Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Lorca Journal 1 and 2

Write your reflection and be prepared to turn in you Ibsen journals tomorrow.

Reading: Act 1 Tab patterns that you notice

Journal:  There are quite a few opposing images/patterns in the play.  You might find it useful to brainstorm a few.   However, I would like you to write about misery.  How does the author portray misery for the different characters and what is the effect?

Tonight's reading: Act 2
Journal 2

1.   The introduction states, “For Lorca, tragedy entails certain formal elements (the chorus, for example), but above all it involves creating an illusion of fate or destiny, of ‘necessariness’: the suggestion that men and women are at the mercy of elemental forces which shape their lives in ways they barely comprehend”.  How does Lorca create illusions of fate in Act II?  How do the characters struggle with the illusions?  What are the consequences of the illusions?

 2.   There are a variety of youths in the second act, why?  How does Lorca use the youths to affect the themes of the play?

3.  How do the songs connect with the events in Act II?  What topics does Lorca expose and discuss?

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