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-King of troy-so beutiful he was taken to be cupbearer of gods
-zeus transformed into an eagle to make Ganymede fall in love with him and brought him back to olympus
-this exemplifies male-male relationships, which were viewed as the highest form of relationship. and ca be seen in Shakespeare sonnet 20 |
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-language used to please or persuade
-for example rhetorical devices:
Synecdoche: part of a whole
Hyperbole: exaggerations (a thousand fantasies)
Oxymoron: terms put together that are contradictory ex: sweet foe
many examples of this can be fund in shaksepears sonnets |
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-women possess same reproductive system as men, only difference is theres is internal
-if women physically exert themselves their penises may inverse and come out
-this justifies male relationships
-women are the same as men only inferior
-male-male relationships can be seen in Shakespeare sonnet 20 |
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-Praises developed by Petrarch
-stock images to praise the ideal woman
-detailed various parts of the womans body
-form of conceit
-sonnet 130 opposite
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-Play written in small version
-Quartio is saker than folio
-translation was different in each version
-folio is more expensive than quarto which could be afforded by anyone
-king lear could be purched as a quarto and folio, depending on the version the final line would be said by either kent or or Edgar |
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-theatre being an open box with 3 walls
-shakespeares plays were not performed on this type, but rather in a globe theatre wear all sides were open for the audience to see
-proscenium means in front of the curtain"
-proscenium arch is the arch at the opening of the stage |
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The theatre in southwark where shakspears acting troup performed plays
-no lighting so plays had to be performed during the day
-the acoustics were bad so actors were required to shout there linses and stress announciation
-ocated in southwatk opposite side of st. pauls church
-king lear would have been performed there |
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-argument which tries to explain how a good and all powerful god could create a world with evil and suffering
-from greek- theo meaning god and dike meaning justice
-term coined by gottfried leibniz
-paradise lost is a theodicy
-attempts to justify actions of god |
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Francesco Petrarca 14th century italian poet, humanist and leader of revival of classic learning
-neo-platonsit dedicated to exploring nature of love
-poetic energy dedicated to the praise of his ieal love laura
-poems focused on love and desire
-shakespear sonnet 130 |
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-the godesses who inspire the creation of literacy and the arts
-were considered a source of knowledge
-9 traditional muses in greek mythology
-paradise lost milton calls upon the muse to add a sense of authenticity to inspire his writing
-he also adresses urania muse of astronomy in book 7 |
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Reproduction from a gamete without fertilization: asexual reproduction
-paradise lost includes this method when discussing pro-creation
-sin springs out of satans forehead which is a reference to athena who bursts from zeus' forehead
-allowed virgin females to create individuals without fertilization of a man |
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originally of latin descent
time between reign of one person and the next
king lear divides his land
he goes insane there are a few options for leaders but no one is actually chosen |
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3 unities or rules from drama
-unity of action: play should have one main action and few subplots
-unity of place: there should only be one setting
-unity of time: no more tha 24 horus
-king lear does not follow these rules |
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-Gutenburg was the inventor of the priniting press
-Morte d'arthure was sir thomas mallory's complilation of arthurian romances
-first published by willian caxton
-caxton may have misunderstood the authors intentions when publishing
-caxton was responsible for seperating malroy's story into 21 books |
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-festive courtly entertainment 16th 17th century europe
-involved music and dancing singing and acting elaborate stage
-celebrated, birth, change of ruler, royal entry
-the masque of blackness was an early jacobean era masque
-king lear is in some ways like a masque it dealswith the changing of a ruler
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-miniature model of something
-structures of belief are challenged
-theatre is a microcosm
-king lear interrogates structures of belief
-play interrogates structures of belief |
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-theatre of europe between the fall of the western roman empire and the begining of the rennaisance
-plays were performed in the iddle of the street, on pageant wagons in the streets of great cities
-sets were temporary
- 5 types, mumings, mystery, morality, miracle, manner
-king lear morality because it tells you how you should act |
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-spiritual things are real and that material things are not
-petrach was a neo-platonist
-neo-platonic love poetry is about deffereal and refusal
-insperation of his mistress makes poetry good
-sonnet 20- dark lady |
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