Why is their a scene between Robin and wagner?
1) To make a comparison between Faustus and Robin highlighting the weakness in Faustus and how Robin understans what is important.
2) Marlow could be making a general point about the difference between people and that Faustus isn't a representation of everyone.
3) The fact that it is a scene with humour can almost be seen as dark humour, as Faustus is tempted in the same way but however gives in. The audience laugh at this scene but infact they are unaware but infact laughing at the critical Faustus situation
4) The light hearted feel makes the rest of the book seem more gloomy.
Thursday, 27 September 2012
Monday, 17 September 2012
George orwell - Research
Wasn't very well off
his parents needed scholarships to send him to school
They couldn't afford to send him to universityso he enrolled as an officer.
He want to burmah where his maternal side lived.
He found the police force a boring routinly life.
Orwell thought that all political ideoligies accept socialism was hopless and disolusining.Not scocialism but their realistic view of life. His aim split up two types of socialism and find the realistic one.
Labour were just in the hands of trade unions.
his parents needed scholarships to send him to school
They couldn't afford to send him to universityso he enrolled as an officer.
He want to burmah where his maternal side lived.
He found the police force a boring routinly life.
Orwell thought that all political ideoligies accept socialism was hopless and disolusining.Not scocialism but their realistic view of life. His aim split up two types of socialism and find the realistic one.
Labour were just in the hands of trade unions.
marlow info :)
What could influence his writing ?
He was allegedly arrested for blasphemy in a manuscript he had written which claimed 'vile heretical concepts'.
His university was reluctant to give him his masters after rumours had gone around that he was converting to Roman Catholocism. going to an english universtiy to study.
These facts could be an influence in his writing as his writing is often sometimes an expression of your ideas.
He was allegedly arrested for blasphemy in a manuscript he had written which claimed 'vile heretical concepts'.
His university was reluctant to give him his masters after rumours had gone around that he was converting to Roman Catholocism. going to an english universtiy to study.
These facts could be an influence in his writing as his writing is often sometimes an expression of your ideas.
Tuesday, 11 September 2012
What is the audience supposed to think about faustus after the chorus?
From the onset becuase of the appearance of a chorus we are immediatley fooled to believe we are going to be told the plot and outcome of Marlow's play. As in the day this is what a chorus was used for, however contrastingly the dialouge of the chorus just leaves the audience in confusion and a debate in their mind as to whether see faustus as 'good' or 'evil'. The dialoge of the Chorus also furthers this by reffering to the positive and negative and positive points of faustus ' his parents base of stock' this highlights that he was brought up from a low social status but worked his way up to 'wittenberg' a scholarship, thus highlighting to the audience his determination to make something of himself. However is also described as 'cunning' and the fact he is sadid to be 'falling to a develish exercise' gives the impression that he like satan through pride was cast out of heaven . This idea is reitterated through the iccarus story 'waxen wings.. mount above his reach' highlighting the idea of pride being his hamartia.
On the other hand other critics would argue that ' heavens conspired his overthrow' making the point that heaven came up with the idea for this and in essence it was just inevitable that this is what was going to happen. Marlow here could possible be making a hint about Gods creation of satan, that it was inevitable what was going to happen and back to faustus therefore he must be seen as blameless. This idea would link with the fact that Marlow tells the audience to 'patient judgements' even him knowing what faustus has done the worst posssible sin to sell his soul to the devil tells an audience to not judge to quickly could not only be an idea in the audience's mind that they should be careful what they think but also links very closely to the at the time obscure ideas of Marlow.
Finally the fact that the chorus ends the last six lines in a view that Faustus isn't good could be a suggestion of how things are going to end, However the fact that it gives no clear judgement removes inevitability this could be suggesting that even the Chorus cannot secide Faustus fate or possibly insinuate that they cannot be incontrol of his judgement, highlighting the seriousness to the play or it could be there to highlight that there is a way out for faustus and nothing is final until the last minute and that is what we see at the end to the last moment he is in charge of his fate, and god can be accepted art any time, which could be an overal moral to the play.
On the other hand other critics would argue that ' heavens conspired his overthrow' making the point that heaven came up with the idea for this and in essence it was just inevitable that this is what was going to happen. Marlow here could possible be making a hint about Gods creation of satan, that it was inevitable what was going to happen and back to faustus therefore he must be seen as blameless. This idea would link with the fact that Marlow tells the audience to 'patient judgements' even him knowing what faustus has done the worst posssible sin to sell his soul to the devil tells an audience to not judge to quickly could not only be an idea in the audience's mind that they should be careful what they think but also links very closely to the at the time obscure ideas of Marlow.
Finally the fact that the chorus ends the last six lines in a view that Faustus isn't good could be a suggestion of how things are going to end, However the fact that it gives no clear judgement removes inevitability this could be suggesting that even the Chorus cannot secide Faustus fate or possibly insinuate that they cannot be incontrol of his judgement, highlighting the seriousness to the play or it could be there to highlight that there is a way out for faustus and nothing is final until the last minute and that is what we see at the end to the last moment he is in charge of his fate, and god can be accepted art any time, which could be an overal moral to the play.
Monday, 10 September 2012
Why was there tension between catholics and protestants/ elizabeth and England
It started in the time of Henry the V11 due to his last wife Elizabeth he was persuaded to change the church from Catholic to protestant through various means, example.... Putting bibles in the parishes, removing ornaments. However as the years went by things became more strict for the catholics as the protestants took over, even catholic women were imprisoned for this
Tuesday, 4 September 2012
Dr faustus analysis
At the time this book was written religion was regarded very highly, to have written a book like this would have shoked any audience.
It's gothic themes come from the battle between good and evil, heaven and hell and god and the devil
and this appears to be the ongoing battle in the text. The book is very scripturaly based which adds more of a gothic theme to it through corruption of religion.
We also see a man struggle between the develish pleasures of life going against the commandments in every way. In addition Belezebub is used frequently in the bible and is the name of a high regarded fallen angel.
The fact that we follow the story with the protagonist adds to the suspense as even he does not know what will happen.
It's gothic themes come from the battle between good and evil, heaven and hell and god and the devil
and this appears to be the ongoing battle in the text. The book is very scripturaly based which adds more of a gothic theme to it through corruption of religion.
We also see a man struggle between the develish pleasures of life going against the commandments in every way. In addition Belezebub is used frequently in the bible and is the name of a high regarded fallen angel.
The fact that we follow the story with the protagonist adds to the suspense as even he does not know what will happen.
Bloody chamber analysis
All the extracts from the bloody chamber have certain key issues in common one of these is the setting of them long ago and far away, this is effective because it lets the reader experience the old fairy tale in an old twisted way like puss in boots, but bring greater meanings and themes to the forefront like relationships, 'love is a desire that has not been fulfilled.' as a reader these are things that you begin to question and even from a unrealistic fairytale lessons of life are being brought forward.
Flowers are also something significantly used in the bloody chamber. Flowers are symbols of beauty but in the bloody chamber they are a representation of death and misery in most extracts, in the Bloody chamber the lillies are a representation of the funeral and death, even by the smell evoked from the flowers you see corruption has already taken place. In the 'snow child' the rose is a weapon that kills both women. The use of flowers could be a metaphor that not everything that looks good is how it appears.
Flowers are also something significantly used in the bloody chamber. Flowers are symbols of beauty but in the bloody chamber they are a representation of death and misery in most extracts, in the Bloody chamber the lillies are a representation of the funeral and death, even by the smell evoked from the flowers you see corruption has already taken place. In the 'snow child' the rose is a weapon that kills both women. The use of flowers could be a metaphor that not everything that looks good is how it appears.
Frankenstein Analysis
Frankenstein
The first thing that struck me about the book is that the protagonist Frankenstein is recounting the events that took place,'...........' this can therefore make him appear to be an unreliable narrator. Throughout the novel we see how his pre knowledge clouds the way he describes things. ' I could no longer surpress the rage that burned within me'. This could be how the protagonist was feeling at the time or it may be how he now feels looking back. I am not sure wether I believe the novel to be cleverly written as a recount painting an enticing story or whether the suspense is lost and the substance of the character due to the novel being retold.
To further this even as a reader I don't view the monster as anything that Frankenstein describes 'wretched deamon', even at the end which indeed we know the tale was written with the aim of revenge in mind posing the question was frankensteins hatred and descriptions due to the pain of his loss.
indeed when Frankenstein has lost everything I believe it highlights the similarity between himself and the monster and puts in human terms the isolation that the monster felt. Even towards the end of the book when they are crossing the ice i believe it states a moral that you often want things to be fine yourself and don't see the other person who is also alone on the ice.
The unobvious contrast that was made between the scenery and the monster '.........' highlights the power of god and creation as apposed to the mess that man makes and the significant difference in beauty between the two.
A gothic theme that reaccurs is presented through the setting either being something good like the 'moon' with a weight of darkness or something good being corrupted by something evil'
this pathetic fallacy mirrors the mood or a indication of what bad is going to happen.
In addition for some of the longest time periods the shortest amount is written so six years is covered in less than a couple of pages, this of which is when Frankenstein is in England studying. This highlights the unimportance of his study or the bore to it in comparison to events like the monster telling his journey which covers over 3 chapters.
The way in which Frankenstein retells his novel is very clever in the way that it is fitting with his character '..........................' by making a statement then thinking about the logics to come up with arguments highlights his scientific phillosophical nature, ultimatley leading the audience to begin to understand him as he analyses pieces of statements himself wwhich leads on to his creation, which comes as no great shock to the audience.
The first thing that struck me about the book is that the protagonist Frankenstein is recounting the events that took place,'...........' this can therefore make him appear to be an unreliable narrator. Throughout the novel we see how his pre knowledge clouds the way he describes things. ' I could no longer surpress the rage that burned within me'. This could be how the protagonist was feeling at the time or it may be how he now feels looking back. I am not sure wether I believe the novel to be cleverly written as a recount painting an enticing story or whether the suspense is lost and the substance of the character due to the novel being retold.
To further this even as a reader I don't view the monster as anything that Frankenstein describes 'wretched deamon', even at the end which indeed we know the tale was written with the aim of revenge in mind posing the question was frankensteins hatred and descriptions due to the pain of his loss.
indeed when Frankenstein has lost everything I believe it highlights the similarity between himself and the monster and puts in human terms the isolation that the monster felt. Even towards the end of the book when they are crossing the ice i believe it states a moral that you often want things to be fine yourself and don't see the other person who is also alone on the ice.
The unobvious contrast that was made between the scenery and the monster '.........' highlights the power of god and creation as apposed to the mess that man makes and the significant difference in beauty between the two.
A gothic theme that reaccurs is presented through the setting either being something good like the 'moon' with a weight of darkness or something good being corrupted by something evil'
this pathetic fallacy mirrors the mood or a indication of what bad is going to happen.
In addition for some of the longest time periods the shortest amount is written so six years is covered in less than a couple of pages, this of which is when Frankenstein is in England studying. This highlights the unimportance of his study or the bore to it in comparison to events like the monster telling his journey which covers over 3 chapters.
The way in which Frankenstein retells his novel is very clever in the way that it is fitting with his character '..........................' by making a statement then thinking about the logics to come up with arguments highlights his scientific phillosophical nature, ultimatley leading the audience to begin to understand him as he analyses pieces of statements himself wwhich leads on to his creation, which comes as no great shock to the audience.
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