Frankenstein Character Sketch

Victor Frankenstein starts off as a young sensitive and innocent boy, but over the course of the book he makes some huge changes. He goes from this acquitted boy to a mad scientist, whose goal is to create life from dead body parts that he has dug out of the ground. Only someone with a sick mind could imagine doing something such as this. Frankenstein has changed completely. He was completely committed to this project of his, so committed that he dropped reality. Frankenstein was a loner, he spent every waking minute on his new obsession. There was something wrong with Frankenstein, perhaps it was because he had such a perfect childhood and he finally snapped. He was so fascinated with the 'secret of life' and when he finally discovered it; he was not satisfied. In fact, Victor Frankenstein was ashamed and almost scared of what he has brought to life. It was uncontrollable. He was embarrassed and too proud to to admit that he was the creator of this monster. Throughout the story you read about the remorse and shame that Frankenstein feels, he no longer knows who he has become. He is so very different from the little boy he use to be; and that is scary for him to think about. The monster kills everyone who Frankenstein loves and that makes him realize that if it weren't for him, everyone that mattered would still be alive.

FRANKENSTEIN - Questions

1. Briefly summarize what we learn about Victor’s family and background. Remember, we are trying to see how things from his childhood would affect him to build the man he becomes.

In the first two chapters of Frankenstein we learn about Victor's background. His childhood friend, Elizabeth Lavenza, who came into his family because her mother passed away. His father was very successful and he was always 'compared' to Elizabeth since she was so perfect and beautiful in every way. Despite all the attention Elizabeth got, Victor Frankenstein still had a wonderful childhood life, which foreshadows him going down hill and becoming mad.

2. We see some immediate evidence of this old concept that people ARE their looks, or rather, that their looks are their personalities. Look for this in these chapters and evaluate.
You can easily see that Victor IS his look, he is described to look a little bit "insane" which matches his personality throughout the story. On the inside, he is the real monster. Victor's cousin, Elizabeth, is beautiful and always getting attention which makes Frankenstein to crazy.


3. Compare the personalities and essential nature of each of the three young friends - Victor, Henri Clerval and Elizabeth. A chart would be handy for this.
**get from evernote**


4. Do some research and give me a brief outline of the three thinkers whom Victor studied in his youth: Cornelius Agrippa, Paracelsus and Albertus Magnus.
Cornelius Agrippa: Best known for his books, Born in 1486.
Paracelsus: Born in 1493, known for his tract on medicine and gave Zinc it's name.
Albertus Magnus: a German Dominican friar and a bishop, who achieved fame for his comprehensive knowledge of and advocacy for the peaceful coexistence of science and religion.

5. Describe Victor’s interest in these thinkers and consider why they appealed to him.
Victor was interested in these thinkers because they all had power, and Frankenstein is power-hungry. Also, the demonstration of electricity got him interested.

6. Describe and evaluate the moment of epiphany he had after the lightning storm in Belrive and explain how it changed his thinking.
The lightening gives him the idea that the energy will be strong enough to bring his monster to life.

Lady Macbeth Character Sketch

Lady Macbeth is a very big part in Shakespeare 1604-1606 play; Macbeth. At the beginning of the play she comes off as a nice young lady who is married to the king's number one knight, Macbeth. Judging by the time period you would first think that Lady Macbeth would be a weak girl who got pushed around by her big husband. As it turns out Lady Macbeth is the powerful one. She is capable of controlling Macbeth. The way that the play is written you can clearly follow her thoughts and actions, and you learn that she has a very sick and twisted mind. At the beginning of the story you never would have thought that Lady Macbeth is the mastermind behind killing the king, Duncan. She will do anything to get what she wants.She really believes the witches prediction about Macbeth becoming king and almost promises to herself that when the king comes to visit, he will not leave the castle alive. She makes sure that she gets rid of all obstacles that may prevent her evil plan by persuading Macbeth into killing the king and framing others so that Lady Macbeth and Macbeth look innocent. They decided to act as though they are just as shocked as everybody else and pretend to be deeply hurt.

As it turns out Lady Macbeth does have a soft spot because she does feel guilt and she seems doubtful in her plans the minute the deed has been done. She was just so distracted by the "beautiful" thought of becoming queen and receiving all the privileges of ruling the kingdom that when the king was killed she realized that there was no going back, all these thought out plans were now put to action and there was no way that they could undo the murder. Lady Macbeth has a lot of courage to be able to do something so evil, but the fact that she is doing it all for herself makes her seem like less of a person. Although she feels the same guilt and disgust as any normal person may feel, there is still many more parts throughout the play where Lady Macbeth proves herself to be wicked.

MACBETH Essay!

Lady Macbeth does a series of actions throughout the play that indicate she is truly evil. There is proof that she is egotistic and does everything she can for herself. She doesn't take Macbeth's feelings into consideration when she comes up with this plan or when she manipulates him into murdering the king. Lady Macbeth does whatever she can to get what she wants no matter how absurd it might be. She will go to dramatic heights to fulfill her wants, she is even willing to weaken her own husband. There are many different examples of how Lady Macbeth is selfish, power-hungry, and manipulative.

You could say Lady Macbeth is power-hungry because she will literally do anything in order to become queen. Back in Elizabethan times, religion is very important and very powerful. When Lady Macbeth gets ideas about murder and disrupting the natural order of things she is allowing herself to think bad thoughts even though it is going against something as critical as religion. She calls upon evil spirits to make her ruthless. "Make thick my blood" she says. By calling on demonic spirits is like calling on Satan to make sure she gets her way. Back then kings were said to be selected by God and since she is thinking of ways to kill this "chosen one" it goes to show how wicked she is. Lady Macbeth soon becomes a victim of her own ambition by planning this murder and making herself demented and eventually to the point of commiting suicide. In Elizabethan times witches were terrifying, and by Lady Macbeth so much a trusting the witches words; is all proof of Lady Macbeth's dark soul and cruel thoughts.

Lady Macbeth proves herself to be a very powerful woman, which is extremely uncommon back then because woman were considered "worthless" and they did not do anything at all. It's ironic since Macbeth is the king's, most almighty knight yet this said-to-be "pointless" woman can still manage to control him. This shows that Lady Macbeth has true power, and she knows how to use it. Right after Lady Macbeth reads the letter from Macbeth about the witches and becoming king, she gets her mind-set on murdering the king. When she tells her husband about her little scheme he becomes panicky and argues with her about how it will never work out, and that they will be caught. Lady Macbeth is not impressed so she uses her femininity to seduce Macbeth and attempts to get him to agree to killing the king. To get him on her side she says things such as "But screw your courage to the sticking-place, and well not fail." By saying these things she is trying to assure him that it's fine and they will not be caught if they act as though they are shocked and hurt like everybody else. Lady Macbeth gets so upset that her so called "tough" husband won't do this task that she makes him feel like he is good-for-nothing if he doesn't do this by ridiculing his masculinity. She finally convinces Macbeth and promised him happiness for when they become royal.

The downfall of Macbeth was caused by all of the stress that Lady Macbeth put on him. I say this because she convinces him to do things that he never felt comfortable doing and makes him believe that he is unkind and heartless. Now that he thinks he is truly monstrous he starts to consider killing himself. Since Lady Macbeth ended up committing suicide, that puts Macbeth in a world full of death and dark thoughts. He realizes that even the woman who manipulated him into this mess and promised him happiness dealt with the same guilt as he did. It begins to become clear that it was never really worth everything that he has put himself through. He regrets obeying his wife because he sees the guilt that Lady Macbeth felt and sees that she was constantly having nightmares and was always washing her hands to try and clear herself from her sins. This would have emotionally driven Macbeth insane because it really goes to show that what he's done was not the right thing to do, and the person he was before all of this happened was now completely gone.

So as you can see, Lady Macbeth is a very narcissistic person due to the fact that there are many different elements throughout this play that proves that she only cares for herself. Her drive and ambition to be queen lead this self-loving, brain-sick woman to her vicious death. Both her and Macbeth go mad in the end and all the guilt from the murder plus the stress just made them loose their minds. There was no way to escape from the shame and dishonour so both of them ended up lifeless.

MACBETH - Essay Skeleton

THESIS: Lady Macbeth is Evil.

AoD#1 - Lady Macbeth is power-hungry:
- gets ideas in her head about murdering the King as soon as she reads Macbeth's letter about the witches predicting the future
- calls on evil spirits to make her ruthless, "make thick my blood" - "unsex me here"
- she is the main instigator
- wants king dead just so she can become Queen
- ends up becoming a victim of her own ambition

AoD#2 - Lady Macbeth is manipulative:
- she makes a plan to kill the King, and convinces Macbeth that it's a good idea, "But screw your courage to the sticking-place, and we'll not fail."
- assures him that if they act deeply hurt, and as if they are shocked about the murder; they will not get caught
- she ridicules his masculinity because he has second thoughts of going on with the murder
- tricked Macbeth into thinking that by killing the King, would bring them happiness

AoD#3 - Lady is responsible for Macbeth's downfall:
- She convinces him to kill their king, and disturb the natural order of things. Because of this, he starts realizing that he is truly evil now.
- she commits suicide which causes Macbeth to deal with more death, "Why should I play the roman fool and die on my own sword." She gets him considering suicide also.
- When she takes the bloody daggers from Macbeth after he had just murdered the king because she tries to show how he's weak and she is stronger, which makes him feel guilty and terrified.
- Lady Macbeth's guilt is proven by all the nightmares she has had and by her always washing her hands just goes to show Macbeth that she feels guilty also. This would emotionally attack Macbeth, questioning what he has done. They both are mad now.

Poetry Assignment! Lewis Carroll

Poetry Assignment!

Dream Land
By: Lewis Carroll


When midnight mists are creeping,
And all the land is sleeping,
Around me tread the mighty dead,
And slowly pass away.
Lo, warriors, saints, and sages,
From out the vanished ages,
With solemn pace and reverend face
Appear and pass away.
The blaze of noonday splendour,
The twilight soft and tender,
May charm the eye: yet they shall die,
Shall die and pass away.
But here, in Dreamland's centre,
No spoiler's hand may enter,
These visions fair, this radiance rare,
Shall never pass away.
I see the shadows falling,
The forms of old recalling;
Around me tread the mighty dead,
And slowly pass away.


Connection to Poetry (biography)


Lewis Carroll grew up and was raised in a very isolated little town. He had many siblings, but they were mainly girls (seven) and him being the eldest of the 4 boys left him responsible for the youngs entertainment. Because the town was so dull, he had to create his own fun, and it was then that he discovered his passion for poetry. Because of his childhood past of creating games rhymes, he had become a fictional sort poet; writing rhythmic nonsense about mythical creatures, and spilling his imagination onto paper.


As a young boy, Lewis had suffered from a terrible fever. The fever was so unkind that it left him deaf in one ear. Approaching adult hood, Lewis began to suffer from a “stammer”. Everyone thought this was a side-effect to his loss of hearing. This was something he was self-conscious of for his entire life. This showed in his work (including dreamland) by implying that people are evil. He hated how people were so judgmental about it; he In lots of his poetry, he makes humans the “bad guy. In Dreamland, this shows by him saying that his dreamland is perfect because nobody else can be in it and spoil it.




Biography


LEWIS CARROLL (27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898)
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, otherwise known as Lewis Carroll is a very creative poet who likes to write about "nonsense”. His poetry is very childish and fun, and it involves a lot of mythical creatures. He was described as a rather stiffly and awkward guy. Lewis Carroll was born in Warrington, Cheshire and later moved to Croft-on-Trees in Yorkshire. He, as well as his other siblings, suffered from a speech impediment causing him to studder while trying to talk which had an influence on his social life.


Lewis started to attend a literary school, Rugby School, and he became very unhappy there. He never really worked too hard, but he had such a natural talent that everything always worked out for him. Lewis also had a passion for photography and made a small living from it in his earlier years. He later found out that in order to get anywhere in life he had to study, so he buckled down and eventually received a First in Honours in Mathematics; which lead him to his new job: Christ Church Mathematical Lectureship. The work wasn't "him", it was very restricted and he found himself bored all the time.
Ever since he was little Lewis always wrote poems and short stories to keep him occupied since he lived in an isolated community. There wasn't much for him to do so he took his imagination and got creative. Throughout his growing wealth and fame, he didn't change very much. He continued teaching at the Christ Church and passed away on January 14, 1898 in his sisters home.


Analysis


"When midnight mists are creeping," - When the skies turn dark, and everything is covered in fog. This line has imagery because it paints a picture in your head of the dark night skies and misty fog. Example of alliteration: "midnight mists".


"And all the land is sleeping," - Everybody else is asleep. There is a rhyme scheme: "creeping, sleeping".




"Around me tread the mighty dead," - All around me, everyone are zombies. You can imagine how Lewis may be feeling, surrounded by boring people. Internal rhyme: "tread, dead".



"And slowly pass away." - And slowly disappear. States that everything is disappearing.


"Lo, warriors, saints, and sages," - Hero's of all kinds. Possibly the people Lewis looks up to, and is fascinated with. People he may only dream about seeing.




"From out the vanished ages," - From the times that go by quickly. There is a rhyme scheme: "sages, ages"




"With solemn pace and reverend face" - Walk around seriously, they are respected. Imagery: you can imagine what these peoples faces would look like, depressed and unhappy. Internal rhyme: "pace, face".




"Appear and pass away." - Appear, then disappear. Relates to the fact that everything is disappearing.


"The blaze of noonday splendour," - The incredible glow of the afternoon. Imagery: you can envision how the glow of the sun makes the daytime pretty.




"The twilight soft and tender," - The night time soft and tender. Imagery: the twilight is soft and tender, you can see how the night time is gorgeous. There is a rhyme scheme: "splendour, tender".
"May charm the eye: yet they shall die," - Could fool you, but everything always dies. Internal rhyme: "eye, die".
"Shall die and pass away."- They will die and disappear. Relates to the fact that everything is disappearing.


"But here, in Dreamland's centre," - But here in my Dreamland




"No spoiler's hand may enter," - nobody can spoil the fairy tale. There is a rhyme scheme: "centre, enter".




"These visions fair, this radiance rare," - There is no evil, you don't come across this beauty very often. Example of alliteration: "radiance rare". Internal rhyme: "fair, rare".




"Shall never pass away." - It will never disappear. Everything stops disappearing suddenly.


"I see the shadows falling," - I see darkness approaching. Imagery: the shadows falling.




"The forms of old recalling;" - Going back to the way things were before this dream. There is a rhyme scheme: "falling, recalling".




"Around me tread the mighty dead," - The zombie-like people come back. Imagery: you can imagine the people "treading" around. Internal rhyme: "tread, dead".




"And slowly pass away." - And everything slowly disappears again. Relates back the the fact that everything is disappearing.


- At the end of each stanza, it always relates back to the fact that everything passes away.


- The last stanza connects back to the first stanza because they both talk about the "dead" people and dull reality.


By reading the poem Dreamland by Lewis Carroll, you can tell that it's a fantasy place that he had created by using his imagination. Lewis has grown up in an isolated place so he escapes the real world through poetry. In 'Dreamland' he describes how everything is dying, and creepy. All the great things in life never last, everything always dies and you are always left with disappointment. This poem demonstrates that Lewis created his own happy place, so that even in the darkest of times, this new world can still bring happiness; which is a huge reason why he is so successful in his work.


His poetry is interesting. In his Dreamland nobody dares to spoil the dream, because your mind controls the whole world. The only time that the dream ever has to end is when the real world comes around and sucks up all the enchantment. This poem is an example of the fact that no matter how bad things may seem to be, you can always go to a new exciting world where you are in charge of everything. You are as powerful as you let yourself to be.


The poem is written in Lewis's point of view because he is talking about a new land where anything is possible and how he holds the power to everything and he uses direct words such as "me" and "I". The audience he is directing this poem to would be anybody who feels like reality is too difficult to handle sometimes and that there is an escape from it all. This poem includes hopeful and positive attitude that this Dreamland could come to life and all the good things come true. There is also a playful tone in the poetry because everything Lewis talks about is imaginary and it keeps the reader hooked and wanting to read on, it's interesting and very different from other poetry.


At the same time, the poem can be depressing since at the end of the poem is talks about how everything goes back to reality. This poem really connects with readers who are going through similar problems in their life because it allows other to venture off to another world.

MULTIMEDIA YEAH!



Poetry Collection


Coffee


Not a house.
But instead a pyramid of crystal,
that's surrounded by a motionless fog,
that floats above a sea of black gold.
Within this pyramid
footsteps sound like "Informal Gluttony"
that leave prints of blood
on the floor
but only on the glass tiles.
Atop this residence shines a light;
a frosty viridian flame,
that maintains the heat beneath a vat
of boiling human flesh
And this is where we make sacrifice.
Here, the only creatures are that of the sea
which grow larger with every vigil.
Here, only the stars speak
and mermaids possess the power of love
within their swords.
Rain tastes like tears
and lightning brings life to the undead.
The undead will one day breach this pyramid
but the mermaids, and their swords
will pull it deep into the sea
and will drown all that was.
For me,
this is what coffee tastes like.


GENERAL M.F.G

Dressed in the armour of a boy,
lays the heart of a soldier.
His every breath full of determination,
yet combat keeps getting colder.

Though showing only alleviation,
his dismayed battle cry is still heard.
Though the beat of his soul is at odds,
his courage is a lesson to be learned.

If each cadet his own,
then HIS is his own to each;
for within each awakened day of this cadet,
his own, is to teach.


HOW I BECAM THE SEA


How did I become the sea, you ask?

It really was a simple task.

I dug and dug and dug real deep,

Deep into the sandy heap.

At the bottom there was a great surprise,

I couldn't believe my very own eyes!

Because in the ground there lay a moon-beam,

I could have swore it was a dream.

But when I touched the warm, safe light,

Something happened and I squeezed my eyes tight.

The white waves crashed in,

They changed the colour of my skin.

The water sucked me in and I nearly drowned,

And that's when I heard a sound.

It all was quite a mystery,

but that is how I became the sea.


Harden


The day you evolved,
Into the great Steelix.. it was,
quite onix-pected!


Onix the ground/rock pokemon.


Unfamiliar


How did this strange creation come to be?
Our sweet familiar disposition,
has vastly changed to formal and empty.
'Twas no need to undergo transmission.


My mind declared war, against what was right.
My craving for change soon turned to regret,
Because my heavy heart never turned light.
Thank you for promising to never forget.


I miss my everything I used to know,
but the unfortunate choice was made.
Although there's now room for us both to grow,
It hurts to know I'm the cause of your pain.

Even though we are now not forever,
Best of luck with your future endeavours.

FAKE ESSAY SKELETON - Mr Lobb is actually a great guy.

Thesis: My argument I'm going to express would be the fact that Mr. Lobb is a bad influence on his young angel-like students.

*AoD#1 - Lobb is a vicious man.
- He is very intelligent, but he takes advantage of the fact and uses it for evil.
- He lacks compassion. "I don't care about you!"
- He is dangerously aggressive.
- Abnormal behaviour during and after school hours (acts like a domestic animal)
Possibly due to untreated anxiety. He should learn to control all sensations as they erupt through his body, and keep his 'cool'.

*AoD#2 - Lobb supports manipulation
- Encourages mind games
- November 7, 2:48pm: "You need to manipulate everyone around you!" -R.Lobb
- Finds joy in controlling other peoples minds
- Uses all possible manipulated variables which may be used in phyco control loops
For Lobb I would suggest a website such as this one.

*AoD#3 - Lobb is a Tragic Hero
- Considered a character of "Greatness", has higher authority
- He has problems that we understand
- He has flaws, which will eventually bring him to his doom
- His students will learn from his mistakes
- Tragedies come from two areas 1)His height of greatness to depth of loss 2) the realization that he knows what happened and can't do anything about it
There really is no logical solution for this. Mr. R. Lobb is in a pickle.

MACBETH: Soliloquy Act 5, Scene 5 - pg. 193

There would have been a time for such a word.

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow

Creeps in this petty pace from day to day

To the last syllable of recorded time;

And all our yesterdays have lighted fools

The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!

Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player

That struts and frets his hour upon the stage

And then is heard no more. It is a tale

Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,

Signifying nothing.
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There would have been a better time for hearing this.

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,

Acting slowly in this unimportant place every day,

To the last segment of this memorable period of time.

And all our past times have become brighter

The way to die for foolish people. Out, out, abrupt light!

Life's only an action of following bad influences,

And walking and worrying about what everyone else thinks,

Even though nobody ever brings it up again. It is a story

That idiots tell, full of lies and jealousy,

That means nothing.

MACBETH: Soliloquy- Act 3, Scene 1 - pg.107

To be thus is nothing,

But to be safely thus. Our fears in Banquo

Stick deep, and in his royalty of nature

Reigns that which would be feared. ‘Tis much he dares,

And to that dauntless temper of his mind,

He hath a wisdom that doth guide his valour

To act in safety. There is none but he

Whose being I do fear; and under him

My Genius is rebuked, as it is said

Mark Antony’s was by Caesar. He chid the sisters,

When first they put the name of king upon me,

And bade them speak to him. Then, prophet-like,

They hailed him father to a line of kings.

Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown,

And put a barren scepter in my gripe,

Thence to be wrenched with an unlineal hand,

Non son of mine succeeding. If’t be so,

For Banquo’s issue have I filed my mind,

For them the gravious Duncan have I murdered,

Put rancours int eh vessel of my peace

Only for them, and mine eternal jewel

Given to the common enemy of man,

To make them kings, the seed of Banquo kings.

Rather than so, come fate, into the list,

And champion me to th’ utterance. Who’s there?
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To have this power by murdering the king means nothing,

Only to be king by being fair matters. Being scared of Banquo

and all the other things we should be afraid of

in the natural world where he is royalty. He is able to do a lot,

And, in that victory of madness controlling his mind,

He has the knowledge that brings him all the courage

To make all the right moves. He is the only one

Who I fear. I am lower than him

Therefor my natural skills are admired such as,

Mark Antony's was by Caesar. Banquo abused the three weird sisters

When they told me I was going to be king,

Banquo asked them to tell him everything;

They told him I would be the leader.

Then they placed a crown on my head that meant nothing,

And put a dull wand in my hands,

Which will be violently taken from me,

Since I have nobody on my side. If the prediction is true,

I have given up my soul for Banquo's family;

I have killed the great king for them,

Put dark and evil thoughts into my mind

All for them, and I have given my soul

To everyone's enemy, just

So Banquo's sons become kings!

Instead of that happening, bring the final results here,

And battle with me until I die! Who's there?

MACBETH - Soliloquy: Act 2, Scene 1 - pg. 79

Is this a dagger which I see before me,

The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee.

I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.

Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible

To feeling as to sight? Or art thou but

A dagger of the mind, a false creation,

Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain?

I see thee yet, in form as palpable

As this which now I draw.

Thou marshall'st me the way that I was going,

And such an instrument I was to use.

Mine eyes are made the fools o’ the other senses,

Or else worth all the rest. I see thee still,

And on thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood,

Which was not so before. There's no such thing:

It is the bloody business which informs

Thus to mine eyes. Now o'er the one half-world

Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse

The curtain'd sleep; witchcraft celebrates

Pale Hecate's offerings; and wither'd Murder,

Alarum'd by his sentinel, the wolf,

Whose howl's his watch, thus with his stealthy pace,

With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design

Moves like a ghost. Thou sure and firm-set earth,

Hear not my steps, which way they walk, for fear

Thy very stones prate of my whereabout,

And take the present horror from the time,

Which now suits with it. Whiles I threat, he lives;

Words to the heat of deeds too cold breath gives.
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This knife pointed in my direction? Come, let me hold you.

I don’t touch you, and yet I can still see you!

The act of murder is as un-caring

As the feelings that you are seeing? Or are you just

A threaten to the mind, a betraying being,

Acting from the thoughts put down by the excitment?

I still see your ghost, as clear to my touch

As the one I now draw.

You lead me to the place that I was going,

And you showed me the weapons I was going to use.

None of my other senses can see you except my eyes,

I still see you,

And the large amount of blood dripping off your blade,

Which did not exist before.

It is the murder I have committed that is making

Me see you? Now, because I took your life

Sleep makes people seem like they have died, and nightmares threaten

Everyone's sleep. Now the witches celebrate

By worshiping the leader of dark magic. And the murder,

Warned by his guards, the wolf,

Who howls as he watches, and in this secret way,

With great strides, moved silently like a ghost

Towards his prey. Quietly moving along the ground,

You can't hear my foot steps, which ever way I walk,

You finally discover where I am,

And take in what's happening at the time,

Which now fits it. While I do the murdering, he survives;

Words bring him back to life from the excitement of the murder.

MACBETH: Soliloquy Act 1, Scene 7 - pg. 69

If it were done, when ‘tis done, then ‘twere well

It were done quickly. If th’ assassination

Could trammel up the consequence, and catch

With his surcease, success; that but this blow

Might be the be-all and the end-all-here,

But here, upon this bank and shoal of time,

We’d jump the life to come. But in these cases

We still have judgement here, that we but teach

Bloody instructions, which being taught return

To plague th’ inventor. This even-handed justice

Commends th’ ingredience of our poisoned chalice

To our own lips. He’s here in double trust:

First, as I am his kinsman and his subject,

Stonr both against the deed; then, as his host,

Who should against his murderer shut the door,

Not bear the knife myself. Besides, this Duncan

Hath borne his favulties so meek, hath been so clear in his great office, that his virtues

Will plead like angels, trumpet-tongued against

The deep damnation of his taking-off.

And pity, like a naked new-born babe,

Striding the blast, or heaven’s cherubin, horsed

Upon the sightless couriers of the air,

Shall blow the horrid deed in every eye,

That tears shall drown the wind. I have no spur

To prick the sides of my intent, but only

Vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps itself,

And falls on th’ other-
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If this deed had to have been done, then it would be better

If it were done quickly. The murder of the King

Could be involved with my outcome, only then could I,

be King, because of his death. If only this could mean

I become King and the rest is all forgotten,

Only here in my thoughts,

We’d risk it for the future. Only here,

We are always punished just because we teach others

How to kill one another, and once they figure it out,

They turn on us. This arranged punishment

Becomes the steps of how to get the poison

To our own lips. Duncan is here with benefits.

First, he is here because I am his brother and his influence,

Both Strong reasons against the murder. Secondly,

I should punish the person who killed him,

But instead I killed him myself. Duncan as King

Was a good leader, and has been

So confident with all he has done, that the people who worshiped him

Will pray in his name, all together, against

The damage that his death has done.

The disappointment and sadness,

His people, and the natural order of things, listen

to all of the gossip,

So everyone knows about the horrid death,

Everyone will cry. I don’t have any

Good reasons for killing him,

I was just being selfish,

And now it has interrupted the natural orders of everything.

MACBETH - Soliloquy: Act 1, Scene 5 - pg.61

‘They met me in the day of success; and I have learned by the perfect’st report, they have more in them than mortal knowledge. When I burned in desire to question them further, they made themselves air, into which they vanished. Whiles I stood rapt in the wonder of it, came missives from the King, who all-hailed me “Thane of Cawdor”, by which title, before these weird sisters saluted me, and referred me to the coming on of time with “Hail King that shalt be!” This have I thought good to deliver thee, my dearest partner of greatness, that though mightst not lose the dues of rejoicing by being ignorant of what greatness is promised thee. Lay it to thy heart, and farewell.’

Glamis thou art, and Cawdor, and shalt be

What thou art promised; yet do I fear thy nature,

It is too full o’ th’ mink of human kindness

To catch the nearest way. Thou wouldst be great,

Art not without ambition, but without

The illness should attend it. What thou wouldst highly,

That wouldst thou holily; wouldst not play false,

And yet wouldst wrongly win. Thou’dst have, great Glamis,

That which cries ‘Thus thou must do, if thou have it’;

And that which rather thou dost fear to do

Than wishest should be undone. Hie thee hither,

That I may pour my spirits in thine ear,

And chastise with the valour of my tongue

All that impedes thee from the golden round,

Which fate and metaphysical aid doth seem

To have thee crowned withal.
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''We met up on day we won the battle, and I have

learned by the most perfect fact that they have more in them than

human knowledge. When I wanted so badly to ask them

more questions, they made themselves disappear into thin air.

While I stood and wondered what had happened letters came from

the king, who called me, 'Worthy Lord of Cawdor',

these weird sisters had just approached me, and called me the

future king! I thought it was a good idea

to pass the news on to you, my hope in

this world, is that you keep your happiness by

being aware of what all the great things that are to come. Lay it to your

heart, and good-bye."



You are the Worth Lord of Glamis and of Cawdor and you deserve to be

What the weird sisters have told you. I'm just afraid that your big heart;

Is too kind to complete the task.

There is a shortcut to get the power. You could be great;

You have ambition, but you do not have

The drive that usually comes with having ambition.

While you want to be king, you also want to act like a leader;

You would play the game fair, but you’d cheat to win. Lord of Glamis,

you are not brave enough, "This is what you have to do to be king.

And if you are afraid to do what you must,

Then your wish will not come true." Hurry and get here,

So I can tell you all my ideas and opinions

And with the courage behind my words, scold you for

All that keeps you from becoming king, and get you the powers

That the three weird sisters seem

To want you to have.

MACBETH - Soliloquy: Act 1, Scene 3 - pg.55

Two truths are told
As happy prologues to the swelling act
Of the imperial theme. –I thank you gentlemen.-
This supernatural soliciting
Cannot be ill, cannot be good.
If ill, why hath it given me earnest of success,
Commencing in a trust? I am Thane of Cawdor.
If good, why do I yield to that suggestion,
Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair,
And make my seated heart knowck at my ribs,
Against the use of nature? Present fears
Are less than horrible imaginings.
My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical
Shakes so my single state of man, that function
Is smothered in surmise, and nothing is
But what is not.

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Creatures have told two truths,
As happy introduction to my ascending
The throne. I thank you, gentlemen.
This supernatural gathering
Can’t be bad, can’t be good.
If it is bad, Why has it promised success,
Beginning with a truth? I am a worthy lord of Cawdor.
If it’s good, why do I slow down to that suggestion
Whose horrid picture makes my hair stand up,
And makes my heart pound so hard it knocks at my ribs,
Against the way things normally are? My fears currently,
Are not such horrible thoughts.
I think, the murder is still a fantastic idea,
Builds up my manhood, that functions
Is covered in strong evidence, and nothing is
Only what is not.

MACBETH - mr lobb is gone for 3 days!

3a) In act two Macbeth attempts to get Banquo's support by telling him that he has not thought of the 3 witches since they ran into them in the forest. Banquo responds by agreeing to talk about them later.

3b) Lady Macbeth and Macbeth act differently about the kings death because Macbeth was the one who actually murdered the king so he is feeling guilty about his doings, where as Lady Macbeth doesn't seem like she cares very much at all.

3c) In act one you get the idea that the king is a very kind man who is well respected. He thanks the two generals and the generals profess their loyalty and gratitude towards the king. Duncan is thought of as a great leader.

3d) Lady Macbeth responds to Macbeth's letter by calling him weak and she gets upset with him because he is second guessing the plan to murder the king.

4a) Macbeth's motivation appears to be coming from Lady Macbeth because she is a female who is saying that she isn't even scared and is acting more brave than Macbeth is at this point. The reason this could be what's given Macbeth all the confidence is because back then women weren't treated with respect; they were useless and meant nothing and here's this huge knight, Macbeth, who is frightened of doing something a girl says she's willing to do.

4b) "Fair is foul and fould is fair." REVERSALS:
* 'So foul and fair a day I have not seen.' - Macbeth

4c) The Tragic Death of Our King

King Duncan, Thane of Fife, was said to have been recently murdered. This is a huge shock to all of us due to the fact that Duncan was a loving, and caring man. He treated everybody with respect and got the respect he deserved. Nobody saw this coming, everybody loved our king! He was as worthy and trusted as all the leaders combined, he was the leader of our community for 10 years, chosen by our creator.
King Duncan was found murdered in the home that belonged to his very own nobleman, Macbeth, and his wife, Lady Macbeth, early one morning. Nobody in the castle said to have heard any cries of pain, shouts of fright, or sounds of death. Only the shriek of the earth. The natural order of things has been destroyed. He had been killed surrounded by all of his loved ones.
Two main suspects to the terrible death were the King's guards who had been outside his room all night long, who said did not hear even the slightest sound of dying come from Duncan's room during all hours of the night. General Banquo and other witnesses said that there was no poison in the dinner, the dinner was fine and that Duncan was having a wonderful evening. Duncan had even announced that Macbeth and Lady Macbeth were the best hosts he could ask for. As soon as the night had come to an end, the King retired right off to bed.
Macduff was the one who found our Kings body the next morning. Our king had been slaughtered. Everyone else in the castle was said to have been sound asleep. Keep Duncan in your thoughts and prayers, and his royal legacy may live on.

MACBETH - Act 3, Scene 1

VOCABULARY:
verities - something is true
indissoluble - firm/stable
twain -
prosperous - favourable
'Twixt -
dauntless - fearless
Adieu - good-bye/ farewell
valour - bold and determined
rancours - hatred/malice

NOTES:

MACBETH - Act 2, Scene 4

VOCABULARY:
Threescore and ten - implying extreme age
stage - world
minion - choicest
suborned - bribed
ravin' up - swallow
benison - blessing

NOTES:
- it's daytime; but it's dark.. eclipse as a "Universe response" to the kings death
- a smaller predetor attacked a larger one
- kings horses ate one another; un-normal
- world has gone crazy
- they think they sons have hired people
- they realize Macbeth is next in line to be king
- first sign that people don't believe

MACBETH - Act 2, Scene 3

VOCABULARY:
Beelzebub - one of the devils
Porter - an old man
Equivocator - a liar
french hose - french pants
second cock - rooster
obscure bird - owl
lechery - lust
Gorgan - turns people to stone

NOTES:
- all the things that have happened make it seem like they're in hell
- Macduff is a mirror of Macbeth
- Porter talks about alcohol and makes dirty jokes
- Macduff is in a bad mood
- Macduff asks to see the king, Macbeth takes him there
- they heard crying last night and screams of death
- "we are the centre and the Earth reflects us"
- they find the dead king, are in shock and think it's terrible
- woman are 'too weak' but little does Macduff know that she had something to do with the killing of the king
- everyone begins to find out that the king was killed
- secret is well-concealed; hint of witchcraft
- Malcolm and Donalbain think they're going to be killed next; they assume everyone will think that it was them that killed the king so they must leave and trust no one and think they are safer far away

MACBETH - Act 2, Scene 2

VOCABULARY:
Hath -
Hark - "What was that?"
Bellman - someone paid to ring bell outside prison
Possets - hot drinks of milk with wine, sugar, eggs, spices
Brainsickly - "brain disease" Machbeth applies to Lady Macbeth
Confounds - defeats

NOTES:
- Lady Macbeth uses alcohol for braveness, she's drunk and paranoid now
- Guilt is making her drink, guilt is proof that she's not crazy or not 100% evil
- Lady Macbeth claims she couldn't kill the king because he looked like her dad, but he really didn't, she was just too nervous to kill him.. excuses, excuses.
- guilt and fear stop her from killing the king
- Macbeth couldn't pray because he has sinned and is now separated from God
- foreshadowing going crazy; gone against all natural orders
- Lady Macbeth takes daggers and whips blood onto the groomsmen to frame him
- it's not easy to kill someone, and hard to kill someone inside you
- Macbeth already regrets doing it; he feels terrible

MACBETH - Act 2, Scene 1

VOCABULARY:
husbandry - thrift
summons - to call to sleep
largess - gifts of money

NOTES:
- Banquo pleads with the powers
- order of angels to drive away all the demons that cause him to have evil dreams
- a diamond reputed to protect its owners against witchcraft and terror by night
- perhaps "cursed thoughts"
- Macbeth might be tense and afraid to think about the witches

MACBETH - Act 1, Scene 7

NOTES:
- Lady Macbeth gets frustrated because Macbeth is chickening out
- Lady Macbeth is seductive towards Macbeth trying to convince him to kill the king
- Macbeth gets a wee bit scared
- eventually Macbeth changes his mind and decides to follow through with their original plans

MACBETH - Act 1, Scene 6

NOTES:
- Lady Macbeth takes Duncan's reference to prayer
- Duncan's speeches are full of love and grace
- contrast and irony
- king really likes Macbeth's castle, he finds it very peaceful there
- guests in other cultures are protected by their host

MACBETH - Act 1, Scene 5

NOTES:
- Lady Macbeth is sexually excited
- King comes to town
- Lady Macbeth will do whatever to make Macbeth king
- Macbeth is too nice to kill the king, second thoughts
- Lady Macbeth is a powerful woman

MACBETH - Act 1, Scene 4

NOTES :
- Macbeth is sucking up to earn the kings trust, knowing h'es going to kill him
- king gives Macbeth a higher rank because he killed the kings enemy
- king announced that the next king will be his son, Malcolm and that he'll be staying at Macbeth's castle
- Macbeth imagines killing them both

MACBETH - Act 1, Scene 3

VOCABULARY
witches - we will see them interact with Macbeth; sets real problems in motion
Banquo - Macbeth's best friend, slightly equal to Macbeth
userp - steal the throne and claim it without direct blood relativity
paradoy - contradicting in the same sentence

NOTES:
- witches are butch and have beards (power)
- witches say things from the past, present, future
- Macbeth's secret dream (to become King)
1) his secret dream 2) breaks natural orders 3) evil woman
- Macbeth wishes the witches stayed because he wants to know more about the future
- Banquo sees the witches go "poof" and now everyone believes Macbeth will be king

MACBETH - Act 1, Scene 2

VOCABULARY:
revolt - battle
sooth - truth
anachronism - something that's referred to that isn't from that time period (referrence to cannons - no cannons in 1100's)
thane - a worthy lord or nobleman

NOTES:
- Macbeth kicks ass, he's the best! He is super brave and super awesome
- Macbeth just got a new title

MACBETH - Act 1, Scene 1

VOCABULARY:
Pathetic Fallacy - weather mirrors character emotions and tone of scene- simplistic? Maybe now, but it's used all the time
Witches - evil, women of power and threatening.
- they were real in the 1600's, the King was obsessed with witchcraft
- linked with nature and weather and spells and controls others
- linked with health, body, creatures and plants
- warts, crooked nose, one eye larger, straggly hair, claw-like hands
- could be attractive to be seen as powerful or dangerous or to be able to manipulate
Hurly burly - a big commotion, mainly in battle
Ere - before
Graymalkin - a cat
Paddock - frog/toad
Anon - in a short amount of time
Familiars - animals used/held by servants of the dark; cats, toads, snakes, etc.

NOTES:
- body form and physical attributes were linked with mental and emotional attributes
- ugliness might mean evil
- malformation might mean evil
- witches are a huge factor in this play, they set the scene off the top and continue to have power and effect
- p.39, spell sets entire play in motion; they're reversing the rules or an inversion spell turning good to evil (keep an eye out for other inversions)

The Boat - Avec Kendra

The Boat - pg. 261-278

In the story The Boat by Alistair MacLeod, the author did a great job on creating/portraying the father character. For a short story with little time to truly represent a character, all of the elements (appearance, actions, interactions, dialogue, and thoughts and feelings) were included.

2a) Although the narrator loves his father he does not idolize his way of life. He himself wishes for his life to be based upon "the boat" and wishes to be happy. In paragraph 4 on page 265, the text gives examples of his fathers unhealthy behaviour when he's at home. The narrator's relationship with his father reflects his main conflict in life by his father trying to make him more so like himself, by working on the boat. But the narrator, wishes to go to school and get an education and doesn't want to be like his father (page 272).
3a) The symbolism of a boat in this story almost means the opposite of "the journey through life". In the story The Boat, the author clearly states that the family's daily routine revolves around the boat, and how it's practically the same day in-day out. In the second last paragraph on page 262, the narrator states that the boat is the only thing they can talk about or have in common; there's no depth.

Describe the change that the narrator undergoes through this story. What does he learn? How does he learn it? How does the end of the story leave him?

Throughout the story, the narrator learns independence, and undergoes becoming his own person by dishonouring his parents and not following his fathers footsteps. During the beginning, the narrators life revolved around his parents decisions, never thinking for himself. After realizing what he wanted in life, and how unhappy he was, he progressed as a person, and began to think for himself. Near the end of the story, the narrator leaves to go to school. By doing so, he left his mother home alone, due to his fathers death from the tragedy of the boat accident. The story sort of has a sympathetic irony to it, because in order him to be truly happy, his parents must give up their happiness.

Examples of powerful imagery/description used in The Boat:
The Boat has a lot of powerful imagery used which really gives the reader a good picture of what is going on in the story. For example, the narrator briefly describes his father (paragraph 1 - pg. 262) and his mother. The boat was described very well (last paragraph on pg. 262) so the reader has a good idea of what the boat looks like, which makes reading The Boat more enjoyable.

Next, the narrator describes his house (paragraph 2 and 3- pg. 263) which is helpful because it proves that they don't care near as much about their house as they do about their boat. The house description goes into deep detail and you get an understanding that even though it's not the boat, they still have "odd fish hooks", "map of the marine area" and "bits of twine" including a huge window overlooking the sea.

The narrator described what the father looked like and acted like when he wasn't on the boat, which made you get a really good image about how depressed his father was when he was without the boat, for example: "When he was not in the boat, my father spent most of his time lying on the bed in his socks, the top two buttons of his trousers undone, his discarded shirt on the ever-ready chair and the sleeves of the woollen Stanfield underwear, which he wore both summer and winter, drawn half way up to his elbows." (last paragraph-pg. 265)

This story describes how the narrators parents are both disappointed in him because he doesn't want the lifestyle that his parents have given him, he would rather be his own person. You can imagine how upset the parents would be because the narrator describes how he feels about not living up to his parents expectations, and the letdown that their parents feel. At the end of the story the narrator talks about his father growing old, and how he doesn't interact with the family hardly anymore, for example: "Then during the winter that I was fifteen he seemed to grow old and ill all at once. Most of January he lay upon the bed, smoking and reading and listening to the radio while the wind howled about the house and the needle-like snow blistered off the ice-covered harbour and the doors flew out of people's hands if they did not cling to them like death." (paragraph 4- pg. 271)

The narrator describes the day of the boat crash very well because the death of his father is a huge part of the story and so in order to really understand what's going on, the narrator needed to go into deep detail about how awful the weather was that day and how tragic the death of his father was.

Overall, I think that the imagery in this story are very powerful and very helpful because this story itself is very moving and deep and by going into the great amount of description that they did, helped make the story connect with the reader.

Characterization of the father from “The Boat”

Appearance: Within the first mentioning of the father in the story, the text states that he has shaggy white hair, and wears red-soled rubber boots daily. He wore the rubber boots daily because he was always working on a boat. The long days of working on the boat could have also played a role in the aging of his hair. In the same paragraph of the first mentioning of the father, it also states that he has a ‘stubble’ beard, which smells of saltwater. The clothing he wears are based upon comfort and warmth because he sometime works in extreme weather conditions. On page 264-265, the narrator describes the clothes his father wears while he is undressing, I.e. Heavily woolen sweaters, mittens, woolen doeskin shirts, etc.

Actions: From the actions of the father mentioned in this story, we know that he was a very simple man, who enjoyed routine. For starters, he worked on the boat practically all his life, and came home each day being asked nearly the same questions, with the same replies (page 262).

Thinks and Feels: The father thinks that his son should be just like him, and be interested in all of the same things, especially the boat. The father probably feels disappointed that he can’t bond with his own son due to the fact that they have no similarities. This makes it hard for both the son and the father, and since they never really had a close relationship; they can’t talk to one another about the boat. The tension between the two makes the father feel uncomfortable because things are so awkward. He seems as if he is almost confused as to why his son can’t just take interest in the boat. The father almost turns to the mother for support on the fact that their son is an outcast in the family, which leaves the son with nobody really to turn to. The father probably feels more superior and thinks he doesn’t have to give his son very much attention. The whole story shows how awkward things are between the father and the son.

Examples of powerful imagery/description used in The Boat:

The Boat has a lot of powerful imagery used which really gives the reader a good picture of what is going on in the story. For example, the narrator briefly describes his father (paragraph 1 - pg. 262) and his mother. The boat was described very well (last paragraph on pg. 262) so the reader has a good idea of what the boat looks like, which makes reading The Boat more enjoyable. Next, the narrator describes his house (paragraph 2 and 3- pg. 263) which is helpful because it proves that they don't care near as much about their house as they do about their boat. The house description goes into deep detail and you get an understanding that even though it's not the boat, they still have "odd fish hooks", "map of the marine area" and "bits of twine" including a huge window overlooking the sea. The narrator described what the father looked like and acted like when he wasn't on the boat, which made you get a really good image about how depressed his father was when he was without the boat, for example: "When he was not in the boat, my father spent most of his time lying on the bed in his socks, the top two buttons of his trousers undone, his discarded shirt on the ever-ready chair and the sleeves of the woollen Stanfield underwear, which he wore both summer and winter, drawn half way up to his elbows." (last paragraph-pg. 265) This story describes how the narrators parents are both disappointed in him because he doesn't want the lifestyle that his parents have given him, he would rather be his own person. You can imagine how upset the parents would be because the narrator describes how he feels about not living up to his parents expectations, and the letdown that their parents feel. At the end of the story the narrator talks about his father growing old, and how he doesn't interact with the family hardly anymore, for example: "Then during the winter that I was fifteen he seemed to grow old and ill all at once. Most of January he lay upon the bed, smoking and reading and listening to the radio while the wind howled about the house and the needle-like snow blistered off the ice-covered harbour and the doors flew out of people's hands if they did not cling to them like death." (paragraph 4- pg. 271) The narrator describes the day of the boat crash very well because the death of his father is a huge part of the story and so in order to really understand what's going on, the narrator needed to go into deep detail about how awful the weather was that day and how tragic the death of his father was. Overall, I think that the imagery in this story are very powerful and very helpful because this story itself is very moving and deep and by going into the great amount of description that they did, helped make the story connect with the reader.




So by reading “The Boat” you find out about a young boy whos family owns a boat. But this isn’t just any boat, it was a boat that symbolically tied their family together. “They repeated ‘the boat’ at the end of all their questions and I knew it must be very important to everyone.” (page 262)The problem with the boat, and their family was that the young boy didn’t take interest in the boat like the rest of his family. His parents were very disappointed in him, which was the main reason for all the conflict in the story. This story has a tragic ending leaving the characters torn apart and going in their separate ways. “It’s not an easy thing to know that your mother lives alone on an inadequate insurance policy and that she is too proud to accept any other aid.” “But neither is it easy to know that your father was found on November twenty-eighth, ten miles to the north and wedged between two boulders at the bas of the rock-strewn cliffs where he has been hurled and slammed so many many times.” (page 277)

Twins - Questions

TWINS:

1.It has been said that a good detective writer is always honest with the reader. How does Eric Wright provide his readers with clues to the outcome of the story?
Erica Wright was really tricky when he wrote this because it gives you clues on the outcome throughout the whole story, which isn't easy to do! Starting with the wife trying to guess her husbands was plotting. That put emphasis on the fact that he was up to something that she that she would soon have to be involved with and that it would cause conflict later on. Then it turns out that the crime in his books almost matched their lives perfectly, and it talked about how they didn't have to change much in order to do this crime. Eric Wright did an incredible job on giving the reader an outlook on how the story was going to end.

3. In medias res is a Latin phrase meaning "in the middle of things." Explain how the term can be applied to the opening of this story and evaluate the author's choice in employing this technique.
"In medias res" can be applied to the opening of this story because at the beginning of the story the husband and his wife are sitting on a mine shaft arguing about one another which adds conflict to the story, so just as the story begins the reader is put into the middle of an argument between the two characters.

4. Describe the difference in narrative style between the two parts of the story. Determine why the author chose each style and the effectiveness of each.
In the first part of the story the narrative style foreshadows on what the rest of the story is going to be about because it starts off with the husband telling his wife all about his plot and so as a reader you get a better understanding if there will be conflict, what the conflict could be about, the imagery, the setting, the plot, and just the whole summary of the story. By the wife firing questions about the husbands "plans" the reader starts to wonder if his ideas are the best ideas, and that's where you start to see conflict happening between characters. The second part of the story has a different narrative style from the first, in this part the wife finds out that everything the husband has been talking about was actually what he was planning on doing. The two different narrative styles is what really gave the story that twist which helps give that "detective writer" a chance to be "honest" with the reader.

Wings Chips - setting

The setting is a huge part in understanding the plot in this story, because the setting is described as an old and simple town and also a French Canadian community. By gathering the knowledge of what these times may have looked like you can get a better idea, as a reader, where this story is going with the plot and you can understand more concepts. Since there is a second culture/language added to the story there is clearly going to be some conflict with communication and getting along well with neighbors. As you read on you soon figure out that in fact there is a huge conflict with the Wings Chips sign being French rather than English on it. This causes a lot of tension in the whole area. Without the understanding that they are in a small community where everybody knows everybody, and being in a French Canadian place; you wouldn't quite figure out why changing the language on the Wings Chips sign is such a dramatic change.

The Lottery Ticket - PoV, Characterization

Characterization:
In this story there is a protagonist, an antagonist, and also setting extras. The protagonist in this story would certainly be the husband. The whole story is written on his point of view, it's all his thoughts and feelings about everything. I think that it's very helpful because that way you can connect with Ivan and understand his way of thinking and his train of thought. The story describes Ivan as a middle-class man, with an average life and he seems only 'satisfied' with it. Which is exactly why you know why winning the lottery was such a huge deal to him! It was finally his chance to add some excitement into his life! He wanted the best for himself and his wife, which makes him a very caring man.
Next, there would be the antagonist of the story which would be the wife because she doesn't really understand what her husband wants and since the story is being told by the husband, you don't really get to know the wife as well as the husband. She could be recognized as the antagonist also because she is working against the husband since they both want the same thing, but in different ways, which causes conflict between the two.
Lastly, there are the setting extras; which creates the atmosphere. I believe that the children that are mentioned really create the atmosphere to make the story seem more real because now they are pulling in other characters outside of just the husband and the wife which gives the reader a better idea of their lives.

The Leap - Characterization of the Mother

The mother in the story is described as graceful and quiet because the narrator says she never bumps into anything and she's always very aware of her surroundings. She isn't the slightest bit clumsy. She is a pretty stereotypical old woman; quiet, organized, graceful and caring. I feel like she is being used to symbolize something such as peace because she is is never worked up and I think her actions make her a very delicate woman just because everything she does is very gentle. Her personality seems to also be very shy, because the narrator doesn't talk very much and when she does talk, she's incredibly kind. The narrator doesn't talk about the mother's thoughts and feelings so as a reader I get the idea that she keeps to herself. She also doesn't interact with many people because she is so timid and shy, therefor the over all characterization of the mother would be a very quiet, kind and gentle lady.

Children's Poem - HOW I BECAME THE SEA

How did I become the sea, you ask?

It really was a simple task.

I dug and dug and dug real deep,

Deep into the sandy heap.

At the bottom there was a great surprise,

I couldn't believe my very own eyes!

Because in the ground there lay a moon-beam,

I could have swore it was a dream.

But when I touched the warm, safe light,

Something happened and I squeezed my eyes tight.

The white waves crashed in,

They changed the colour of my skin.

The water sucked me in and I nearly drowned,

And that's when I heard a sound.

It all was quite a mystery,

but that is how I became the sea.

Sept. 27, 2011 - Power Word Analysis

Serpent
"Each dead child coiled, a white serpent"
Association:
The word serpent is an excellent use of association for when one generally thinks of a serpent, they think of a terrifying, slimy, cold hearted creatures. The contrast for the word "serpent" would be that they made it a metaphor, because people aren't usually compared to something such as a serpent unless used in negative terms.
Allusion:
There is a reference to another meaning outside of the poem, because the poem isn't about serpents they just used the serpent to compare the dead little children.
Imagery:
The imagery with the "serpent" would be that the poet is comparing these dead children to white serpents.

September 14, 2011 - Creative Writing

***** not done yet





Also one of my ALL TIME favourites: NOX ARCANA!!!!
I love every single wingle one of their songs!

MADDIE KUIK

About me: I'm 15 years old, on October 25 I'll be 16. I work at Boston Pizza in Goderich as a Hostess and I looooove to dance. Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday I go to the dance studio in Lucknow. I'm on the competitive team which means I go away some weekends to competitions! I'm a social person, I like spending time with friends whenever I can.

I've always liked reading, but I'm pretty picky about the books I read. It has to be something adventurous and I like fiction books most. Music is a huge part in my life, I listen to pretty much every style of music. My favourite singer would be Josh Groban, I've went to see him in concert before and it was INCREDIBLE! That's really the only concert I've ever been to.

I haven't traveled very much, I've been to Jamaica and Cuba but I have a list of places that I'd love to visit! :
Halong Bay in Vietnam, JeJu Island in Korea, Amazon Rain Forest and Iguazu Falls in South America, Sundarbans River in Bangladesh, Maldives Islands in South India, Great Barrier Reef in New Zealand, Uluru Rock Australia in Australia, Dead Sea in Israel, Angel Falls in Venezuala, Table Mountain in South Africa, Black Forest in the UK, Bay of Fundy in the USA, Bu Tinah Island in Dhabi, Masurian Lake in Poland, El Yunque Carribean National Forest in Puerto Rico, Cliffs of Moher in Ireland, Vesuvius Volcano in Italy, and last but not least I'd like to go to Las Vegas. Just for the experience. I really like the idea of travelling lots, so I hope that's something I accomplish as I grow up!

One of my biggest weaknesses would be procrastinating, because I get distracted very easily! I'd love to do all my homework and complete all things that I've started but I always put it off until last minute and then I'm always rushed and never get it done! I'm an organized person though, I like things to have a place and be in that place so that I know exactly where everything is! I don't watch a lot of tv, instead I like to watch Disney Movies. Yes.

My goal for this class would be to reach an average of 80% because I've always liked reading and writting, I like being creative with my writting and not having any certain rules about what I have to write. In order to get an average of 80% I'm going to really try to do all my assignments to the best of my abilities and do all my homework and hand it in on time. I'll try and keep up with my blog and always pay attention in class. I really hate falling behind in class so I'm going to really make sure I'm always in class on time and really try to focus!

Overall I look forward to English class, I think it's going to be fabulous!

Sepulchure

This is definitely one of my favourite books that I've read so far, it has 544 pages and there isn't one boring part!

This book starts off on October 1891 with 17 year old Leonie and her brother Anatole abandon on the streets of Paris for the Domaine de la Cade. The two kids stumble across a Visigoth sepulchre - with a mystery written in blood. Leonie discovers a unique deck of tarot cards that are rumoured to hold the powers of life and death.

The second part of the book takes place at a later date, on October 2007. Meredith Martin is doing research for a biography of the composer Claude Debussy she carries with her a haunting piece of piano music and a sepia photograph and she suddenly finds herself dealing with a tragic love, a missing girl, an unquiet soul, and the strange change of events more than a century ago.



Something that I thought was really interesting about the book was that in the back of it, it actually has the sheet music for the haunting piano music that Meredith has in the back of the book!

This book is written by Kate Mosse!

To learn more about Kate Mosse you can visit her website!

Johnny Depp

“My self-image it still isn’t that alright. No matter how famous I am, no matter how many people go to see my movies, I still have the idea that I’m that pale no-hoper that I used to be. A pale no-hoper that happens to be a little lucky now. Tomorrow it’ll be all over, then I’ll have to go back to selling pens again.” - Johnny Depp

I find Johnny Depp very inspirational, and I love every movie that he's in! He's such a talented actor in the way that he can make the audience believe that he is feeling a certain emotion, or that he is somebody completely different from who he really is.

CLICK HERE for a Johnny Depp fan site!

“If you catch me saying ‘I am a serious actor,’ I beg you to slap me.” - Johnny Depp
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“People say I make strange choices, but they’re not strange for me. My sickness is that I’m fascinated by human behavior, by what’s underneath the surface, by the worlds inside people.” - Johnny Depp

Alice In Wonderland

My all-time favourite movie in the whole entire world would be the 1951 cartoon, Alice In Wonderland. Ever since I was a little kid I've always loved this movie! It's so strange and makes very little sense, but that's why I like it so much!

Wonderful tunes for your heart, wonderful thrills for your eyes...

JOSH GROBAN!

Josh Groban is a very talented multi-instrumentalist. He plays piano, drums, washboard, marimbas, saw, triple-necked electric guitar, flugelhorn, dulcimer, and has incredible vocals. Not only is he extremely talented, but he's also a very nice and funny guy!

Here's a video of him singing Kanye West's tweets!

CLICK HERE to get to Josh Groban's official website!!