English 123 Notes 8/4/2008

Additional Readings and Movies

1. The Magus- John Fowles
2. Tune in Tomorrow- moving ealing with ethics of story-telling; Keanu Reeves
3. Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter- Maria Vargus Llosa
4. 8 1/2 Movie
   

Quotes

1. "No body is responsible for anything, you are just under the power of the gods." Greek idea
2. "There is nothing that cannot be laughed at"
   

Term Paper Presentation

1. The main idea to keep in mind is that your writing is not inferior and remember to read several passages from the actual paper.
   
2. put everything you have into the presentation
3. make as much eye contact as possible throughout presentation
4. generalize certain ideas in order to not go over the 5 minute time limit
5. Make the actual paper as formal as possible; correct citations and correct spelling
6. document outside sources such as websites and books.
7. After the presentations, you will be subjected to a barrage of questions
8. Phanos (Greek for show).....show off your paper

"In a world without God, everything is permitted"

Vocab

• perepeteia- reversal effect
• catharisis- purging yourself of pity and terror
• ON TEST!!! sparagmos- literally the rendering or tearing of life flesh
• mirth- happiness and laughter
• bawdy- off color; obscene
  

Tragedy

1. an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude that depicts a fall from a high stature to a low stature and is often associated with a defect in the main character.
2. Aristotle says that the violence is purged out of you in horror films causing you to not want to re-enact what the films portray; cartharisis
3. Aristotle did not get into the rituals; the supreme artist is selective and provides an aesthetic pleasure.
   
4. tragedy translates into the song of the goat
5. the scape goat is the figure who has been isolate from the community; ironically the thing we kill is actually the thing we need to survive
6. the human being is usually the creature is actually being torn into pieces

THE PLOT IS NOT THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS BUT INSTEAD THE SMALL MEANING OF THE WHOLE WORK.

Comedy

1. originated in fallac rights; celebration of the fallace
2. Aristophonies- inventor of the sole practitioner of old comedy
3. New comedy was created during the Roman time period
4. Comedy incorporates the integration and acceptance of all types of living forms
5. Senax "old man" character
6. At the end all of the characters come on the stage aiding in the idea that everyone is important in the tapestry of life
7. The overall message is "You are nothing special"

TRAGEDY VS COMEDY
ISOLATION VS INTEGRATION
INDIVIDUAL VS COMMUNITY

Arabian Nights

• Know the Hunchback story (page 214)
  
• the worse reverses to right
• the frame story is used as a technique allowing the story to continue
  

Sonnet 73

• know the ending couplet