?
General- The leader of the army in whatever city/state they serve. It usually is someone who has been in the army since a young age. They are powerful figures in society and are well respected. Generals are in charge of giving out promotions to their fellow soldiers. And control the actions of the entire army.
Lieutenant- A powerful position, is assigned by the General. Can give orders to other soldiers that have lesser ranks then him. This rank does not come with much social status but it is often used as a place to work from to reach higher ranks.
What was the military hierarchy?
The military hierarchy of ancient Greece could in retrospect be viewed as running parallel to its social hierarchy. The aristocratic class were the wealthiest and most politically powerful individuals of the populace. Their social position gave them an identical stature in the military hierarchy, for they assumed complete authority as trierarchs of both land and sea forces. Not only did they instigate wars but they also led them on the battle fields. Cavalry members were quite wealthy but were subordinates to the first census class. They supplied chariots and horses and equipped themselves handsomely with armaments; often they were commanders of small units. The hoplite soldiers who formed the phalanx were composed of third class members, and were capable of attaining the necessary skills and equipment to become heavy-infantry soldiers. The lowest class was conscripted into the light-infantry in which they were massed together under the leadership of the generals and commanders. Although the military hierarchy was imbued with the same social hierarchy as in their city states the military was much more than an obligatory service. It was a unifying patriotic force that was shared between all social classes on the battle field where each citizen saw himself as a soldier equal to any other.
What was the role of women?
Prior to the 16th century society viewed women with the Christian and Aristotelian views which looked at them as sinful and imperfect. Writers such as Shakespeare challenged these views with their works and they were slowly changed. Women were mostly silent, they did not speak out much at all about their opinions, especially in public. Some women wrote, but mostly all they wrote about was prayer and meditation. The only real chance they got to write about their feelings was in poems. Women were beginning to get some power, the ruler of England at the time was Elizabeth who was the most powerful woman of her time. Nobel women had much easier lives while poorer women had to work hard to keep their husbands and families happy.
What was expected of a daughter?
Daughters were seen as property to control by their fathers. They were expected to obey their father’s wishes and to marry by the age of thirteen. Daughters were objects to always be guarded and watched over, too tender and gentle to fend for themselves in a dangerous world. They were expected to preserve their chastity until marriage, and provide a dowry when they finally did marry.
What was expected of a bride?
In the Renaissance times a Renaissance Woman was supposed to marry well, be loyal to her husband and give birth to boys. Many women did not fit the mold of what they called a "Renaissance Woman." Many of them would fit in as more of a "Renaissance Man" or what we would call a "Renaissance Woman" in our day and age.
Girls were married for alliances between their families, not for love. Women were married with doweries that their family provided and they prepared household possesions to contribute to the new home. Brides were supposed to be virgins before marriage. Women were supposed had to be faithful and respect their fathers and the family over their wants and needs.
Women got involved in disputes about marriage, inheritance and property. In all these matters they had contact with officialdom, so they enter the record. What is particularly noticeable is that many women were familiar enough with the processes involved to use them constructively to their best advantage. It's no accident that women appear far more often in cases tried in the church courts (where even married women had a separate legal identity) than in the common law courts (where married women could not bring cases on their own account).
What rules for getting married existed at the time of the play?
The institution of marriage in the Renaissance Period was both secular and sacred. Secularly, it served as a union of two parties interested in acquiring property, money or political alliances. Marriage was also sacred in that it bound the love of a man and woman and sought procreation. William Shakespeare's work vividly displays the sacredness of love and marriage. Popular critics of his time considered Shakespeare the greatest love poet of all time. It was once said "he represented in an inimitable and masterly manner all the phenomena and manifestations of love." A working knowledge of both marriage and inheritance procedures in the Renaissance Period affords a better understanding of Shakespeare's works.
What were the rules of courtship?
The institution of marriage in the Renaissance Period was both secular and sacred. Secularly, it served as a union of two parties interested in acquiring property, money or political alliances. Marriage was also sacred in that it bound the love of a man and woman and sought procreation. William Shakespeare's work vividly displays the sacredness of love and marriage. Popular critics of his time considered Shakespeare the greatest love poet of all time. It was once said "he represented in an inimitable and masterly manner all the phenomena and manifestations of love." A working knowledge of both marriage and inheritance procedures in the Renaissance Period affords a better understanding of Shakespeare's works.
What do you think is a scene in a play?
A division of a play or of an act of a play, usually representing what passes between certain of the actors in one place.
The Moors.
Early in the eighth century Moorish soldiers crossed over from Africa to the Iberian peninsula. The man chosen to lead them was General Tarik ibn Ziyad. In 711, the bold Tarik, in command of an army of 10,000 men, crossed the straits and disembarked near a rock promontory which from that day since has borne his name--Djabal Tarik (`Tarik's Mountain'), or Gibraltar. In August 711, Tarik won paramount victory over the opposing European army. On the eve of the battle, Tarik is alleged to have roused his troops with the following words:
"My brethren, the enemy is before you, the sea is behind; whither would ye fly? Follow your general; I am resolved either to lose my life or to trample on the prostrate king of the Romans."
Wasting no time to relish his victory, Tarik pushed on with his dashing and seemingly tireless Moorish cavalry to the Spanish city of Toledo. Within a month's time, General Tarik ibn Ziyad had effectively terminated European dominance of the Iberian peninsula. Musa ibn Nusayr, Arab governor of North Africa, joined Tarik in Spain and helped complete the conquest of Iberia with an army of 18,000 men. The two commanders met in Talavera, where the Moors were given the task of subduing the northwest of Spain. With vigor and speed they set about their mission, and within three months they had swept the entire territory north of the Ebro River as far as the Pyrenees Mountains and annexed the turbulent Basque country.
In the aftermath of these brilliant struggles, thousands of Moors flooded into the Iberian peninsula. So eager were they to come that some are said to have floated over on tree-trunks. Tarik himself, at the conclusion of his illustrious military career, retired to the distant East, we are informed, to spread the teachings of Islam.
www.cwo.com
In AD622, an Arab named Muhammad preached that an angel had visited him. The angel told Muhammad that he was the last of a long line of prophets that included Moses and Jesus. Muhammad called on people to renounce all other faiths and to submit to the will of Allah. Allah is an Arabic word that means God. He called the new faith Islam, which means “submission to Allah”; the people who practice Islam are called Muslims (sometimes spelled Moslems). The faith spread quickly through the Middle East and across North Africa, eventually reaching people in northwest Africa that the Romans called Moors.
The Visigoths had ruled Spain until 711, when the Moors crossed into Spain from North Africa. For the next three centuries, the Moors controlled most of Spain by establishing a “caliphate,” or religious center, in Cordoba. Spain enjoyed a “golden age.” The Moors were able administrators who built Spain into a thriving center of culture and scholarship. The Moors were Muslims, but they were generally tolerant of the Christians and Jews who lived in Spain. Spanish Jews benefited from the tolerant policies of the Moors. This enabled them to have one of the most prosperous periods in their history.
Christian kingdoms in northern Spain and France slowly began the Reconquista (or reconquest) of Spain, a struggle that lasted almost 500 years. Quarrels among the Moors led to the overthrow of the caliphate of Cordoba in 1031. The Moors remained in Spain until King Ferdinand of Aragon, and Queen Isabella of Castille merged their kingdoms and forced the Muslims and Jews to leave Spain.
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Othello is the most famous moor.
"My brethren, the enemy is before you, the sea is behind; whither would ye fly? Follow your general; I am resolved either to lose my life or to trample on the prostrate king of the Romans."
Wasting no time to relish his victory, Tarik pushed on with his dashing and seemingly tireless Moorish cavalry to the Spanish city of Toledo. Within a month's time, General Tarik ibn Ziyad had effectively terminated European dominance of the Iberian peninsula. Musa ibn Nusayr, Arab governor of North Africa, joined Tarik in Spain and helped complete the conquest of Iberia with an army of 18,000 men. The two commanders met in Talavera, where the Moors were given the task of subduing the northwest of Spain. With vigor and speed they set about their mission, and within three months they had swept the entire territory north of the Ebro River as far as the Pyrenees Mountains and annexed the turbulent Basque country.
In the aftermath of these brilliant struggles, thousands of Moors flooded into the Iberian peninsula. So eager were they to come that some are said to have floated over on tree-trunks. Tarik himself, at the conclusion of his illustrious military career, retired to the distant East, we are informed, to spread the teachings of Islam.
www.cwo.com
In AD622, an Arab named Muhammad preached that an angel had visited him. The angel told Muhammad that he was the last of a long line of prophets that included Moses and Jesus. Muhammad called on people to renounce all other faiths and to submit to the will of Allah. Allah is an Arabic word that means God. He called the new faith Islam, which means “submission to Allah”; the people who practice Islam are called Muslims (sometimes spelled Moslems). The faith spread quickly through the Middle East and across North Africa, eventually reaching people in northwest Africa that the Romans called Moors.
The Visigoths had ruled Spain until 711, when the Moors crossed into Spain from North Africa. For the next three centuries, the Moors controlled most of Spain by establishing a “caliphate,” or religious center, in Cordoba. Spain enjoyed a “golden age.” The Moors were able administrators who built Spain into a thriving center of culture and scholarship. The Moors were Muslims, but they were generally tolerant of the Christians and Jews who lived in Spain. Spanish Jews benefited from the tolerant policies of the Moors. This enabled them to have one of the most prosperous periods in their history.
Christian kingdoms in northern Spain and France slowly began the Reconquista (or reconquest) of Spain, a struggle that lasted almost 500 years. Quarrels among the Moors led to the overthrow of the caliphate of Cordoba in 1031. The Moors remained in Spain until King Ferdinand of Aragon, and Queen Isabella of Castille merged their kingdoms and forced the Muslims and Jews to leave Spain.
www.mrdowling.com
Othello is the most famous moor.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
What are some of the major elements of drama?
1.) What is a play?
A dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage.
2.) What is involved in a play?
Practice, effort, costumes, lights, dialogue, and characters are involved to put a show on.
3.) Where did Shakespeare’s plays staged?
Shakespeare’s plays were staged at the globe theater.
4.) Who did he write his plays for?
Lord Chamberlain’s Men
5.) Who was his audience?
I think his audience was rich white people.
6.) Who were the actors/resses?
White men were the actors and actresses.
7.) How were the characters dressed?
They were dressed in Renaissance costumes, Venetian costumes and mid evil armor.
8.) How did they speak?
They spoke in Shakespearean language.
9.) Can we plot a play? Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution.
Yes we can surely plot a play. I think it’s easier to plot a play than any other work of literature.
10.) What do you think was the cultural background of the actors/resses? Any people of
color?
I think all the actors and actresses were white males performing for other
11.) How many of Shakespeare’s plays have you read or know about?
I have read four of Shakespeare’s plays, Othello, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, and A Midsummer’s Night Dream.
12.) Have you ever seen an On/Off Broadway play?
Yes. Many times from the time I was really young.
13.) Do you like plays? Why or Why not?
I LOVE broadway plays. The music the action the light the singing it’s awesome.
A dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage.
2.) What is involved in a play?
Practice, effort, costumes, lights, dialogue, and characters are involved to put a show on.
3.) Where did Shakespeare’s plays staged?
Shakespeare’s plays were staged at the globe theater.
4.) Who did he write his plays for?
Lord Chamberlain’s Men
5.) Who was his audience?
I think his audience was rich white people.
6.) Who were the actors/resses?
White men were the actors and actresses.
7.) How were the characters dressed?
They were dressed in Renaissance costumes, Venetian costumes and mid evil armor.
8.) How did they speak?
They spoke in Shakespearean language.
9.) Can we plot a play? Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution.
Yes we can surely plot a play. I think it’s easier to plot a play than any other work of literature.
10.) What do you think was the cultural background of the actors/resses? Any people of
color?
I think all the actors and actresses were white males performing for other
11.) How many of Shakespeare’s plays have you read or know about?
I have read four of Shakespeare’s plays, Othello, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, and A Midsummer’s Night Dream.
12.) Have you ever seen an On/Off Broadway play?
Yes. Many times from the time I was really young.
13.) Do you like plays? Why or Why not?
I LOVE broadway plays. The music the action the light the singing it’s awesome.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
SAT voc. # 3
Dominick Heugas 9/20/07
H.W.
1. This latest device will antiquate the ice-cube tray.
2. I found the English regents to be very austere.
3. Politicians are usually considered avaricious.
4. I become very bestial in the middle of a football game.
5. I consider my dad to be a bibliophile. He always has a new book to read.
6. My cat thinks he is very clandestine; he is always trying to sneak up on my dog.
7. The war lord did not show any clemency to the other military.
8. Both politicians tried to defame each other at the debate.
9. We try to enfeeble the other team to gain an upper hand over them.
10. I always make sure my arguments are germane to what we are arguing about.
11. My mom always tries to hinder what I am saying when we get into arguments.
12. The man was arrested for illicit activities.
13. I tried to implicate that I was concerned about my future to my mom.
14. I loathe the Boston Red Sox with all of my heart.
15. The teacher apologizes when he misnomers his students names.
16. All of the freshmen on the JV team are considered neophytes.
17. The noxious gases that surrounded our school had to be taken care of.
18. I believe that I will reach the omnipotent.
19. I also believe that I will reach the omniscient.
20. I am in no way shape or form pious.
21. I believe that it is requisite for football to be involved in my life.
22. My parents sometimes make me feel like I am subservient to them.
23. I would hate to be in a class of theology.
24. To be on a football field takes a lot of valor.
25. I am always complimented on my veracity.
H.W.
1. This latest device will antiquate the ice-cube tray.
2. I found the English regents to be very austere.
3. Politicians are usually considered avaricious.
4. I become very bestial in the middle of a football game.
5. I consider my dad to be a bibliophile. He always has a new book to read.
6. My cat thinks he is very clandestine; he is always trying to sneak up on my dog.
7. The war lord did not show any clemency to the other military.
8. Both politicians tried to defame each other at the debate.
9. We try to enfeeble the other team to gain an upper hand over them.
10. I always make sure my arguments are germane to what we are arguing about.
11. My mom always tries to hinder what I am saying when we get into arguments.
12. The man was arrested for illicit activities.
13. I tried to implicate that I was concerned about my future to my mom.
14. I loathe the Boston Red Sox with all of my heart.
15. The teacher apologizes when he misnomers his students names.
16. All of the freshmen on the JV team are considered neophytes.
17. The noxious gases that surrounded our school had to be taken care of.
18. I believe that I will reach the omnipotent.
19. I also believe that I will reach the omniscient.
20. I am in no way shape or form pious.
21. I believe that it is requisite for football to be involved in my life.
22. My parents sometimes make me feel like I am subservient to them.
23. I would hate to be in a class of theology.
24. To be on a football field takes a lot of valor.
25. I am always complimented on my veracity.
Shakespeare info.
William Shakespeare was born on April 23 1564 in Stratford on Avon. His father John Shakespeare a glove maker married Mary Arden. William was the third of eight children three of which died in their childhood. During his childhood William attended grammar school, where he learned Latin and Classical Greek.
In November 28 1582 he married Anne Hathaway who was 26 while he was only 18. On May 26 1583 their first daughter was born, Susanna. William and Anne later had twins Hamlet and Judith, who were born on February 2, 1585.
In 1588 Shakespeare went to England, their is question whether he went to England to escape a charge of poaching. In England he established himself as a play write and actor, he later became part of Lord Chamberlain's Men, later The King's Men. This group men had a large advantage of most actors. In that time most actors where looked down on. But if you were "A King's Man" you would have been treated better and had special privileges.
In his time he had many successes. He wrote a total of 37 plays
Shakespeare died on his birthday, April 23, 1616. When he left he took with a him a huge part of live entertainment that I think, will never be seen again.
The Elizabethan time period was the beginning of a new generation of living. It was when people started to say well I can't I lead a fun and interesting life why must I wait for the after life? It was this time period that a lot of the great art work and entertainment came out into the open. It was also this time that William Shakespeare brought his talent into the world. This was also the time of King Henry the eighth, and Queen Elizabeth.
http://jefferson.osd.wednet.edu/shakespeare/index.htm
In November 28 1582 he married Anne Hathaway who was 26 while he was only 18. On May 26 1583 their first daughter was born, Susanna. William and Anne later had twins Hamlet and Judith, who were born on February 2, 1585.
In 1588 Shakespeare went to England, their is question whether he went to England to escape a charge of poaching. In England he established himself as a play write and actor, he later became part of Lord Chamberlain's Men, later The King's Men. This group men had a large advantage of most actors. In that time most actors where looked down on. But if you were "A King's Man" you would have been treated better and had special privileges.
In his time he had many successes. He wrote a total of 37 plays
Shakespeare died on his birthday, April 23, 1616. When he left he took with a him a huge part of live entertainment that I think, will never be seen again.
The Elizabethan time period was the beginning of a new generation of living. It was when people started to say well I can't I lead a fun and interesting life why must I wait for the after life? It was this time period that a lot of the great art work and entertainment came out into the open. It was also this time that William Shakespeare brought his talent into the world. This was also the time of King Henry the eighth, and Queen Elizabeth.
http://jefferson.osd.wednet.edu/shakespeare/index.htm
SAT voc. #2
Dominick Heugas 9/18/07
H.W.
1. My father is very abhorrent to ignorant people.
2. In the future I am going to have an affluence of money.
3. The detective arrived at the crime seen and tried to assess the situation.
4. The brevity of the game was due to the other teams experience of the game.
5. The football team was praised for their commendable performance.
6. The prisoner was condemned to life in prison.
7. I became culpable for the crime after they found my fingerprints in the crime seen.
8. It would take a genius to decipher the password to this computer.
9. After eating the jalapeño I began to feel a fiery sensation in my mouth.
10. In the first few practices of football we were taught the fundamentals of football.
11. In today’s world we are supposed to live in a humane society.
12. I find Jessica Alba to be very hypnotizing.
13. I became infuriated when we lost against Flushing.
14. In party mix, all the chips are intermingled.
15. I sometimes consider my mom to be very malicious.
16. The Nazis tried to commit manifest destiny on the world.
17. In football, you have to be merciless to the other team.
18. Abraham Lincoln is widely recognized for his poignant speech, the Gettysburg Address.
19. I can sometimes be a little pretentious in the way I act.
20. The reporter gave his sentiment on the Presidents speech.
21. I consider the football field to be my realm.
22. Blind people see people’s faces by being tangible.
23. Before the game, the coach always gives us a transcendent speech to get us riled up,
24. To win a football game, it is vital for everyone to act as one and do their assignments.
25. I constantly have a yearning to play football.
H.W.
1. My father is very abhorrent to ignorant people.
2. In the future I am going to have an affluence of money.
3. The detective arrived at the crime seen and tried to assess the situation.
4. The brevity of the game was due to the other teams experience of the game.
5. The football team was praised for their commendable performance.
6. The prisoner was condemned to life in prison.
7. I became culpable for the crime after they found my fingerprints in the crime seen.
8. It would take a genius to decipher the password to this computer.
9. After eating the jalapeño I began to feel a fiery sensation in my mouth.
10. In the first few practices of football we were taught the fundamentals of football.
11. In today’s world we are supposed to live in a humane society.
12. I find Jessica Alba to be very hypnotizing.
13. I became infuriated when we lost against Flushing.
14. In party mix, all the chips are intermingled.
15. I sometimes consider my mom to be very malicious.
16. The Nazis tried to commit manifest destiny on the world.
17. In football, you have to be merciless to the other team.
18. Abraham Lincoln is widely recognized for his poignant speech, the Gettysburg Address.
19. I can sometimes be a little pretentious in the way I act.
20. The reporter gave his sentiment on the Presidents speech.
21. I consider the football field to be my realm.
22. Blind people see people’s faces by being tangible.
23. Before the game, the coach always gives us a transcendent speech to get us riled up,
24. To win a football game, it is vital for everyone to act as one and do their assignments.
25. I constantly have a yearning to play football.
SAT voc. #1
Dominick Heugas 9/17/07
H.W.
1. Miguel was abased to 2nd string wide receiver because he barely showed up to practice.
2. President Bush should abdicate his power to someone else.
3. I was charged with the abduction of Jessica Alba because she looks so good.
4. The coach began to belittle me because I missed the tackle and gave up a TD.
5. All of the football players became belligerent before the game.
6. Typing all of these sentences is beneficial to me because it will help me on the SAT’s.
7. I have been told that I am a very benevolent person.
8. The dog looked to be ferocious at first look, but it ended up being benign.
9. My little cousin is very cajoling; he always gets what he wants.
10. My last girlfriend was very candid.
11. The robber capitulated to the police when he knew there was no way out.
12. The singer’s performance captivated everyone in the audience.
13. There is always a dearth of the foods that I like at lunch time.
14. The politician did not want to debase his appearance by starring in the movie.
15. The decorum of the restaurant was very poor.
16. My little cousin is always very ebullient when he knows that I am coming over.
17. During the football game I totally effaced one of the players on the other team.
18. The man standing next to me on the train was acting very effeminate so I slowly stepped away from him.
19. The robber tried to fabricate a lie in court in order to let himself go free with no charges.
20. The teacher facsimiled the student because he plagiarized his report.
21. There's a wide gamut of styles among the student body at ITHS; many show off their unique fashions.
22. President Bush is considered to be a very gluttonous person. I agree.
23. Going to practice every day after school has become a habitual activity for me.
24. Allowing women to show their face in public is considered ignominious in some countries.
25. I have been told that I have an inherent beauty.
26. I am a very jovial person; you rarely find me a bad mood.
27. Her graduation speech was so laudable that it received a standing ovation.
28. I believe in the longevity of life and strongly believe that I will be the first immortal.
29. The holiday spirit produces a great number of magnanimous people wanting to do good for those in need.
30. There are malevolent people in the world, but thankfully there are also benevolent people to counteract their evil.
H.W.
1. Miguel was abased to 2nd string wide receiver because he barely showed up to practice.
2. President Bush should abdicate his power to someone else.
3. I was charged with the abduction of Jessica Alba because she looks so good.
4. The coach began to belittle me because I missed the tackle and gave up a TD.
5. All of the football players became belligerent before the game.
6. Typing all of these sentences is beneficial to me because it will help me on the SAT’s.
7. I have been told that I am a very benevolent person.
8. The dog looked to be ferocious at first look, but it ended up being benign.
9. My little cousin is very cajoling; he always gets what he wants.
10. My last girlfriend was very candid.
11. The robber capitulated to the police when he knew there was no way out.
12. The singer’s performance captivated everyone in the audience.
13. There is always a dearth of the foods that I like at lunch time.
14. The politician did not want to debase his appearance by starring in the movie.
15. The decorum of the restaurant was very poor.
16. My little cousin is always very ebullient when he knows that I am coming over.
17. During the football game I totally effaced one of the players on the other team.
18. The man standing next to me on the train was acting very effeminate so I slowly stepped away from him.
19. The robber tried to fabricate a lie in court in order to let himself go free with no charges.
20. The teacher facsimiled the student because he plagiarized his report.
21. There's a wide gamut of styles among the student body at ITHS; many show off their unique fashions.
22. President Bush is considered to be a very gluttonous person. I agree.
23. Going to practice every day after school has become a habitual activity for me.
24. Allowing women to show their face in public is considered ignominious in some countries.
25. I have been told that I have an inherent beauty.
26. I am a very jovial person; you rarely find me a bad mood.
27. Her graduation speech was so laudable that it received a standing ovation.
28. I believe in the longevity of life and strongly believe that I will be the first immortal.
29. The holiday spirit produces a great number of magnanimous people wanting to do good for those in need.
30. There are malevolent people in the world, but thankfully there are also benevolent people to counteract their evil.
Sonnet 29 essay (REVISED)
Dominick Heugas 9/16/07
H.W.
In every single one of shakespear’s sonnets, his characters show great love and compassion for who ever it is they are describing. Shakespeare usually describes how beautiful someone is, man or women, how great their life is with that person and how horrible their life would be without them. In Sonnet 29 the speaker has a different outlook on life, at first. Sonnet 29 expresses the strongest commitment to a relationship. The speaker goes from one extreme to a totally different one just by thinking about the one he loves.
Sonnet 29 explains how this guy is feeling so miserable and depressed. He hates his life, no one likes him, he wishes he was like someone else. Like someone with a totally different life, a totally different appearence. He hated who he was in every single way. He explains how God does not even listen to his cries. He gets to a point where it seems like he wants to commit suicide. Suddenly in the midst of all these pessimistic thoughts, and depressing feelings, he remembers this girl. Not just the girl but the love that this girl "had" for him.
Once he remembers the love that him and this girl shared he suddenly forgets about all the sorrow in the life. He realizes that his life isn’t so bad after all because he has this girls love to make him feel better. In my opinion, this is obviously the strongest expression of love shown out of the three sonnets. This man goes from being totally miserable and wishing he was a totally different person, to regretting everything he said and actually praising the life he has. All of this just because of the love that some girl used to have for him. In this poem the girl that he is in so much love with isn't even with him anymore; “For thy sweet love remembered such wealth brings That then I scorn to change my state with kings.”
H.W.
In every single one of shakespear’s sonnets, his characters show great love and compassion for who ever it is they are describing. Shakespeare usually describes how beautiful someone is, man or women, how great their life is with that person and how horrible their life would be without them. In Sonnet 29 the speaker has a different outlook on life, at first. Sonnet 29 expresses the strongest commitment to a relationship. The speaker goes from one extreme to a totally different one just by thinking about the one he loves.
Sonnet 29 explains how this guy is feeling so miserable and depressed. He hates his life, no one likes him, he wishes he was like someone else. Like someone with a totally different life, a totally different appearence. He hated who he was in every single way. He explains how God does not even listen to his cries. He gets to a point where it seems like he wants to commit suicide. Suddenly in the midst of all these pessimistic thoughts, and depressing feelings, he remembers this girl. Not just the girl but the love that this girl "had" for him.
Once he remembers the love that him and this girl shared he suddenly forgets about all the sorrow in the life. He realizes that his life isn’t so bad after all because he has this girls love to make him feel better. In my opinion, this is obviously the strongest expression of love shown out of the three sonnets. This man goes from being totally miserable and wishing he was a totally different person, to regretting everything he said and actually praising the life he has. All of this just because of the love that some girl used to have for him. In this poem the girl that he is in so much love with isn't even with him anymore; “For thy sweet love remembered such wealth brings That then I scorn to change my state with kings.”
My rap
Dominick Heugas 9/19/07
H.W.
If you don’t asses the brevity and longevity of life you will forget how to fabricate and effeminate ones need to efface and replace your thoughts and begin to abdicate and infuriate your foes. To begin to contemplate what goes on in my mind would take a genius to decipher and conspire. The strife and struggle of this commendable journey is not culpable to a normal human whose humane acts would lead to the affluence and belligerence of ones cajoling and captivating argument. If I begin to have a fiery yearning to capitulate and commemorate this hypnotic experience and diligence of my rhyme, remember to always be malicious and merciless to those who are benign.
H.W.
If you don’t asses the brevity and longevity of life you will forget how to fabricate and effeminate ones need to efface and replace your thoughts and begin to abdicate and infuriate your foes. To begin to contemplate what goes on in my mind would take a genius to decipher and conspire. The strife and struggle of this commendable journey is not culpable to a normal human whose humane acts would lead to the affluence and belligerence of ones cajoling and captivating argument. If I begin to have a fiery yearning to capitulate and commemorate this hypnotic experience and diligence of my rhyme, remember to always be malicious and merciless to those who are benign.
HW #1
Dominick Heugas 9/6/07
H.W.
When in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes, a
I all alone beweep my outcast state, b
And trouble deaf Heaven with my bootless cries, a
And look upon myself, and curse my fate, b
Wishing me like to one more rich in hope, c
Featur'd like him, like him with friends possess'd, d
Desiring this man's art, and that man's scope, c
With what I most enjoy contented least: e
Yet in these thoughts myself almost despising, f
Haply I think on thee,--and then my state g
(Like to the lark at break of day arising f
From sullen earth) sings hymns at heaven's gate; g
For thy sweet love remember'd such wealth brings h
That then I scorn to change my state with kings'. h
In this poem this man is thinking about how bad his life is. How his luck has ran out, how he’s alone and has no one. He wished he was someone else, someone that didn’t have such bad luck, or he wishes he looked like someone else. He then says that in the middle of thinking pessimistically he remembers the love that some person had for him. When he thinks of this persons love for him he forgets all of those things that he was originally thinking and regrets saying them.
1.
2.
What changes the speakers mood?
The speakers mood changes because he starts to think about the love that some person had for him and how he wouldn’t replace that love for anything.
What do you think are the speakers strongest feelings in this poem?
I believe the speakers strongest feelings in this poem are the love that he explains he has for this person. I feel these are the strongest feelings that he expresses because even though he was thinking about how bad his life is and how no one likes him, as soon as he started thinking about this persons love for him he totally forgot what he was thinking about. It totally changed his outlook on his feelings.
H.W.
When in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes, a
I all alone beweep my outcast state, b
And trouble deaf Heaven with my bootless cries, a
And look upon myself, and curse my fate, b
Wishing me like to one more rich in hope, c
Featur'd like him, like him with friends possess'd, d
Desiring this man's art, and that man's scope, c
With what I most enjoy contented least: e
Yet in these thoughts myself almost despising, f
Haply I think on thee,--and then my state g
(Like to the lark at break of day arising f
From sullen earth) sings hymns at heaven's gate; g
For thy sweet love remember'd such wealth brings h
That then I scorn to change my state with kings'. h
In this poem this man is thinking about how bad his life is. How his luck has ran out, how he’s alone and has no one. He wished he was someone else, someone that didn’t have such bad luck, or he wishes he looked like someone else. He then says that in the middle of thinking pessimistically he remembers the love that some person had for him. When he thinks of this persons love for him he forgets all of those things that he was originally thinking and regrets saying them.
1.
2.
What changes the speakers mood?
The speakers mood changes because he starts to think about the love that some person had for him and how he wouldn’t replace that love for anything.
What do you think are the speakers strongest feelings in this poem?
I believe the speakers strongest feelings in this poem are the love that he explains he has for this person. I feel these are the strongest feelings that he expresses because even though he was thinking about how bad his life is and how no one likes him, as soon as he started thinking about this persons love for him he totally forgot what he was thinking about. It totally changed his outlook on his feelings.
My sleep sonnet
Dominick Heugas 9/10/07
H.W.
My Sleep Sonnet
1 Your value cannot be measured in bucks (a)
2 But those with lots of money often shun (b)
3 You since there is so much work to be done (b)
4 Gotta get the funds to buy that new tux (a)
5 Or get yourself one of them new Ford trucks (c)
6 But those who decide to try to drive one (d)
7 Without enough of you are in a ton (d)
8 Of trouble - more so than lame sitting ducks (c)
9 Oh to dream, Of what, I don't really care (e)
10 As long as it helps me rejuvenate (f)
11 And to avoid a catatonic state (f)
12 With an apparent restless stare (e)
13 If last night's sleep had lasted for more time (g)
14 I might've thought of a better last rhyme (g)
H.W.
My Sleep Sonnet
1 Your value cannot be measured in bucks (a)
2 But those with lots of money often shun (b)
3 You since there is so much work to be done (b)
4 Gotta get the funds to buy that new tux (a)
5 Or get yourself one of them new Ford trucks (c)
6 But those who decide to try to drive one (d)
7 Without enough of you are in a ton (d)
8 Of trouble - more so than lame sitting ducks (c)
9 Oh to dream, Of what, I don't really care (e)
10 As long as it helps me rejuvenate (f)
11 And to avoid a catatonic state (f)
12 With an apparent restless stare (e)
13 If last night's sleep had lasted for more time (g)
14 I might've thought of a better last rhyme (g)
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