Wider reading for the dedicated English Literature student with a Faustian thirst for knowledge.

Monday 1 December 2014

Act 4 Scene 4: It's epic!

Hi,


Horticultural 'grafting' - a metaphor...
Next lesson, we'll be:

1) Doing a comedy theory quiz
2) Reading five pages of 4.4
3) Preparing to have a go at a short re-creative task based on the scene.

Today, we read a chunk of Act 4 Scene 4 (which is 40 pages long in my edition). To clarify the events and ideas in this long and complex scene, take a look here for a quick and easy summary. The first 21 bullet points take us up to where we are in the scene. Why not have a go at a quiz or two while you're there?

Click the image above to learn more about 'grafting' - then consider the relevance of this idea to the play.

Here's the scene with some helpful marginal notes.

Oops. I also forgot that we were going to go over Time's chorus at the start of Act 4. Keep hold of your notes - we'll do this next week.

Homework reminder:

1) Hand in essay (staging 4.3) on Thursday
2) Revise your comedy theory stuff.



Mr M




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