Hey Misssssssssss
You know how we are gonna watch the movie, well on monday a number of people wont be there due to a biology excursion, i just thought i would tell you that miss.
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Friday, February 20, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Othello- The Different Actors
Othello: Othello is a general in the army of
While Shakespearean female characters invariably appear as idealized figures when they are pictured alone, male characters like Othello always appear as enacted by particular actors. Charles Dillon played several Shakespearean characters and was certainly not singled out for his Othello. Nonetheless, the reviewer for the Athenaeum claimed his 1856 performance of the role as the herald of a new period of Shakespearean performances, praising specifically the natural quality of his acting: "The Othello was natural, not at all declamatory, sometimes familiar, always domestic, and rather intensely passionate than vehemently demonstrative"(161).
In contrast, Gustavus Vaughn Brooke, who debuted as Othello in 1848, was singled out for his portrayal of the role and very often contrasted with Tomasso Salvini. Edmund Yates claimed that he was "manly, soldierly, with all of Salvini's gallantry and pathos, without a suggestion of Salvini's repulsive violence". Others preferred Brooke's passion because "it had more of the irregularity and the sudden contrasts which denote extreme tension of feeling"(84). Brooke, like Dillon, appears seated. The domesticity attributed to Dillon is easier to convey than Brooke's passion.
Tomasso Salvini also was well known for his Othello which stunned audiences in its
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Monday, February 9, 2009
The Moors And Venetians
“Othello – the black man of Venice. Yea, it doesn’t have that ring to it like Othello – the Moor of Venice”
MOORS
To the early Greeks, the term Moor referred to a person with black or dark skin. The Romans shared a similar meaning – black woolly-haired people. ‘Moor’ later became the common name for anyone of Arab descent, from North Africa who settled in Spain before later being forced out by the forces of a newly united Spain (after the marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon, and Isabella I of Castile). Those who converted to Christianity were allowed to remain, working as Servants for the upper classes. The social status of the wealthy was almost dependant on them, as having a Moor work for you was seen as very “hip”, much in the way that short servants were in high demand. Very few Moors were able to work their way up the social classes, and were often prey to attack because of their ethnic background.
VENETIANS
The Venetians are the people of Venice, in Italy, were the play is set. They were the wealthy, catholic people of Venice, who looked down on the “dirty” Moors. They thought themselves superior, and often attacked and belittled the Moors.
Shakespeare was one of the first playwrights to include a Moor protagonist/hero. Up until that point, Moors were stereotypically the evil, villainous, deceitful characters, which often met their end in a painful (and entertaining) way.
**INTERESTING UNRELATED FACTOID: In 1660, when Puritan rule ended in England and Charles II reopened the theatres, Margaret Hughes played Desdemona in what is considered the first instance of a woman performing on the English stage.**
Love,
MOORS
To the early Greeks, the term Moor referred to a person with black or dark skin. The Romans shared a similar meaning – black woolly-haired people. ‘Moor’ later became the common name for anyone of Arab descent, from North Africa who settled in Spain before later being forced out by the forces of a newly united Spain (after the marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon, and Isabella I of Castile). Those who converted to Christianity were allowed to remain, working as Servants for the upper classes. The social status of the wealthy was almost dependant on them, as having a Moor work for you was seen as very “hip”, much in the way that short servants were in high demand. Very few Moors were able to work their way up the social classes, and were often prey to attack because of their ethnic background.
VENETIANS
The Venetians are the people of Venice, in Italy, were the play is set. They were the wealthy, catholic people of Venice, who looked down on the “dirty” Moors. They thought themselves superior, and often attacked and belittled the Moors.
Shakespeare was one of the first playwrights to include a Moor protagonist/hero. Up until that point, Moors were stereotypically the evil, villainous, deceitful characters, which often met their end in a painful (and entertaining) way.
**INTERESTING UNRELATED FACTOID: In 1660, when Puritan rule ended in England and Charles II reopened the theatres, Margaret Hughes played Desdemona in what is considered the first instance of a woman performing on the English stage.**
Love,
Lauren, Taylor, Guy, Jarrod and Jesse.
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Sunday, February 8, 2009
Relationships between men and women
The topic we had been given were the Relationship between men & women- taboos, rules surrounding marriage, courtship...
"The connection between men and women in Othello is the hub of poignant celebration and variance, of pleasure and envy, of eventual destruction. If we were to approach the play's characters with the question "How do you love?" we would discover a diversity of answers."
http://www.gradingrocket.com/essays/English+Literature/Relationship+between+Men+and+Women+in+Othello/
In the Elizabethan period, it was a Patriarchal society, as men were thought to be somehow superior to women, who were supposed to need a man by their side to protect them both physically and emotionally but also economiaclly. If they were married, their husbands took care of them and if they wee single, their fathers and brothers looked after them.
Marriage
Marriages were arranged by families in order to bring prestige or wealth to the families involved, which was why some poor women could choose their spouses. Many young women didn't meet their spouses until their wedding day. Marriage was more like a business arrangement between families rather than a relationship between a man and a woman.
The Elizabethan law gave men full control over their wives and were basically the property of men. They were to learn housekeeping and give her husband children.
It was necessary to get married in the Elizabethan times otherwise, women would be considered as witches for their neighbours and lower class women.
Marriage allowed women to gain social status and children, even if they became a widow, they were allowed to run s business and wn property. Marriage were held in churches and couples were required by law to follow the religion dictated by the queen at that time. All ceromonies were held in the Queen's churches.
Marriage was legal for girls at the age twelve and boys at fourteen but the average age was between twenty and twenty nine.
Women were to be obediant housewife and motherand their aim in fact was to bear as much women as possible. With children regarded as "Blessings from God"
Rebecca, Helen, Nancy, Shannon, Catherine
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"The connection between men and women in Othello is the hub of poignant celebration and variance, of pleasure and envy, of eventual destruction. If we were to approach the play's characters with the question "How do you love?" we would discover a diversity of answers."
http://www.gradingrocket.com/essays/English+Literature/Relationship+between+Men+and+Women+in+Othello/
In the Elizabethan period, it was a Patriarchal society, as men were thought to be somehow superior to women, who were supposed to need a man by their side to protect them both physically and emotionally but also economiaclly. If they were married, their husbands took care of them and if they wee single, their fathers and brothers looked after them.
Marriage
Marriages were arranged by families in order to bring prestige or wealth to the families involved, which was why some poor women could choose their spouses. Many young women didn't meet their spouses until their wedding day. Marriage was more like a business arrangement between families rather than a relationship between a man and a woman.
The Elizabethan law gave men full control over their wives and were basically the property of men. They were to learn housekeeping and give her husband children.
It was necessary to get married in the Elizabethan times otherwise, women would be considered as witches for their neighbours and lower class women.
Marriage allowed women to gain social status and children, even if they became a widow, they were allowed to run s business and wn property. Marriage were held in churches and couples were required by law to follow the religion dictated by the queen at that time. All ceromonies were held in the Queen's churches.
Marriage was legal for girls at the age twelve and boys at fourteen but the average age was between twenty and twenty nine.
Women were to be obediant housewife and motherand their aim in fact was to bear as much women as possible. With children regarded as "Blessings from God"
Rebecca, Helen, Nancy, Shannon, Catherine
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Military in the Shakespeare day
In the early 17th century firearms were either matchlocks or wheel locks. A matchlock held a slow burning match, which was touched to the powder when the trigger was pulled. With a wheel lock a metal wheel spun against iron pyrites making sparks. During the 17th century both of these were gradually replaced by the flintlock which worked by hitting a piece of flint and steel making sparks.
Furthermore in the early 17th century the cartridge was invented. The musket ball was placed in a container, which held the right amount of gunpowder to fire it. The soldier no longer had to measure powder from a powder horn into his gun. Apart from artillery there were two branches of an army. The cavalry were usually armed with wheelock pistols and sabres. They were protected by back plates, breastplates and helmets. The infantry consisted of men armed with muskets and those armed with pikes. A musket took a long time to reload and the soldiers were very vulnerable while they did so. Therefore they were protected by men with pikes (a weapon like a long spear). In theory there were two musketeers to each pike man. The pike men usually had a steel helmet but musketeers did not usually wear armour. About 1680 the ring bayonet was invented. With bayonet fixed a musket could be used as a weapon even if it had been fired and was not reloaded. The bayonet did away with the need for pike men. The British army began using grenades in 1677. An early grenade was simply a hollow metal ball filled with gunpowder and with a fuse.
The 17th century saw the growth in the size of armies, with many of them almost doubling its men. Armies of that time usually consisted of packed formations of pikemen (light armoured infantry with long spears) as they were the efficient when attacking against cavalry. This also led to the replacement of the older heavier cavalry with light more effective skirmish-oriented cavalry. Pikemen often were deployed closely to musketeers, as the muskets took a long time to reload, in doing so the musketeers were vulnerable to attack, hence the pikemen’s close positioning to them. The firearm eventually replaced many weapons like the pike, crossbow and longbow. Although the effective range of the firearm was only about 100 yard, they were an extremely valuable attacking system when in front of the formation. The only thing capable of matching the strength of the firearm front was the artillery, with its longer range. This was essentially how the role of cavalry shifted from defensive to offensive. Overall, this formation of the army was effective and did not change until the 19th century where machine guns were introduced and significantly impacted the way of warfare.
Captains were responsible for the company - mostly administrative duties such as pay, equipment, discipline, training, siege and garrison duty. He should be experienced with all the lower positions and weaponry, and was the source of morale and discipline. Lieutenants had the same responsibilities as the Captain - and served opposite of him in battle and in his place in his absence. The Lieutenant was second in charge and would settle the Captain's less important tasks like judging minor disputes, managing equipment, quality control, and care of the sick/wounded. The Ensign was responsible for the flag, and would take charge in the absence of the Captain or Lieutenant. There were 2 Sergeants per company who did a bit of everything - kept track of equipment and personnel, maintenance, sorted men by type and conducted drill. There were 5 Corporal's per company who each commanded a squadron of a specific weapon type. They stayed with and trained their squadron, as well as looking after maintenance and provision of equipment. Sometimes he would be assisted by a Lanspassado. Musicians gave the signals for call, march, charge, retreat, and alarm.There would be a surgeon/medic/doctor, who took care of the sick. Pike men defended against horses. Musketeers attacked armour. Calivermen fired while arching every 80 yards. Billmen and Halberdiers were sometimes used for defence to guard wagons or the like.
Jonathan, Kavishan, Kimberly, Stephanie, Swarnaa.
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Furthermore in the early 17th century the cartridge was invented. The musket ball was placed in a container, which held the right amount of gunpowder to fire it. The soldier no longer had to measure powder from a powder horn into his gun. Apart from artillery there were two branches of an army. The cavalry were usually armed with wheelock pistols and sabres. They were protected by back plates, breastplates and helmets. The infantry consisted of men armed with muskets and those armed with pikes. A musket took a long time to reload and the soldiers were very vulnerable while they did so. Therefore they were protected by men with pikes (a weapon like a long spear). In theory there were two musketeers to each pike man. The pike men usually had a steel helmet but musketeers did not usually wear armour. About 1680 the ring bayonet was invented. With bayonet fixed a musket could be used as a weapon even if it had been fired and was not reloaded. The bayonet did away with the need for pike men. The British army began using grenades in 1677. An early grenade was simply a hollow metal ball filled with gunpowder and with a fuse.
The 17th century saw the growth in the size of armies, with many of them almost doubling its men. Armies of that time usually consisted of packed formations of pikemen (light armoured infantry with long spears) as they were the efficient when attacking against cavalry. This also led to the replacement of the older heavier cavalry with light more effective skirmish-oriented cavalry. Pikemen often were deployed closely to musketeers, as the muskets took a long time to reload, in doing so the musketeers were vulnerable to attack, hence the pikemen’s close positioning to them. The firearm eventually replaced many weapons like the pike, crossbow and longbow. Although the effective range of the firearm was only about 100 yard, they were an extremely valuable attacking system when in front of the formation. The only thing capable of matching the strength of the firearm front was the artillery, with its longer range. This was essentially how the role of cavalry shifted from defensive to offensive. Overall, this formation of the army was effective and did not change until the 19th century where machine guns were introduced and significantly impacted the way of warfare.
Captains were responsible for the company - mostly administrative duties such as pay, equipment, discipline, training, siege and garrison duty. He should be experienced with all the lower positions and weaponry, and was the source of morale and discipline. Lieutenants had the same responsibilities as the Captain - and served opposite of him in battle and in his place in his absence. The Lieutenant was second in charge and would settle the Captain's less important tasks like judging minor disputes, managing equipment, quality control, and care of the sick/wounded. The Ensign was responsible for the flag, and would take charge in the absence of the Captain or Lieutenant. There were 2 Sergeants per company who did a bit of everything - kept track of equipment and personnel, maintenance, sorted men by type and conducted drill. There were 5 Corporal's per company who each commanded a squadron of a specific weapon type. They stayed with and trained their squadron, as well as looking after maintenance and provision of equipment. Sometimes he would be assisted by a Lanspassado. Musicians gave the signals for call, march, charge, retreat, and alarm.There would be a surgeon/medic/doctor, who took care of the sick. Pike men defended against horses. Musketeers attacked armour. Calivermen fired while arching every 80 yards. Billmen and Halberdiers were sometimes used for defence to guard wagons or the like.
Jonathan, Kavishan, Kimberly, Stephanie, Swarnaa.
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Elizabethan Women
Elizabethan Women
The Role of Elizabethan Women
Wealthy/noble women (education): Elizabethan women from wealthy/noble families were sometimes allowed to be educated. They would have been taught by tutors in their homes, from the age of five or younger. Languages such as Latin, Greek and Italian were taught as well as dance and music. Although there were allowed to have an education, Elizabethan women were not allowed to go to university.
“Lower Class” women: Most Elizabethan women who were classified as “lower-class” would have not had the opportunity to be allowed to have an educated childhood. They would have been expected to learn how to run a household, and be skilled in the roles of being a housewife – such as cooking, washing, cleaning. This type of “education” would be to prepare her for marriage. Being married was seen as highly desirable by all women of the “lower class”.
Single women: Single women were sometimes accused of being witches by surrounding neighbours. All Elizabethan women were expected to marry and would have be dependant on their male relatives (brothers, uncles, male cousins) throughout her life.
Brides: Just like now, a wedding for an Elizabethan woman was also the most important day of her life, but the only difference was that she had almost no choice in who she married. So usually it was an arranged marriage between the two family’s parents. In wealthy families, a picture of the bride would be presented to the man for some indication of what his wife might look like. With permission from parents, the legal age for Elizabethan girls to marry at 12 and for the boys was 14 – but usually it was uncommon for such young marriages. However most young boys will wait until their 21 to marry. Unmarried girls were allowed to wear their hair looser but once they got married, it had to be hid beneath a bonnet. Wealthy brides would have a dress made with jewels, gold and silver threads. Elizabethan women were expected to bring a dowry (an amount of money, goods, and property) into a marriage. This was also referred to as her marriage portion. The law gave a husband the full rights over his wife, making her become his property. After marriage, the wives were expected to run the households and give birth.
Main role: The main role of Elizabethan women was to serve and obey her husband. Women were usually dominated by the male members of their family. Elizabethan women could not be heirs to their fathers titles, but it was accepted in the monarchy. For example Queen Elizabeth.
Daughters: Basically the role of the daughters were to learn household chores, and it was expected of them to get married. The role of daughters can also be seen if you read above to the single women part.
By Mel, Raghavi, Katie, Elaine .
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Saturday, February 7, 2009
invites
Hey,
Sorry to have been so late doing this, I didn't get a chance to invite you guys before camp. I hope you guys managed to get some work done during your library time and I'd like someone from each of the groups to post what you've done by Monday. Thanks, have a great weekend.
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Sorry to have been so late doing this, I didn't get a chance to invite you guys before camp. I hope you guys managed to get some work done during your library time and I'd like someone from each of the groups to post what you've done by Monday. Thanks, have a great weekend.
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Sunday, February 1, 2009
Alienation Websites!
Here are some websites belonging to Alienation. Check them out!
SMH - Feeling Of Not Belonging Plagues One-In-Four
Laugh At The Fat Kid
Swedish Anti-Bullying Campaign
Vice Magazine - Neighbourhood Watch
Anti-Emo Violence (Mexico)
Anti-Emo Riots
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SMH - Feeling Of Not Belonging Plagues One-In-Four
Laugh At The Fat Kid
Swedish Anti-Bullying Campaign
Vice Magazine - Neighbourhood Watch
Anti-Emo Violence (Mexico)
Anti-Emo Riots
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Welcome!
I thought this would be an alternative way for us to communicate and share ideas. I'm really looking forward to our next couple years!
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