For this last blog I'd like you to select a passage that contains a motif, symbol, or theme that is present throughout the novel.
Type the passage (with citation) and analyze the passage with a discussion of the motif, symbol, or theme you chose. Be sure to talk about how this element has been developed through the novel and what significance you think it has.
Also, of course, feel free to write about whatever you'd like (the ending??) in addition and respond to each other's ideas!
Monday, April 26, 2010
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Frankenstein ch 1-9: Modern Prometheus
How is Victor Frankenstein a modern Prometheus?
Maybe think about: What causes Victor Frankenstein to embark on his isolated, unnatural pursuit?
What does it mean to be a creator and what are the responsibilities that are inherent in creating?
How does Victor Frankenstein ultimately differ from Prometheus?
What is the significance of each man’s punishment?
Please use specific details from the text and build off of each other's responses!
Also, feel free to respond to the text in general (in addition to a comment connected with Prometheus).
Sign your name!
Maybe think about: What causes Victor Frankenstein to embark on his isolated, unnatural pursuit?
What does it mean to be a creator and what are the responsibilities that are inherent in creating?
How does Victor Frankenstein ultimately differ from Prometheus?
What is the significance of each man’s punishment?
Please use specific details from the text and build off of each other's responses!
Also, feel free to respond to the text in general (in addition to a comment connected with Prometheus).
Sign your name!
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Term Test Review Posts
Start with the title of the text and post any relevant information...
author?
subject?
characters?
theme(s)?
symbols/motifs?
inportant quotes?
whatever you think may be helpful...
author?
subject?
characters?
theme(s)?
symbols/motifs?
inportant quotes?
whatever you think may be helpful...
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Faust p. 319-403
In "At the Well" we start to realize that things are not going well for Gretchen. Clearly her new-found empathy and sense that she is a hypocrite tell us that Gretchen herself is in a "delicate" situation. In fact, things take a decidedly dark turn after this scene.
For this post, I'd like you to choose one of the following scenes:
By the Ramparts
Night
Cathedral
Walpurgis Night
Gloomy Day-Field
For your selected scene, choose a passage that you think is a "key quote" from the scene.
Discuss, in detail, how this passage and the scene as a whole connect with Faust's development (or degradation?) as a character, the message of the play, and Romantic elements and/or motifs.
Be sure that you as a class collectively cover ALL 5 of the scenes listed above! If you repeat a scene that has already been covered, bring something NEW to the discussion.
:) Don't forget to do your vocab posts!
For this post, I'd like you to choose one of the following scenes:
By the Ramparts
Night
Cathedral
Walpurgis Night
Gloomy Day-Field
For your selected scene, choose a passage that you think is a "key quote" from the scene.
Discuss, in detail, how this passage and the scene as a whole connect with Faust's development (or degradation?) as a character, the message of the play, and Romantic elements and/or motifs.
Be sure that you as a class collectively cover ALL 5 of the scenes listed above! If you repeat a scene that has already been covered, bring something NEW to the discussion.
:) Don't forget to do your vocab posts!
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