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My journey beyond the fifth sense.

The Nineteenth Century gives me real insights into human and social issues that are still current in the 21st century. Summative entry By studying 19th century English literature and all of its values and personalities, I have gained a new perspective into human and social issues that are still relevant today. My new understanding of theContinue reading “My journey beyond the fifth sense.”

The Blind Cupid Theory in A Midsummer Night’s Dream

“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind” Act 1, Scene 1 – A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Shakespeare uses this couplet to take sight completely out of the love equation. Shakespeare tells his audience, through Helena, that love is an intrinsic matter of the heart. He is critiquingContinue reading “The Blind Cupid Theory in A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

Peer Review 2

Great work Bella! Your blog is packed full of drama! When’s the play coming out? ha ha … Coming from a non-drama background I really appreciated how you built up tension and anticipation in the piece, like how you artfully describe Sophia’s face, I can vividly imagine her red face (from being flustered and theContinue reading “Peer Review 2”

Peer Review 3

Awesome Blog Lili, I really loved reading your deep appreciation for diverse cultures and you effectively portrayed how your experience growing up still effects your outlook today.I really liked the strong rhetoric you used to provoke interior questioning, alike ‘the scholar gipsy’ which is about Arnold doing exactly that. He also uses rhetorical questions suchContinue reading “Peer Review 3”

Death is a Transition

Describe a contact you have had with some marginalised group (gypsies/ circus people etc). Has it shown you the deficiencies of your own world view? This year I’ve had the opportunity to work closely with the Pararoos and Paratildas, which are the National Football team for people with cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury or symptomsContinue reading “Death is a Transition”

Peer Review

This is a link to Katelin’s Letter from a Victorian Woman to her parents. Hello Katelin, I appreciate the context and imagery you create in the first three paragraphs. You curated a lovely picture of a young pregnant woman who came from a well off upbringing, who is now with a wealthy man.I also appreciateContinue reading “Peer Review”

Letter to Louisa

Write a letter to Louisa Gradgrind trying to make her feel better for what has happened to her in her life. This is a letter to Louisa while she is married to Mr Bounderby and is in the midst of her crisis. The purpose of this letter is to help her escape all of theContinue reading “Letter to Louisa”

Peer Review 2

Link to Veronica’s Blog: https://veronicabliteratureblogs.wordpress.com/2020/04/02/blog-2-virtual-visit-to-the-state-library/ Thank you for your piece of writing Veronica! I really appreciated how you referenced Ben Johnson’s Preface and put it into perspective against your own knowledge and the art that was presented at the gallery in the Renaissance rooms. I would like to extend upon your idea of Shakespeare’s abilityContinue reading “Peer Review 2”

Would Shakespeare be Catfishing’s next victim?

Catfishing. it is “a deceptive activity where a person creates a sockpuppet social networking presence, or fake identity on a social network account, usually targeting a specific victim for abuse, deception, or fraud.” While during the Elizabeth era Tinder was not trending on the App Store, it is plausible to imagine how one could getContinue reading “Would Shakespeare be Catfishing’s next victim?”

Shakespeares Legacy

‘To the memory of my beloved Shakespeare’ by Ben Jonson written in 1623, pays homage to and immortalises the legacy that Shakespeare’s creativity and Art has left on the stage. Jonson contemplates the notion of ‘nature versus nurture’ where nature is naturally occurring and intangible and nurture is an add on or something that has been cultured. JonsonContinue reading “Shakespeares Legacy”