- Those of you responsible seniors who weren't here for block day, be sure (if you are reading this) to bring your copy of Leithart on Monday ; )
- Work on your two remaining journals. You can find them HERE
- I will see you tomorrow, Lord willing. I hope you mine some glories from Leithart; he has some really good stuff on the Gospel in these two journal reading. God bless!
- Commence Act 1.1 (remember we just finished the Induction scene with Christopher Sly "the lord")
HW: Keep up with Leithart as we read, doing your journals as we go. You have the three I will be assigning.
- Work day! Do your posters and/or your J1 and such. You're welcome ; )
HW: Poster and J1 due block
- 20 minutes to work on your posters, which are due block day.
HW: Work on your projects and do Shrew - J1 (by block day)
Shrew - J1 (Induction and Act 1)
- What is the point of the two "induction" scenes with Christopher Sly? How do these scenes relate to the action of the main play?
- What is the structure of Act 1? Why did Shakespeare arrange the scenes in this way?
- Why has Lucentio come to Padua?
- What is Tranio's advice? How does it fit with the two models of education discussed in Leithart?
- What does Lucentio call Bianca when he first sees her and why is this significant?
- What kind of character is Bianca?
- What does Katherina mean by saying that her father has made her a "stale"? How does this help to explain her shrewish behavior?
- Why is Petruchio in Padua? How are his reasons for coming different from AND similar to Lucentio's?
- What kind of man is Petruchio?
Shrew - J2 (Act 2)
- Explain the structure of Act 2. Why
is it significant that Katherina has tied Bianca's hands? What happens
to Bianca's "hands" by the end of Act 2?
- How does Petruchio approach Baptista? What does Baptista seem most interest in?
- Why does Petruchio insist on calling Katherina "Kate"?
- Give some biblical examples of the importance of names.
- What is Petruchio's method for courting and taming Kate? Why does he approach her this way?
- What does the relationship of Petruchio and Kate suggest about the importance and power of words?
- Explain or illustrate the difference between "imagining" and "saying" something. What does it have to do with the play?
- How does Petruchio constantly change Kate's meaning? How does this fit with his plan to tame her?
- Are Petruchio and Kate in love? How do you know?
Shrew - J3 (Acts 3-4)
- How does Petruchio dress for his wedding? Why? How do his actions reflect his attire?
- Describe Bianca's education. Why is it significant that she has never heard of a "taming school"?
- In what sense does Bianca "take her sister's room"?
- Why does Petruchio constantly attack his servants? How does Kate react?
- Explain the double meaning of "stoop."
- Why is it significant that Petruchio refuses to le Kate eat or sleep?
- What does Petruchio do with Kate's new clothes? Why? How does this fit with larger themes of the play?
- How does Kate show that she has become submissive to Petruchio?
- Does Kate's submission stifle her liveliness and creativity?
- Explain the "sun" imagery in the last part of Act 4.
- Today is the last day that I'll give you class time to work on your posters. Tomorrow we begin The Taming of the Shrew.
HW: Get you a copy of Taming and bring to class tomorrow. To get a head-start, read Leithart's intro to comedy tonight and also his intro to Taming.
- Banquo's "Progectny"
- Six groups of two
- Your job is to create a poster that uses three selected texts from Macbeth, visual imagery (fine art - drawing), and a six to fourteen line original poem of your own composition to sketch a particular character. Your poster should include the following:
- Character's name prominently placed
- One shorter snippet of quote below the name that best sums up the character
- Three additional quotes thoughtfully placed that represent your character
- An artistic component that highlights your character's experience(s) and/or traits
- A 6-14 line poem of your own inspired by your character.
- This project will be due at the beginning of next block day.
let's finish.
Test tomorrow.
- We're going to do a pre-test today, just half of what the real test will be on blawk ; )
HW: Don't forget to finish Leithart on Macbeth for Block.
