Christopher Marlowe's "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" p. 314 -- yes, this is the same guy who wrote The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus and died in a bar fight -- Sir Walter Raleigh's "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd" p. 316, and John Donne's "The Bait" (print your own copy for use in class).
We will discuss each of these poems in detail -- or in as much detail as time allows -- tomorrow in class. But take some time tonight to attempt to understand the argument of each poem by reading through it several times and annotating the poem or taking notes in your notebook. THE ENGLISH EPIC: Read the excerpts from Milton's Paradise Lost, Book I (Literature 494-502) and Book III (available under the FILES tab of this page). Due Monday, October 29.
As you read, look for patterns in the rhetorical devises and tropes that Milton uses to characte Respond to at least four different posts concerning Hamlet on the Discussion Board before midnight on Sunday, October 21.
Read Hamlet 1.2-1.3. And John Dryden's "Preface to Troilus and Cressida" (1679), pp. 233-34 in the Norton Critical Edition. Also, be prepared to turn in
Post a critique of one specific element of each groups performance. This means that you should be making a total of three posts. You do NOT need to post a critique of your own group's staging of the scene, but you may wish to reply to one or more of the critiques given by your peers -- just for the sake of saving face.
Make predictions by completing Handout #3. Then read Hamlet Act I, scene 1.
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