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Conventions of Poetry:

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Theme 
Tone 
Mood
Atmosphere 
Syntax 
Rhyme 
Symbolism 
Imagery 
Personification 
Irony 
Repetition 
Simile/Metaphor
Descriptive language 
P.O.V
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What to look for in unseen text:

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Reading practice/strategy/main idea
Generic conventions
Language features/style
Context

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Define ideology:

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A set of attitudes, values, beliefs and assumptions that a group or individual has

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Macbeth: what to put in introduction

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Global statement 
Beginning sentence relating to question 
Info on text 
Context at time 
Conventions 
Literary discourse 
Thesis
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Macbeth Conventions

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Symbolism, characterisation, plot, aside, dialogue,

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Macbeth - Symbolism quotes: babies

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I would while it was smiling in my face have plucked my nipple from his boneless gums and dashed the brains out

…will fight her young ones in her nest against the owl.

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Macbeth - Symbolism explain: babies

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Babies symbolise femininity/lack of femininity
Two women = complete contrast

Macbeth= cruel, unkind
Macduff= kind, nurturing mother
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Macbeth - Symbolism quotes: birds

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For the poor wren, the most diminutive of birds

The Raven himself is hoarse that croaks

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Macbeth - Symbolism explain: birds

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Raven= darkness, death -> reinforcing = challenging role by being evil

Wren= weak, powerless position in society but will fight to protect family

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Macbeth - Symbolism context

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Women still seen as mothers and unnatural to not have children

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Macbeth - characterisation of lady quotes

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Unsex me here and fill me from the toe- top full of direst cruelty

For thy undaunted mettle should compose nothing but males

It is too full o’ the milk of human kindness

Had he not resembled my father I had done’t

Leave all the rest to me

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Macbeth - characterisation of lady explain

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Dialogue and actions= challenge role
Unkind, evil, lack femininity

Action= going to kill herself + coming up with plan
Brutal, evil

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Macbeth - characterisation of lady context

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Women= can be cruel and commit crimes however males are commonly associated as being criminals

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Macbeth - lady and Macbeth: plot- quote and explain

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when Duncan is asleep-where to the rather shall his days hard journey soundly invite him

Creates plan = evil
She creates not Macbeth= dominance

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Macbeth - lady and Macbeth: aside- quote and explain

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This supernatural soliciting cannot be ill cannot be good

Macbeth is unsure

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Macbeth - lady and Macbeth: dialogue- quote and explain

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When you durst do it then you were a man, and to be more than what you were, you would be so much more the man

Lady= manipulative
Questioning masculinity= convinces him= Dominance

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Macbeth - lady and Macbeth: context

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Men and women have equal relationships where neither is dominant

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Macbeth - Macbeth himself : dialogue- quotes

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For grave Macbeth-well his deserves that name- disdaining fortune with his brandished steal

Why should I play the Roman fool and die on my own sword

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Macbeth - Macbeth himself : dialogue- explain

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Macbeth is heroic
Valiant, honourable, courageous, brave
Reinforces 
Suicide= weakness 
Fought on and knew would lose = brave and proved masculinity
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Macbeth - Macbeth himself : context

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Men still expected to be muscular and fight to prove strength

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Macbeth context of production

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Jacobean era= 1600’s
Men= dominant, superior, work to keep family safe, soldiers, decision makers
Women= mothers, take care of household matters, obeyed all decisions, children,

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Gatsby: what to put in introduction

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Global statement
Opening sentence relating to question 
AD definition 
Based pure intentions but corrupted by materialistic power
Conventions 
Context production= parallel
Reader context= react to values and attitudes of divisions 
Thesis
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Define American Dream

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Ideal by which there is equal opportunity for all Americans to achieve wealth and prosperity

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Gatsby- conventions using

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Setting, symbolism, flashback

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Gatsby- setting: east egg and west egg quotes

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Two enormous eggs separated by a courtesy bay

An indiscernible barbed wire

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Gatsby- setting: east egg and west egg explain

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Barrier= division= flaw

Money can’t remove barrier –> negative view of AD –> based on inheritance

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Gatsby- setting: west egg quotes

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The less fashionable of the two

An imitation of some hotel de Ville in Normandy

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Gatsby- setting: west egg explain

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New money –> wealth recent

Worked to receive money, still second class, flaw of ad = not equal opportunity

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Gatsby- setting: east egg quotes

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The white palaces of fashionable east egg glittered along the water

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Gatsby- setting: east egg explain

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Old money= inherited
Palaces= royalty= more superior
Didn’t work yet still look down–> flawed as creates divisions

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Gatsby- setting: valley of the ashes quotes

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A dismal scene

Where ashes take form

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Gatsby- setting: valley of the ashes explain

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Work hardest, achieve least
Live on wastelands
Inequality= flaw and corruption

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Gatsby- setting: context

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Indigenous and constitution

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Gatsby- symbolism: yellow and gold quotes

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Yellow cocktail music
Twin girls in yellow dresses
It was a rich cream colour, bright 
Golden girl
Slender golden arms
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Gatsby- symbolism: yellow and gold explain

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Yellow= fake gold
West egg is artificial version of east egg
AD = equality–> division= inequality
Yellow also shows lack of spiritual value- AD= life of happiness -> wealth= detrimental to ones spiritual value and overall happiness

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Gatsby- symbolism: context

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Significant gap between minimum wage and wealthy people

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Gatsby- flashback: quotes

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His parents were shiftless and unsuccessful farm people

Jay Gatsby of west egg had sprung his platonic conception of himself. He was a son of God

He couldn’t possibly leave daisy… He was clutching at some last hope

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Gatsby- flashback: explain

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Had to work to achieve wealth
Worked for it but still unhappy= dream a flaw--> will never be elite class
Dream to get daisy but can't as she is east egg --> downfall and death
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Gatsby- flashback: context

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Unattainable dream that cannot be obtained

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Gatsby- context of production

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1920s= jazz age or roaring twenties
Post war period= power to gain wealth
Encouraged ideal AD
Emphasis on equality, freedom and power
Alcohol and selling banned –> corrupt way
Value of money and status reflected in novel as high class people value same

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