EnglishFinalReview Flashcards
actions of Romeo
the co-protagonist; kills Tybalt and Paris; sent to Mantua
advances to the plot of Romeo
causes the resolution
actions of Friar Lawrence
marries children; creates a plan to get the Juliet out of marring Paris; causes the ultimate demise of the protagonists
events leading to the tragedy
parents' feud falling in love mercutio's death tybalt's death Lawrence's plan inability of Friar John to get to Romeo change of wedding date Romeo's haste to kill himself
responsibility of Capulet
scheduled wedding and changed date
responsibility of Romeo
falls in love with Juliet; went to party he shouldn’t have; killed Tybalt; decides to kill himself
responsibility of Juliet
falls in love with Romeo; drinks potion
traits of an archetypal tragic hero
noble stature; hamartia; free choice; punishment exceeds the crime; increased awareness
noble stature
the character has wealth and reputation; giving a place from which to fall
hamartia
character has a tragic fall that leads to the downfall
free choice
characters make their own decisions and are responsible for their failure
punishment exceeds crime
character is made to suffer far more than seems reasonable, creating sympathy
increased awareness
the hero comes to understand how they failed
themes
love is worth dying for love is not worth dying for don't make rash decisions parent's decisions can ruin the lives of children obey societal rules love is stronger than family relations
apply noble stature to Romeo and Juliet
rich family
apply tragic flaw to Romeo and Juliet
don’t think; have love
apply free choice to Romeo and Juliet
no one forced them to be so drastic for their love
apply punishment to Romeo and Juliet
Romeo goes to a party and is challenged to a duel; Romeo and Juliet love each other and then die
apply increased awareness to Romeo and Juliet
Juliet realizes that Romeo died for her and decides to kill herself
Romeo and Juliet relates to human nature
humans do stupid things for love
role of fate in Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet lie to themselves by believing in fate, and their belief that their love was fated lead to their death.
Gregor’s reaction to being a bug
more concerned about going to work; thinks others will help him
later: I should died because I am annoying to my family
Grete’s reaction to bug
I should take care of Gregor because nobody else cares
later: this thing isn’t Gregor, we should get rid of it
Mom’s reaction to bug
I want to see my son, but I fainted because I am wimp.
dad’s reaction to bug
feels the need to protect his family from the bug; but later feels somewhat sorry for his actions
changes in Gregor
he wants to die more; feels sorry for family
changes in Grete
want to care
meaning of the Metamorphosis
existentialism for the win!
why Kafka wrote the Metamorphosis
show that people have to accept absurdity; he had dad issues
why does the Metamorphosis end the way it does
since gregor wasn’t really valued by the family, his death did not affect them
freudianism
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existentialism
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surrealism
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expressionism
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lessons learned from Samanas
learns to separate Self from self
hypnotism
think, wait, fast
Four Noble Truths
Life means suffering.
The origin of suffering is attachment.
The end of suffering is possible.
There is a path to end suffering.
lessons learned from Vasudeva
how to listen
everything comes from back to the river
how to be enlightened
lessons learned from Buddha
he learns that you can’t be taught enlightenment
that you must learn from the Self
lessons learned from Kamala
the art of love
lessons learned from his son
how to love
lessons learned from city of Samsara
self indulgent and greed is bad
why Siddhartha leaves home
he wants to join the Samanas
why Siddhartha leaves the Samanas
he realizes they only provided temporary escapement from the self
why Siddhartha leaves the city of Samsara
he realizes that self-indulgence and greed is bad; done playing his game
why Siddhartha leaves the Buddha
realizes he must find his own path to enlightenment
why Siddhartha decides not to kill himself
he realizes that it will put him farther from enlightenment and serve no point
Life means suffering. apply.
Siddhartha suffers during his life, and realizes that all people must suffer before they reach enlightenment.
The origin of suffering is attachment. apply.
Siddhartha suffers when that which he loves is taken away, and learns to separate himself from his attachments to reach enlightenment.
The cessation of suffering is attainable. apply.
Siddhartha reaches enlightenment and no longer suffers.
There is a path to end suffering. apply.
Siddhartha must journey and find his own path to enlightenment.
apply Right View
Good
Siddhartha is taught the Noble Truths from the Brahmins and understood them.
apply Right Intention
has issues
Siddhartha becomes very self-centered in the city of Samsara, but is trying to learn from the Self.
apply Right Speech
has issues
Did not use bad language, but was sometimes arrogant. Nice to people at first when he went to the city, but became mean in the city of Samsara.
apply Right Action
Siddhartha has periods.
He is kind towards others at the beginning of his stay at Samsara, but then becomes mean later.
apply Right Livelihood
mostly good
He finds what he needs to survive, but becomes cruel in the city of Samsara
apply Right Effort
mostly good
trying to reach enlightenment and focuses his thoughts on that, but sometimes loses sight of
apply Right Mindfulness
mostly good
Throughout his life reflects on his path and his surroundings. He is very observant, but sometimes becomes biased by his emotions, such as his desire to commit suicide and his love of his son.
apply Right Concentration
good
He is capable of meditating and focusing himself on one goal or thought (such as the river or enlightenment) and can ignore distraction (like food).
Right View
understand the four noble truths
Right Intention
resist being self-centered
Right Speech
not using bad language and being kind
Right Action
respecting life and being kind towards others
Right Livelihood
satisfy your needs through righteous methods
Right Effort
think’n good thoughts
Right Mindfulness
awareness of the world and oneself
Right Concentration
meditation and focus
What was necessary to reach enlightenment?
had to experience for himself and find his own path
