Mod A Notes Flashcards
generic syllabus thesis statement example
quote, who said it? analysis?
“A devil, a born devil, on whose nature/Nurture can never stick… So his mind cankers, I will plague them all”
(IV, i)
prospero to cal
repetition and metaphor enhances dramatic irony of Caliban’s exposure to vengeance and furiosity through Prospero
quote, who said it? analysis?
“Be not afeared: the isle is full of nosies / Sounds, and sweet aris, that give delight and hurt not” Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments / Will hum about mine ears”
(III, ii)
Cal to ST
⇒ pleasant aural imagery contrasts with monstrous characterisation of Caliban
⇒ Cal’s prosodic speech, while inconsistent and switches between Alexandrine and blank verse, (indicative of his only newly acquired communicative skills) showcases how education/knowledge is a vehicle for empowerment, granting him the ability to express himself
⇒ contrasts Stefano and Trinculo’s prose, lower class and lack of intelligence
quote, who said it? analysis?
A very shallow monster! A very weak monster! A most poor credulous monster!” (II, ii)
⇒ Stefano says after Caliban’s alcohol induced worship of Stefano
⇒ repetition of monster, modification of the ephithet displays sheer distaste, and reveals Caliban’s vulnerability to alcohol (and potentially European diseases), emphasisng the subjugation of FNP through colonialist vices
quote, who said it? analysis?
“Why’s he have to suffer so much? It’s like he’s, you know, black or Native or something”
Ch45
⇒ directly alludes to colonialist viewpoint, this rhetoric, in reference to Caliban, provokes readers to consider how the marginalisation of FNP, and more broadly those marked as “other” “sub-human” “innately evil”
quote, who said it? analysis?
“He refused to call them inmates, he refused to called them prisoners” ch10
⇒ Anaphora, Atwood shines an empathetic light on the collective Caliban
quote, who said it? analysis?
“Prisons are for incarceration, not for attempts to educate those who cannot, by their very natures, be educated”
ch33
⇒ optional intertextual reference, alluding to Tempest
Sal
quote, who said it? analysis?
“What’s the quote? Nature versus nurture, something like that”
ch33
⇒ optional intertextual reference, alluding to Tempest
Sal
quote, who said it? analysis?
“Plus he’s a land stealer, sucking old white guy. He should be called Prospero Corp. Next thing he’ll machine-gun everyone to keep off it”discover oil on it, develop it” ch21
Red Coyote to inmates during cast list
⇒ historical allusion, Red Coyote is FNP, his distaste for colonisers is displayed through a tricolon, echoing effects of colonisation
quote, who said it? analysis?
“You called me dirty, so who’s more monstrous than you”
ch38
⇒ Atwood recontextualises Caliban’s “Isle Is Full Of Noises” speech through modern day rap
⇒ affiliation with historically marginalised voices, coupled with second-person remarks, and anaphora, unveils how Atwood’s context mistreatment of “others”
⇒ privileges their voices against prejudice they’ve faced, providing contemporary interpretation of Caliban’s thoughts too
quote, who said it analysis?
“Let your indulgence set me free”
(V, ii)
Diction of “Let your indulgence set me free” emphasises Prospero’s remorse and hints at his self-imprisonment, through the fervent pursuit of vengeance but also through his need for applause (indulgence), revealing a performative element to his actions.
5 buzz words for text type/form/genre
hypotext/seminal (og)
hypertext
hybridised
metafictional
mise en abyme
7 buzz words for NEW
modernise
Reimagines
Extension of
Recontextualises
contemporary
Reconstruct
appropriates
6 buzz words (phrase) for VALUES/CONTEXT
Paradigms
Ideologies
Attitudes
Ideals
Aligns with clear contextual distinction between the composers
Tempest 1 Context
- jacobean era, time of social change, age of discovery, pre-colonialism
europeans viewed FNP as savage, subhuman
this opened a debate between nature and nurture
usurping their land as a means of saving them was their justification
Tempest 1 ideas
Microcosmic island echoes grander macrocosmic racial prejudice
Shakespeare challenges his contextual racism by giving beautiful examples of language to Caliban, empowering him with knowledge, subverting colonist expectations, revealing his multifaceted nature
Play is mostly in blank verse, iambic pentameter
Hagseed 1 context
Modern world views hardened criminals as savages, mirrors Tempest’s racial prejudice , echoing ramifications of colonisation
Disproportionate incarceration rate of FNP, Canada has a history of abusing their FNP
Hagseed 1 ideas
Prisoners are de-identified with confusing names, viewed as a collective, lack of individuality whereas audience feels more connected to Caliban → reveals immutable biases towards FNP,
Recasts the misunderstood and shunned Caliban as a collective in an empathetic light; the nobility of the oppressed
Atwood refuses to dehumanise them through her progressive postcolonial lens, providing them a chance to transcend social status
Using free indirect discourse, Atwood is able to explore Felix’s perspective while connecting the audience with Felix’s intimate thoughts without centralising him, allowing her to shift narrative focus to other characters
Is able to employ different genres like rap through her free indirect discourse to mimic Caliban’s switch between prose and verse, by capturing the Jacobean audiences’ reaction to his speech and recontextualising to fit her modern context, where rap in the middle of a novel subverts expectations, seems misplaced
tempest and hagseed 2 idea 1
tempest aristotle unity of place and time
The island setting is set in a liminal space, between reality and magic; creates an environment in which social order and morality is challenged, won’t face societal/legal consequences
hagseed is across 3 months
prologue - in medias res: establishing non-linearity of text, showcasing, temporal shift, disorient reader
prologue - faux script
hybridisation of styles, explicit intertextual reference to seminal text, introduces mise en abyme, metafictional style of hagseed
tempest and hagseed 2 idea 2
Hagseed & Tempest are both metaleptic in their epilogue, both composers foreground what they deem more important to their text
Prospero implores audience to free him
Diction of “Let your indulgence set me free” emphasises Prospero’s remorse and hints at his self-imprisonment, through the fervent pursuit of vengeance but also through his need for applause (indulgence), revealing a performative element to his actions.
Hagseed: realising he needs to let go of his figment of Miranda to be released from his self-imprisonment, elevating Felix’s relationship with grief [INSERT QUOTE]
