2nd mid summative Flashcards
It refers to one’s attitude or viewpoint
Disposition
it refers to how you react to a certain situation pr action
disposition
Factors that affects disposition in life
Personality
Environment
Life Experience
Education and knowledge
Beliefs and values
society
Oliver twist is novel by
Charles dickens
A prominent english novelist born in 1812
Charles dickens
first book of dickens to realistically show poverty within London
Oliver Twist
his father was sent to
debtor’s prison
Dickens began writing the oliver twist after the adoption of
The poor of law 1834
it highlights the harsh realities of
poverty, child labor, and social injustice
Oliver twist became a vehicle for social
Criticism
A very poor person
Paupers
With a good care and perseverance
Assiduously
A private meeting or secret assembly
Conclave
Makes a deceptive or distracting action movement, especially during a fight
Feint
A bad or cruel treatment
Ill-usage
A parish official
Beadle
“Please sir, I want some more” said by?
Oliver Twist
When oliver asks for more food, it reflects the
extreme poverty and deprivation he faces
Literature
Literature mirrors life
connects us to the past
represent the society
connects the world of imaginary into reality
The canterbury tales is a collection of stories written by
Geoffrey Chaucer
Canterbury tales was written in the late
14th century, middle ages
The tales are framed within a narrative where a group of pilgrims travels from
From London to Canterbury
pilgrims travels from London to Canterbury to visit the
Shrine of St Thomas Beckets
Most Notable pilgrim stories
Knight
Merchant
The wife of bath
Monk
The pardoner’s
The central theme
Greed
Drives people to madness
Death
preaching against greed while embodying it.
Hypocrisy
These tales generally tackle concept
Heroism, courtly love, and chivalry
are narrative poems that tells us stories about knights and their ladies fair, as well as their adventures.
Metrical Romance
An example of a well-known metrical romance during the medieval period is the
Arthurian Tale
(tale of King Arthur and His Knight) of the round table like
Sir Garreth, Sir Gawain, Sir Galahad, Sir Lancelot
These tales explore the universal themes of
Leadership, bravery, heroism, religion, service, trust, honor and love
Optimistic vs perssimistic personality
personality
Environment at home, in school, workplace or anywhere can affect hiw we perceive life
Environment