Monday, March 11, 2013

Today in Class:

Reviewed for Drama Test

What to know . . .

  • Know all authors of the works: Oedipus, Hamlet, Tartuffe, A Doll's House, Death of a Salesman
  • Key Significant Quotes: If you know the character's personalities really well, then you often can determine who stated each quote.
  • Greek Drama Origins
  • Oedipus background story
  • Era of Hamlet (when Shakespeare wrote it since the history itself is confusing due to Shakespeare borrowing from multiple sources).
  • Tartuffe background information
  • Know the foil characters
  • How does the deus ex machine structure apply to Tartuffe?
  • A Doll's House background info
  • Symbolism in the play
  • A Death of a Salesman background information
  • Willy as the tragic hero
  • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
  • How is the play characteristic of the tragicomedy and absurdist literature?

Still have read chapters 3-6 of Wuthering Heights