Shakespeare Flashcards
language
he provides the language through which John understands the world
contrast in language
between the utilitarian simplicity and inane babble of the WS’s propaganda and the nuanced, elegant verse of a time “before Ford”
plays
provide many examples of the kind of human relations - passionate, intense and often tragic, that the WS is committed to eliminate
BNW
“O brave new world that has such people in it”
represents
all the art that has been rejected and destroyed by the WS in the interest of maintaining stability
emotions of passion
he also represents the powerful emotions of passion and love as his plays stand for all of the noble aspects of humanity that have been sacrificed by the WS in its effort to make sure all of its citizens are always happy
end of art
“you can’t make tragedies without social instability”
BNW language
banal slogans drummed into people’s heads “I take a gramme and only am”
Newspeak seeks to reduce language to the functional minimum to eradicate “thoughtcrime”
