Before the Romantic period there where to other known periods the first one that I learned was the Industrial Revolution. This took place in the 18th and 19th century. In this time period they work in factories that had large machines that did the major work for them. Also the gas was invented and put into machines a different way which made engines last longer. They made all types out machinery things such as all kinds of big machines to do labor work.
The next known period I read about was the French Revolution. This took place in the 17th and 18th century. This was the time period when people in France wanted to get away from having no rights to a country that gives their rights to people. They didn’t have many jobs to choose from and there were executions and repression. This time period had wars going on.
After reading about those two time periods I think that normal people either was scared and live under the rules and tried their best to live. Others either went out there ready to die and didn’t care what happened and tried to fight their way out of the whole situation and ended of dying. Personally I would have been scared to live in that time period because I would have been afraid of someone murdering me. And by my attitude yes it would have been bound to happen.
I think that the Romantic poets were trying to get out the point that they don’t ever find the true ending to something they just go with one thought and stick with it. They also try to persuade readers to argue their thoughts of judgement with other people who have a different thought. Another thing they try to express is the well being of nature. Most of their poems take place in the woods which expresses that they have a thing for outside plants such as trees.
William Blake- The Tyger
In this poem he talks about an animal in the forest at night and with hands and eyes that had the look of fear. I his eyes were evil that no one would dare bother. His hands and arms made so broad could make some ones heart twist. Then the rain came down and the tyger was happy for god was crying down on him and he was smiling. This gave a good example of what I was talking about with the forest and the belief of what you want to believe.
William Wordsworth- Composed upon Westminster Bridge in this poem he talks about talks about his belief that earth does not show anything fair. I guess he was talking about God when he said dull was he soul meaning the soul was not happy. He talk about the mornings and how the ships were beautiful and the morning was silent and how the theaters and the temples lay out in the fields which is the grass. This was also a match of what I said because he talked about the field which they loved the forest. Also he was stuck on a thought that he believe the earth didn’t show any fair.
John Keats- To sleep
In this poem he says that sleep is soft of the night. Your fingers are soft with no hard touch. Your eyes close away from the light. When sleeping you forget a lot of things. When sleep at night the things around your bed protect you. On his pillow is where many people lay. After reading this I notice he was talking about death and how people are place in silence and then the casket is sealed closed for burial.
The Victorian Period
In the Victorian period one of the two main events that happened during this time period was Japan opens trade to west, 1854. In this time America had four ships going into the harbor at Tokyo bay. Trying to re-establish from over 200 years. The reason they wanted to do this is because, for opening Chinese ports to regular trades and annexation of California. Also because they wanted to create an American port.
Another event that happened in this time period was the U.S Civil war begin in 1861. This was a war between the United States and the south slave states. The reason they where fighting is because the slave states declaring secessions from the union before Lincoln became president. And the union rejected it.
I think in this time period it was even more violent because they had new inventions. They used these inventions to make more and then got worse. This was a sense of people taking things to a farther extent. But they did live a better life than the previous time periods because they had newer technology for even greater reasons.
The difference between the two Romantic and Victorian time period poets were the Romantic period poets were more about believing in one thing and sticking to it and caring about the earth. Also the were really into the romance poems. The Victorian poets were similar to the romantic poets they just explained more about their time period. There really wasn’t a big difference.
The Victorian writers wanted to express what did stuff really mean. Like were certain things that were said in the romantic poems were they caused for saying. Was it meant to scare people during their reading? The really wanted to know what the reason was for a lot of stuff.
Alfred, Lord Tennyson- The Eagle; A Fragment
In this poem he gave you a brief description of an eagle. He grabs something with his crooked hands meaning his claws. Close to the sun which is something near the sky. Evidently he’s looking for something to eat in the water because the poem says he watches from his mountain walls and like a thunderbolt he falls. I guess he dives his head in the water or he either fly away.
Flower in the Crannied wall
In this poem it clearly states flowers in a crannied wall. This is a flower in a brick wall from the picture. I pluck you out of the crannies, which clearly says I take you out of the wall and hold you with your roots and all. The poet is trying to figure out what type of flower this is and just like he tries to figure out who people and God really are.
Matthew Arnold- Calm Soul of All Things
He clearly states that the calm soul should be his soul. To not feel anything wrong. Then it will bring a piece to his mind. This is what man can’t make of another man. He does not want to cry. He wants the power to feel what others give. He wants to be very calm and not in a calm way of him being dead. Before he has been able to live a happy life don’t take his life. This poem clearly states these poets expressions, because he wants to know why he can’t be calm.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Restoration
In the Glorious Revolution (The Bloodless Revolution) King James II over took his brothers job who was a Roman Catholic. The people did not want him to be the ruler, but the people didn’t know that he was going to hand his ruler ship over to the pope. Soon he had a son who could be ruler after him and they went off to France which ended the Glorious Revolution. After his Death his daughter took over the throne then she didn’t have kids so her sister took over after and then the list went on. If they didn’t have any kids the closets family members take over.
The reason I think this event was so important is because it was a time period when the Catholic people were big. It also was a time period when the rulers tried to abandon their country.
"Satire" The meaning to this word from my best of knowledge would have to be a form of literature that an imperfection or lack of understanding of sense. The word also stresses out the weakness than the weakness of the person. Also indicates indirectly dead judge ment. Examples of satire is Darkhorse Comic Art, Paris Hilton, Triumph Insult Comic Dog, and Political Satire.
In The Modern Proposal it was made to seem more like a satire by doing evil things. Such as he was saying that people should eat their children so there won’t be many people. Which he was trying to say with lesser people there won’t be much to pay for, but if you have children you then it would be more you have to pay for. Also he says something about women having abortions and murdering their bastard children. Which to my best understanding was satire be it’s such an evil thing to do.
The Diary of Samuel Pepys
The reason I chose to read Diary of Samuel Pepys is because I love reading diaries. Through out all the entries I only like two and understood them well. The first entry I got a good understanding out of was October13, 1660 "A Public Execution, A Private Explosion. In this Samuel was explaining how he was just taking a walk to meet Captian Cuttance but instead ran in to the General hanging with his flesh cut open for the people to see. He was very shocked by this. People were shouting to this scene. He said that the general once said that he was going to see christ shortly. Then he went home and took his anger out on his wife just because she had her items laying out on the floor and he kicked a basket that he had purchased for her and broke it.
The next diary entry I understood was the July 11, 1664 "A Bad Night" this was the night Samuel could not sleep. It was about eleven o-clock when this started he was sweating and could not sleep. He heard noises throughout the house and had a thought of someone breaking in the house. With the noise making he got into deeper thoughts of someone breaking in and stealing money from him because he was wealthy. He then was calling people and didn’t get an answer. ‘I RUNG." Then his wife soon awoke and realized it was the dog who wanted to get in bed with then. But he couldn’t and started making noises.
To me after reading so many stories from this time period made me think that these people were mostly about money. The reason I say this is be cause in the Modest Proposal he explain that people should eat their children so they would be more richer and there will be less poor people. Also they didn’t want people having more children because children cost. In the diary I read these people were always thinking people are out to get them for their money. So in this time period they were mainly about money. And from reading in a bible and knowing that money is a sign of evil then the whole time period was a satire period.
The reason I think this event was so important is because it was a time period when the Catholic people were big. It also was a time period when the rulers tried to abandon their country.
"Satire" The meaning to this word from my best of knowledge would have to be a form of literature that an imperfection or lack of understanding of sense. The word also stresses out the weakness than the weakness of the person. Also indicates indirectly dead judge ment. Examples of satire is Darkhorse Comic Art, Paris Hilton, Triumph Insult Comic Dog, and Political Satire.
In The Modern Proposal it was made to seem more like a satire by doing evil things. Such as he was saying that people should eat their children so there won’t be many people. Which he was trying to say with lesser people there won’t be much to pay for, but if you have children you then it would be more you have to pay for. Also he says something about women having abortions and murdering their bastard children. Which to my best understanding was satire be it’s such an evil thing to do.
The Diary of Samuel Pepys
The reason I chose to read Diary of Samuel Pepys is because I love reading diaries. Through out all the entries I only like two and understood them well. The first entry I got a good understanding out of was October13, 1660 "A Public Execution, A Private Explosion. In this Samuel was explaining how he was just taking a walk to meet Captian Cuttance but instead ran in to the General hanging with his flesh cut open for the people to see. He was very shocked by this. People were shouting to this scene. He said that the general once said that he was going to see christ shortly. Then he went home and took his anger out on his wife just because she had her items laying out on the floor and he kicked a basket that he had purchased for her and broke it.
The next diary entry I understood was the July 11, 1664 "A Bad Night" this was the night Samuel could not sleep. It was about eleven o-clock when this started he was sweating and could not sleep. He heard noises throughout the house and had a thought of someone breaking in the house. With the noise making he got into deeper thoughts of someone breaking in and stealing money from him because he was wealthy. He then was calling people and didn’t get an answer. ‘I RUNG." Then his wife soon awoke and realized it was the dog who wanted to get in bed with then. But he couldn’t and started making noises.
To me after reading so many stories from this time period made me think that these people were mostly about money. The reason I say this is be cause in the Modest Proposal he explain that people should eat their children so they would be more richer and there will be less poor people. Also they didn’t want people having more children because children cost. In the diary I read these people were always thinking people are out to get them for their money. So in this time period they were mainly about money. And from reading in a bible and knowing that money is a sign of evil then the whole time period was a satire period.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Edmund Spenser sonnet
One day I wrote her name upon the strand, A
But came the waves and washed it away; B
Again I wrote it with a second hand, A
But came the tide, and made my pains his prey. B
Vain man," said she, "that doest in vain assay, B
A mortal thing so to this decay, C
For I myself shall like to this decay, B
And eke my name be wiped out likewise." C
Not so," quod I, "let baser things devise C
To die in dust, but you shall live by fame: D
My verse your virtues rare shall eternize, C
And in the heavens write your glorious name. D
Where whenas death shall all the world subdue, E
Our love shall live, and later life renew." E
This is a sonnet that I chose for Edmund Spenser who is another poetic from Renaissance. Spenser groups his poems out in four different rhyme schemes, and his rhyme scheme is broken down in sections a little similar to Shakespeare rhyme scheme. But it broken down like this ABAB BCBC CDCD EE. The first part of this sonnet would be ABAB. The first line A says to my best understanding one day he wrote a females name in the sand at the beach and it continues with the first line B which says but the waves from the ocean washed the name in the sand away. The last two line in section one of ABAB would be the second line A which by my reading it understood it as he wrote the name in the sand again after it had been washed away once, second line B continues and the waves came and washed the name away again and he cried. Section two of this sonnet would be BCBC. When I read over this section I understood this part to be saying, that the woman is saying to the man that he’s being silly writing her name in the sand thinking that she gone live for ever, but when she dies her names gonna fade way with her. The third section of the sonnet would have to be the CDCD section and I best understood it to be saying, not so said let the lower things die in the dust because will not forever be but she will be eternal to him through her poem which will live forever. The fourth section of this sonnet is the last par which is EE. This says when we die our love will still be.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
William Skakespeare Sonnets
When, inn disgrace with Fortune and men’s eyes, A
I all alone beweep my outcast state, B
And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries, A
And look upon myself and curse my fate, B
Wishing me like to one more rich in hope, C
Featured like him, like him with friends possessed D
Desiring this man’s art, and that man’s scope, C
With what I most enjoy contented least, D
Yet in these thoughts myself almost despising, E
Haply I think on thee, and then my state, F
Like to the lark at break of day arising, E
From sullen earth, sings hymns at heaven’s gate; F
That then I scorn to change my state with kings. G
This is the sonnet of William Shakespeare. He broke his poems down in sections with ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. The first section would be ABAB. To my understanding in the first line A he says with him being less fortunate that people look at him differently. In the first line B he says that when he’s alone he cries to himself for not being so fortunate as others. In the second line A he was saying that his cries are useless. The last line in the first section would be line B which says he talks down on his self for being unfortunate.
The second section of this sonnet would be CDCD. The first line of this section would have to be C which says to my best understanding he wishes to be rich like another man. The second line would be the first D and it says rich with friend who are rich like him. The second line C says amazed by his literary ability and power. The last line of this section which is the second D which says something that he does not enjoy most. The third section of this sonnet would be the EFEF part. This section really says that when he thinks about not being fortunate he almost hates his self, but when he thinks about the person he’s writing this poem to he feels happy that he’s who he is now. Last would have to be section GG. Which says thinking of the sweet memories of being very wealthy he’s happy being less fortunate and if he was he probably would have thought about this whole thing.
Thursday, November 8, 2007
*ACT 5 MACBETH**
In this act Macduff and others started gathhering up and army to kill Macbeth. The main members were Macduff, Malcolm, Ross, Siward, Youn Siward, Menteith, and Seyton. These were angry soilders that couldn't wait to kill Macbeth. As they were marching up towards the castle they were told to get large branches off of trees and light them up. Macbeth soon started seeing the trees move up closer to the castle and he remembered what the witchs said so he stared gettin all bothered up over it and then he started repeating no one born from a woman womb can kill him so that ment no one could kill him. At least that's what he thought.
Entering the castle Young Siward and Macbeth wen at it and Young Siward was killed then Macbeth and Macduff started fighting. While they were fighting Macbeth told Macduff that the witches told him that no one born from a woman womb can kil him and then Macduff said he wasn't born from the womb he was cut out of the stomach. Thats when he sliced Macbeths head off of his shoulder. After the whole conflik Malcolm was crown king and gave a long speach. This is what ended the story.
I really like this story and would like to red more storys like it. This story caught alot of my attention which made me think about reading more storys that have to do with the past centurys. I even learned how their plays were different from the plays today.
Entering the castle Young Siward and Macbeth wen at it and Young Siward was killed then Macbeth and Macduff started fighting. While they were fighting Macbeth told Macduff that the witches told him that no one born from a woman womb can kil him and then Macduff said he wasn't born from the womb he was cut out of the stomach. Thats when he sliced Macbeths head off of his shoulder. After the whole conflik Malcolm was crown king and gave a long speach. This is what ended the story.
I really like this story and would like to red more storys like it. This story caught alot of my attention which made me think about reading more storys that have to do with the past centurys. I even learned how their plays were different from the plays today.
*ACT 4 MACBETH**
In act four it is now noticable to the people that Macbeth killed the king and they want him dead. Macbeth has a fear that the people know about him killing the king and is afraid that they might ty to kill him, so he goes to the witches for answers. The witches told Macbeth that no one born from a woman will be able to kill him and that he won't die until the woods have grew up to the castle. This made Macbeth think that noboy can kill him.
So he went back to the castle and was not scared because of what he had just been told. Also in act four lady Macbeth was sleep walking and the gentlewoman and the doctor were around and the gentle woman describing and repeating everything lady Macbeth say and do. Lady Macbeth let the word out that her husband killed the king and that she master minded him and was sleep while she did it. She describe all the things she said to him after he had done the killing. Like to put on their gowns and act like they were asleep.
So he went back to the castle and was not scared because of what he had just been told. Also in act four lady Macbeth was sleep walking and the gentlewoman and the doctor were around and the gentle woman describing and repeating everything lady Macbeth say and do. Lady Macbeth let the word out that her husband killed the king and that she master minded him and was sleep while she did it. She describe all the things she said to him after he had done the killing. Like to put on their gowns and act like they were asleep.
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
*ACT 3 MACBETH**
In act three of Macbeth he is crowned the king. For him now being the king he's throwing a party and everyone is to attend the big feast. There's just one problem at the beginning of act three Banquo and Macbeth get into an arguement because of disagreements because somewhere in Banquo's mind he's kind of wondering about the kings death strongly and he really thinks Macbeth has something to do with it.
Macbeth doesnt like Banquo attitude towards him and hires three murderers to kill Banquo and his son Fleance. The murders then set out to kill. They met up with Banquo and his son in the woods And started conversating with Banquo and his son. They then killed Banquo and as the were killing him he yelled for his son to run, and the murderers did not get to kill Fleance. When they returned back to the castle the party had already began. Banquo was dead and didn't show up and another person that didn't show up was Macduff. When Macbeth was about to have a seat in his chair he seen the ghost of Banquo and he started acting crazy and ran all of the guest away with his foolish ness.
Macbeth doesnt like Banquo attitude towards him and hires three murderers to kill Banquo and his son Fleance. The murders then set out to kill. They met up with Banquo and his son in the woods And started conversating with Banquo and his son. They then killed Banquo and as the were killing him he yelled for his son to run, and the murderers did not get to kill Fleance. When they returned back to the castle the party had already began. Banquo was dead and didn't show up and another person that didn't show up was Macduff. When Macbeth was about to have a seat in his chair he seen the ghost of Banquo and he started acting crazy and ran all of the guest away with his foolish ness.
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