Literature Assignment
1 Have u ever been betrayed? Give an example of when you were betrayed? How did you feel? What did you do?
Yes and it was very devastating. It all started when I joined a particular educational institution with very high expectation of furthering my studies or as most people may say move up a notch in terms of academic achievements. Though negativity rang in my ears from all angles about this institution I ignored them and pursued in order to prove these individuals wrong. Unfortunately, I was the one proven wrong. At first, after getting to know my teachers I thought “how could such horrible rumors and scandal be spread about such a superb institution”. However that opinion didn’t last long. Though the institution has many other problems my betrayal story stems from various encounters with a particular teacher. From the unset I was told that he was incapable of teaching but since I’m not one to go with the rumor I decided to judge for myself and to be honest what I concluded was that he was a great pretender. He gave us all false hopes at introduction that we would develop new skill and learn numerous things about the subject from him and being the little naïve beginners that we were we believed assured by his qualifications. To make a long story short it was all a big fat lie. He turned out to be laid back, selfish, deceptive and ineffectual in delivering to us. I was enraged at the betrayal but did nothing hoping to see a change which never came.
2 Have you ever felt that you were betrayed and in the end misunderstood the situation?
Yes, my sister asked me to take some money off of my phone and I said no as it was not enough and I needed it for a very important purpose. So I left my phone in my room and went to do something else. However, when I came back and checked the phone the money was finished. I was extremely angry as I thought it was her. So I inquired about it and asked her if she took the money, she was very upset that I accused her but I was too enraged to care. Later on when I checked my phone I realized that my phone accidentally sent a picture three times to my overseas cousin and that’s why the money came off. I apologized to my sister and that’s the end of the story.
3 Look at the various Shakespeare plays that you have studied, why do the characters always seem to resort to violence, trickery and evilness?
One of the most common things amongst majority of the Shakespearean plays is the fact that the antagonist and his/her followers always seems to resort to violence, trickery or evilness. But the real question is why do they do this. The very word antagonist mean a person who is going to opposed to the protagonist (hero) and the most common way to come against someone is through violence, trickery and evilness. They do this because these means are beyond reasonable doubt going to get the results they want which is destruction, whether true reputation or the person themselves. Also it is believed that Shakespeare uses these tools to appeal to the readers emotions in that it makes readers sympathize or repel against a particular character or characters. This in turn adds excitement to the play since readers are more drawn to see the resolution of the play. Additionally it stems from history also and Shakespeare utilizes a lot of history or trends in his plays. Throughout history it is seen that whenever someone or a group is oppose to another person or group, violence, trickery and evilness is what is usually use to get the results wanted so many resort to these thing since they get results more than the clean way (e.g wars). That’s just how men are with their hearts desperately wicked and Shakespeare jus incorporated this into his writings.
4 Look at the background of the text and communicate what is going on in that era?
Winters Tale was written in the seventeenth century
The 17th century falls into the Early Modern period of Europe and in that continent was characterized by the Dutch Golden Age, theBaroque cultural movement, the French Grand Siècle dominated by Louis XIV, the Scientific Revolution, and The General Crisis. This last is characterised in Europe most notably by the Thirty Years' War,[2] the Great Turkish War, the end of the Dutch Revolt, the disintegration of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the English Civil War. Additionally this century or period is also the time of Shakespeare’s death 1616.
5 what is the Elizabethan Theatre and give a background?
The History of the Elizabethan Theatre started with the Wandering minstrels who moved from one castle and town to to the next. Any strangers were treated with suspicion during the Elizabethan era, and this also applied to wandering actors, especially when many horrific outbreaks of the Bubonic Plague were occurring. The reputations of Elizabethan actors were that of vagabonds and thieves. Travelling throughout the era was restricted and required a license. Regulations restricting actors soon followed and Licenses were granted to the nobles of England for the maintenance of troupes of players. Thus the Elizabethan Acting Troupes were formed and the History of the Elizabethan Theatre started!
Also, according to Wikipedia The Elizabethan era was a time associated with Queen Elizabeth I's reign (1558–1603) and is often considered to be the golden age in English history. It was the height of the English Renaissance and saw the flowering of English poetry, music and literature. This was also the time during which Elizabethan theatre flourished, and William Shakespeare and many others composed plays that broke free of England's past style of plays and theatre. It was an age of exploration and expansion abroad, while back at home, the Protestant Reformation became more acceptable to the people.
6 Come up with a picture of the world globe and state what the Theatre of the Absurd is?
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A form of drama that emphasizes the absurdity of human existence by employing disjointed, repetitious, and meaningless dialogue, purposeless and confusing situations, and plots that lack realistic or logical development.
According to one writer Theater of the Absurd came about as a reaction to World War II. It took the basis of existential philosophy and combined it with dramatic elements to create a style of theatre which presented a world which cannot be logically explained, life is in one word, ABSURD!
Needless to say, this genre of theatre took quite some time to catch on because it used techniques that seemed to be illogical to the theatre world. The plots often deviated from the more traditional episodic structure, and seem to move in a circle, ending the same way it began. The scenery was often unrecognizable, and to make matters worse, the dialogue never seemed to make any sense.
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7 Give a synopsis of Williams Shakespeare?
It is not known for sure when William Shakespeare was born but from his baptism date it is assumed that he was born three days before his baptism which was on the26th April 1564. Williams Shakespeare was a playwright and a poet and was known to all as the greatest playwright to ever live. Shakespeare is referred to as this because his works have been a major influence on succeeding theatre. Shakespeare not only created some of the most accepted plays in Western literature, but he also changed English theatre by intensifying expectations about things which could be accomplished through characterization, plot, action, language, and genre. His works raise the status of theatres making them admired by people seeking entertainment and even intellectuals.
Shakespeare was the son of successful glover and alderman, John Shakespeare and Mary Arden the daughter of a successful landowner. He was the third child of eight and the eldest surviving son.Though very little is known of Shakespeare's schooling, it is assumed that he was educated at the grammar school in Stratford where he probably learned classics, Latin grammar and literature. This is believed by many especially Ben Jonson who commented that his works showed that he had knowledge on Roman comedy, ancient history and classical mythology.
At the age of eighteen Shakespeare married a woman by the name of Anne Hathaway who was older than him by about 8 years and they had three children together namely Susanna and a pair of twins called Hamnet and Judith but Hamnet died at the age of 11, reason still unknown.
Shakespeare left Stratford for London to make his fortune roughly four years later. In 1595, Shakespeare was successful in being known as one the Lord Chamberlain's men, more senior members. This was an acting company which preformed often before the court. This theatre was later called the King’s Men and was the ones responsible for making Shakespeare an official playwright to the King of England. By 1597, Shakespeare wealth began to expand and about a year later he became a ten percent owner of the new purpose built theatre in London, the famous Globe Theatre where so many of his plays were later performed.
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