Writers intentions Flashcards
What are stevensons intentions?
1.Criticising the hypocrisy of the Victorian upper classes who were only concerned with sin/impropriety when it was on show
2.Exploring the tension between traditional religious values and new scientific discovery
3.Reluctant to accept some scientific discoveries – offering a moral standpoint on scientific advancement
4.Challenging Calvinist principles of free will and pre-determination
5.Criticising the notion of atavisim by suggesting all people are capable of evil
6.Explores the use and abuse of social power by
What are shakespeares intentions?
1.Highlighting the potential dangers of subverting traditional gender values
2.To emphasise the damaging effects of regicide and the disruption of the natural order
3.To emphasise the qualities of good leadership/kingship
4.To draw attention to the unholy effects of the supernatural
5.To demonstrate the dangers of unchecked ambition
6.To emphasise the character’s tragic fall/trajectory