Friday, June 19, 2009
Scene Anaylsis
John Trinh
Mrs. Wecker
Block 1
June 19, 2009
Mrs. Wecker
Block 1
June 19, 2009
Click The Movie
This movie is about a man who is a workaholic, he spends his time working at this business trying so hard to get a promotion. This man's name is Michale Newman, played by Adam Sandler. Michael Newman (Sandler) is a hard working family man, who must please his boss (Hasselhoff), in order to get promoted. Problem is he gets less time with his family, and wishes for a remote in which he can control his life. This soon comes true for Newman, when he meets Morty (Walken), a crazy sales clerk, who has the ultimate remote. A remote in which he can do anything, including muting, skipping and dubbing his life. He finds this to be the opportunity in which he can not only skip every argument, but also skip to his promotion. He sees this as a good idea, until the remote goes horribly wrong.
In the chosen scene, this is the moment where Newman is to far in his life to do anything, he wants to warn his son Ben to become a workaholic just like him, because family is the most important. As the scene starts Newman lays there on the hospital bed as Morty walks up to him. Notice the lighting on Newman as the camera shows a close up of him, its dim and seems as if the light bulb would go off any second. Relating to the possible health of Newman as he tries to hang onto life. This quick closeup of Morty and Newman as they talk, relates to Newman's heart beat as it slows down slowly. This whole begganing scene shows the current health of Newman, and maybe even foreshadow what would happen to him later on.
The next following scenes that are important is when Newman stands up off his bed and slowly walks out the hospital, trying to catch his son Ben. The whole hospital seem very dim and dark through as he walks through the whole place. Again symbolising how close Michael is to death, that he could fall and die at anytime. The director wants to show his pain that he's going through, struggling to do what he thinks is right. To do this he captures reaction shots of Michael Newman. When he reaches the doors, and walks outside. There's a storm, raining hard and thunder herd loudly. A long shot of Newman shoots from the sky, looking down apon him, showing his condition and how weak he seems. Outside is completely dark, maybe the director wanted to show how impossible it might be for him to catch up to Ben. A technique used to keep the viewer on their toes, keeping them guessing on what would happen next. As the main attention for the viewers is to see what happen to Michael, they shoot a dolly shot following his every move. The lighting flash is a strong symbol which works really well, shows how Newman is on the edge of the cliff and that he may die really soon. As if warning him that his life is running low, and he must get their attention soon or it'll be all to late.
This scence than ends with a close up of every person around him, his wife and her new husband, and his kids. As he lays there, slowly dying inside. He tells each person exactly how he feels. The message here is to tell others how you feel, do things you want to do, do it all before its to late. Because when your on the urge of dying it than becomes to late to do anything, you would only be able to say it and regret.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Group Movie Screen Play
(Movie starts out having Antigone run through the forest, on her way to giver her brother a proper burial.)
*Pan shot of Antigone running through the forest, and contains a second of a close up of her face.
*Immediately changes to a continues shot of Antigone running but in her perspective, seeing what she sees.
*Swapping over to a dolly shot of Antigone, than a low angle shot of Antigone as she approaches the sight of where her brother is placed.
*Switches over to a shot of the two guard, as they watch over the body.
*This is establish through a long shot of the guards from where Antigone is standing.
*Than quickly focuses on Antigone, but concentrates on Antigone through a high angle shot as she slowly tries to hide so that she wouldn't be seen.
*Long shot of Antigone's brother, as he lays there on the ground dead. Slowly pans over towards the guards.
Medea: Muahahahh
Guard 1: What's that?
Guard 2: I don't know, what is it?
* Reaction shots of the guards, as the body and Antigone is still in visible range. Antigone immediately runs arcross and tries to burry her brother as well as possible and flee before she gets caught.
Guard 1: Let's check this out. Oh my gosh, it's Medea.
Guard 2: You don't see that everyday
Guard 1: What the hell is she doing up there?
Guard 2: How'd she get up there? I wonder.
* Changes to a long shot scene of the third guard. As he's back at his position, the other two guards run in and warns him of the situation.
Guard 1 & 2: mumbles and studder. Wait, wait, wait. Okay, go.
Guard 3: What!
Guard 1: Okay, so .... the body, its burried.
Guard 2: B-back there.
Guard 1: Rapidly speaking as if out of breath. We got distracted, we so Medea in the sky and we're like ..... what's that?
Guard 2: Mumbling. How, how, how are you suppose to ignore that? I mean .... so the bodies burried. How are we gonna decide this?
Guard 3: Well someones gotta tell Creon.
Guard 1: I know someones gotta tell him, but who?
Guard 3: Well how we use to decide...
Guard 1 & 2: Noes goes!
Guard 3: GOD!
Guard 1: Ohh
Guard 2: Looks like you'll do it.
* Dolly shot of the third guard as he marches on towards the castle to tell Creon of what had happened.
* As he gets closer to the castle he walks and bumps into Oedipus. This is all obtained through a long shot of the third guard as he aproaches the lens.
Guard 3: Watch where your going old man!
* Reaction shot of Oedipus as he replies to what the guard commented.
Oedipus: You watch where your going, I'm Oedipus, I use to be king!
* The camera focuses out, and both are in view.
Guard 3: Your living a lie! And the guard stabs Oedipus, which lends itself towards Oedipus death.
Oedipus: Ahhhhhhhh
* A long shot scene of the front door of Creons room, as the third gaurd enters.
Guard 3: Creon!
* Pan shot across the room and focuses on the king, King Creon. With the guard slowly entering into view.
Guard 3: I am Jonas, a guard
Creon: With a disturbed and upset tone. What are you doing here?
*Changes to a low angle shot behind Creon, viewing the guard. As camera slowly gets up along Creon and goes in a 180 degree around the guard and Creon.
Creon rises from his thrown.
Guard 3: Panting in fear, afraid of Creon's reaction. It's like this sir, as soon as it happened we said we gotta tell chief about this before anyone else spills it. He'll want to know right away. So we played noes goes to see who would come down here and tell you about it. You see sir, we thought only one man better come because, after all you wouldn't wanna leave the body unguarded right? I mean there's three of us on duty guarding the body.
Creon: With an upset tone. What's wrong with body?
Guard 3: Sir, I've been seventeen years in service, volunteered more than three times to mention my record is clean. I know my business and I know my place. I carry out orders sir. As my officer luitenent, and he'll tell you leave it to Jonas. Give him the orders, and he'll follow it out. That's what they'll tell you sir. Jonas, that's me, that's my name.
As the guards speak of these nonsence, Creon is getting upset and growing impatient by the second.
*Camera changes to a close up of Creon.
Creon: What's the matter with you man, why you shaking?
* Returns to shot behind Creon, look at the guard. Focusing in toward the guard as he speaks.
Guard 3: In fear. By the rights of code job sir, I've been recommended for corporal, but hasn't gotten through yet sir. June it's supose to go through.
Creon interupts him.
Creon: Upset. Stop tirant, and tell me why your here. Or I'll break all three of you.
* Containing both of them in the scene.
Guard 3: We didn't say we didn't keep our eyes on the body sir. We had the two 'o clock shift, the hard one. You know how it is sir, its in the end of the night, your eyes are like light, theres criket behind back, there's fog and shadows everywhere. To do a fine watch is me, seventeen years in service. To be on duty, were doing alright sir. Anyone saying were sleeping is a lyer. Because first of it was really cold outside, and second of, well uh..
Creon: Impatient. Let's go.
Guard 3: Uh well. So I'm waiting for the other two guard to come back from on duty from watching the body. When I hear them screaming in the forest.
Creon: The forest? What was the matter?
Guard 3: Well the body, had been burried sir. Not a full burral, just a light dust.
Creon: My god, are you sure it couldn't have been a dog scratching up the earth.
Guard 3: Sir it wasn't sir. It's lightly dusted, like the priest told you to do.
* Reaction shot of Creon, as he becomes inferior fom all that he has herd.
Creon: Speaking loudly. Who could have dared? Was there any indication of who could have done it?
* Switches between a closeup of Creon and the Guard.
Guard 3: Quietly speaks. Not a thing sir. We searched everywhere, all we found was a shovel about this big, it's all rusted and everything. It's a kid shovel, the guard has it. We think a kid might have done it.
Creon: A kid !
* Close up of Creon, following him down as he sits down upon his throne. High angle shot of him as he sits down.
Creon exhales due to the stress.
Creon: I broke the back of the rebellion. But like a snake it is coming back together again. Polnecies friends with the gold, block by my orders and the bank of thebes. Creon sits and ponders. The leader of the mob, stinking of garlic and allied to envios princes, and antemple priest always ready for a bit of finshing in troubled waters. A kid! I could imagine a kid. A baby face killer, creeping through the night with a toy shovel under his jacket. But why shouldn't they have corrupted an innocent chill, a marder. A real white faced baby at fourteen year old spit with a contempt of the guards itself. Look here you, who knows about this!
* Low angle shot of the guard, through the eyes of Creon.
Guard 3: Only us three sir, we did nose goes and I came right over.
Creon: Right, listen now, you'll continue on duty and when the reliefs squad shows up. You will tell them to return to their barraks. You will uncover the body and another attempt is made of burrying it. I except you to make an arrest and bring the person straight to me, and you will keep your mouth shut. Not one word of this to a human soul. Your all guilty of neglect, and you will be punished. But if the rumors spread through thebes that the body recieve burrial, than you will be shot. All three of you.
* Switching close up of the two.
Guard 3: But I never told nobody, I swear we didn't. Any how I've been here, suppose the palace is my relief, I couldn't have been with them and here too. It wouldn't have been my fault if they talked. Sir I got two kids, your my witness. Sir, it couldn't have been me, I've been with you. I got a witness! If anyone talked it couldn't have been me. I was -
* Reaction shot of Creon.
Creon: Clear out, if the story doesn't get around you wont be shot.
Guard 3: Okay.
*Pan shot of the guard leaving at a high angle shot showing how the guard is scared. Than immediately changes to a close up of Creon
Creon: A child!
*Pan shot of Antigone running through the forest, and contains a second of a close up of her face.
*Immediately changes to a continues shot of Antigone running but in her perspective, seeing what she sees.
*Swapping over to a dolly shot of Antigone, than a low angle shot of Antigone as she approaches the sight of where her brother is placed.
*Switches over to a shot of the two guard, as they watch over the body.
*This is establish through a long shot of the guards from where Antigone is standing.
*Than quickly focuses on Antigone, but concentrates on Antigone through a high angle shot as she slowly tries to hide so that she wouldn't be seen.
*Long shot of Antigone's brother, as he lays there on the ground dead. Slowly pans over towards the guards.
Medea: Muahahahh
Guard 1: What's that?
Guard 2: I don't know, what is it?
* Reaction shots of the guards, as the body and Antigone is still in visible range. Antigone immediately runs arcross and tries to burry her brother as well as possible and flee before she gets caught.
Guard 1: Let's check this out. Oh my gosh, it's Medea.
Guard 2: You don't see that everyday
Guard 1: What the hell is she doing up there?
Guard 2: How'd she get up there? I wonder.
* Changes to a long shot scene of the third guard. As he's back at his position, the other two guards run in and warns him of the situation.
Guard 1 & 2: mumbles and studder. Wait, wait, wait. Okay, go.
Guard 3: What!
Guard 1: Okay, so .... the body, its burried.
Guard 2: B-back there.
Guard 1: Rapidly speaking as if out of breath. We got distracted, we so Medea in the sky and we're like ..... what's that?
Guard 2: Mumbling. How, how, how are you suppose to ignore that? I mean .... so the bodies burried. How are we gonna decide this?
Guard 3: Well someones gotta tell Creon.
Guard 1: I know someones gotta tell him, but who?
Guard 3: Well how we use to decide...
Guard 1 & 2: Noes goes!
Guard 3: GOD!
Guard 1: Ohh
Guard 2: Looks like you'll do it.
* Dolly shot of the third guard as he marches on towards the castle to tell Creon of what had happened.
* As he gets closer to the castle he walks and bumps into Oedipus. This is all obtained through a long shot of the third guard as he aproaches the lens.
Guard 3: Watch where your going old man!
* Reaction shot of Oedipus as he replies to what the guard commented.
Oedipus: You watch where your going, I'm Oedipus, I use to be king!
* The camera focuses out, and both are in view.
Guard 3: Your living a lie! And the guard stabs Oedipus, which lends itself towards Oedipus death.
Oedipus: Ahhhhhhhh
* A long shot scene of the front door of Creons room, as the third gaurd enters.
Guard 3: Creon!
* Pan shot across the room and focuses on the king, King Creon. With the guard slowly entering into view.
Guard 3: I am Jonas, a guard
Creon: With a disturbed and upset tone. What are you doing here?
*Changes to a low angle shot behind Creon, viewing the guard. As camera slowly gets up along Creon and goes in a 180 degree around the guard and Creon.
Creon rises from his thrown.
Guard 3: Panting in fear, afraid of Creon's reaction. It's like this sir, as soon as it happened we said we gotta tell chief about this before anyone else spills it. He'll want to know right away. So we played noes goes to see who would come down here and tell you about it. You see sir, we thought only one man better come because, after all you wouldn't wanna leave the body unguarded right? I mean there's three of us on duty guarding the body.
Creon: With an upset tone. What's wrong with body?
Guard 3: Sir, I've been seventeen years in service, volunteered more than three times to mention my record is clean. I know my business and I know my place. I carry out orders sir. As my officer luitenent, and he'll tell you leave it to Jonas. Give him the orders, and he'll follow it out. That's what they'll tell you sir. Jonas, that's me, that's my name.
As the guards speak of these nonsence, Creon is getting upset and growing impatient by the second.
*Camera changes to a close up of Creon.
Creon: What's the matter with you man, why you shaking?
* Returns to shot behind Creon, look at the guard. Focusing in toward the guard as he speaks.
Guard 3: In fear. By the rights of code job sir, I've been recommended for corporal, but hasn't gotten through yet sir. June it's supose to go through.
Creon interupts him.
Creon: Upset. Stop tirant, and tell me why your here. Or I'll break all three of you.
* Containing both of them in the scene.
Guard 3: We didn't say we didn't keep our eyes on the body sir. We had the two 'o clock shift, the hard one. You know how it is sir, its in the end of the night, your eyes are like light, theres criket behind back, there's fog and shadows everywhere. To do a fine watch is me, seventeen years in service. To be on duty, were doing alright sir. Anyone saying were sleeping is a lyer. Because first of it was really cold outside, and second of, well uh..
Creon: Impatient. Let's go.
Guard 3: Uh well. So I'm waiting for the other two guard to come back from on duty from watching the body. When I hear them screaming in the forest.
Creon: The forest? What was the matter?
Guard 3: Well the body, had been burried sir. Not a full burral, just a light dust.
Creon: My god, are you sure it couldn't have been a dog scratching up the earth.
Guard 3: Sir it wasn't sir. It's lightly dusted, like the priest told you to do.
* Reaction shot of Creon, as he becomes inferior fom all that he has herd.
Creon: Speaking loudly. Who could have dared? Was there any indication of who could have done it?
* Switches between a closeup of Creon and the Guard.
Guard 3: Quietly speaks. Not a thing sir. We searched everywhere, all we found was a shovel about this big, it's all rusted and everything. It's a kid shovel, the guard has it. We think a kid might have done it.
Creon: A kid !
* Close up of Creon, following him down as he sits down upon his throne. High angle shot of him as he sits down.
Creon exhales due to the stress.
Creon: I broke the back of the rebellion. But like a snake it is coming back together again. Polnecies friends with the gold, block by my orders and the bank of thebes. Creon sits and ponders. The leader of the mob, stinking of garlic and allied to envios princes, and antemple priest always ready for a bit of finshing in troubled waters. A kid! I could imagine a kid. A baby face killer, creeping through the night with a toy shovel under his jacket. But why shouldn't they have corrupted an innocent chill, a marder. A real white faced baby at fourteen year old spit with a contempt of the guards itself. Look here you, who knows about this!
* Low angle shot of the guard, through the eyes of Creon.
Guard 3: Only us three sir, we did nose goes and I came right over.
Creon: Right, listen now, you'll continue on duty and when the reliefs squad shows up. You will tell them to return to their barraks. You will uncover the body and another attempt is made of burrying it. I except you to make an arrest and bring the person straight to me, and you will keep your mouth shut. Not one word of this to a human soul. Your all guilty of neglect, and you will be punished. But if the rumors spread through thebes that the body recieve burrial, than you will be shot. All three of you.
* Switching close up of the two.
Guard 3: But I never told nobody, I swear we didn't. Any how I've been here, suppose the palace is my relief, I couldn't have been with them and here too. It wouldn't have been my fault if they talked. Sir I got two kids, your my witness. Sir, it couldn't have been me, I've been with you. I got a witness! If anyone talked it couldn't have been me. I was -
* Reaction shot of Creon.
Creon: Clear out, if the story doesn't get around you wont be shot.
Guard 3: Okay.
*Pan shot of the guard leaving at a high angle shot showing how the guard is scared. Than immediately changes to a close up of Creon
Creon: A child!
Friday, June 5, 2009
Scene Proposal
Movie: Click
Scene: Ending scene where the father goes running in the rain
Scene Running Time: 2:57
Description of the Scene: Michael Newman, played by Adam Sandler, is running out of the hospital in the rain. As he's tired and ill, he tries his hardest to call out for his son. But what he sees is that both his son and his daughter along with a couple of other escorts getting into the car. As he saw this he collapsed to the ground, an layed there. Lucky enough his son was closing an umbrella and turned around and saw his father laying down on the ground. They immediately ran towards him and covered him up, everyone was surrounding, his divorced wife, her husband, and his son and daughter. He than went around and spoke to each person, he told his son in a silent whisper."Family first, work later, go on that honeymoon." Michael's son agrees, and he went onto his wife and told her he's sorry. Followed by a few other comments, than he passed away.
Scene: Ending scene where the father goes running in the rain
Scene Running Time: 2:57
Description of the Scene: Michael Newman, played by Adam Sandler, is running out of the hospital in the rain. As he's tired and ill, he tries his hardest to call out for his son. But what he sees is that both his son and his daughter along with a couple of other escorts getting into the car. As he saw this he collapsed to the ground, an layed there. Lucky enough his son was closing an umbrella and turned around and saw his father laying down on the ground. They immediately ran towards him and covered him up, everyone was surrounding, his divorced wife, her husband, and his son and daughter. He than went around and spoke to each person, he told his son in a silent whisper."Family first, work later, go on that honeymoon." Michael's son agrees, and he went onto his wife and told her he's sorry. Followed by a few other comments, than he passed away.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Thesis
Choose two themes and discuss how each theme is similar or different to a theme in the other plays.
Human nature
Sophocles uses his main character, Antigone, to display his notion of human nature. There are numerous aspects of human nature, although Sophocles chooses to focus mainly on a few of them. Religion, importance of family, and the role of gender are all aspects of human nature that are emphasized throughout this great tragedy. For Oedipus, the king's fate was already given to his family with the common thought of having Oedipus killed so the prohpacy doesn't come true. But by doing that it does come true because he come back and makes his prohpacy come true. Oedipus cares for his family and when had found out what he had done, he punishes himself and apologizes. In Medea, she reacts towards the betrayal of a husband, an aspect more along the lines of family and taking a side for the gender roles.
Right or Wrong
In Oedipus, the king, although he didn' t want to except the truth he was founded guilty for killing his father and marrying his mother. Fate may have brought him there but for him to except what he could not believe is hard for him. This same idea is also shown through Medea, as she was disbanded by her husband, Jason, she attempts to get revenge on him for what he has done to her. She debate over what she should do, if killing her kids is right, or what she did was right. By the end she went through with her plans, and had done exactly what she had said. In Antigone, she of course ponders on the idea of what she believe is right. She had bury her brothers and she has no doubt that it was the right thing to do. She is ready to receive any punishment thrown at her.
Human nature
Sophocles uses his main character, Antigone, to display his notion of human nature. There are numerous aspects of human nature, although Sophocles chooses to focus mainly on a few of them. Religion, importance of family, and the role of gender are all aspects of human nature that are emphasized throughout this great tragedy. For Oedipus, the king's fate was already given to his family with the common thought of having Oedipus killed so the prohpacy doesn't come true. But by doing that it does come true because he come back and makes his prohpacy come true. Oedipus cares for his family and when had found out what he had done, he punishes himself and apologizes. In Medea, she reacts towards the betrayal of a husband, an aspect more along the lines of family and taking a side for the gender roles.
Right or Wrong
In Oedipus, the king, although he didn' t want to except the truth he was founded guilty for killing his father and marrying his mother. Fate may have brought him there but for him to except what he could not believe is hard for him. This same idea is also shown through Medea, as she was disbanded by her husband, Jason, she attempts to get revenge on him for what he has done to her. She debate over what she should do, if killing her kids is right, or what she did was right. By the end she went through with her plans, and had done exactly what she had said. In Antigone, she of course ponders on the idea of what she believe is right. She had bury her brothers and she has no doubt that it was the right thing to do. She is ready to receive any punishment thrown at her.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Anouilh's Antigone Journal 3
Word Choice:
1.During Creon and Antigone's argument Anouilh repeats many words and ideas. Choose a word or idea and discuss how Anouilh uses the term.
2.Sometimes Anouilh uses ambiguous terms, identify how the terms affect your interpretation of characters and their motivations.
Although it wasn't repeated a lot but I find it a significant idea. It's the image of smoking a cigarette, besides having the idea of modernization and how this play was influenced. In the places that Anouilh used cigarette, were explaining the attitude or personality of a character. "... He was weepingwith anguish. And in corner of your father's study, Polynices stood steering and lighting a cigarette."(39). That was Creon speaking and with that cigaretty part added, he wanted to show how Polynices didn't care. How smoking a cigarette was added to the play having a character do it and that person immediately is seen as bad, and doesn't care about what's going on. This gives the reader a totaly new look towards a certain character.
1.During Creon and Antigone's argument Anouilh repeats many words and ideas. Choose a word or idea and discuss how Anouilh uses the term.
2.Sometimes Anouilh uses ambiguous terms, identify how the terms affect your interpretation of characters and their motivations.
Although it wasn't repeated a lot but I find it a significant idea. It's the image of smoking a cigarette, besides having the idea of modernization and how this play was influenced. In the places that Anouilh used cigarette, were explaining the attitude or personality of a character. "... He was weepingwith anguish. And in corner of your father's study, Polynices stood steering and lighting a cigarette."(39). That was Creon speaking and with that cigaretty part added, he wanted to show how Polynices didn't care. How smoking a cigarette was added to the play having a character do it and that person immediately is seen as bad, and doesn't care about what's going on. This gives the reader a totaly new look towards a certain character.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Characters Motivation
Think about the character you will be performing. What motivates him/her? What role does this motivation play? Use evidence from the play to defend your response.
Leader's Motivation
The Leader perspective of the situation is the same as the audience. So his motivation is what he sees as wrong, and in our play specificly the leader tells Jason that his son's are dead and that Medea is related to their death. Although things might seem that the leader is based off of Jason's actions, but that's because Medea seems to have been more of the evil and crazy one so the leader was more focused to her.
"Jason, you poor optimistic man, you still don't know the evils that have come- or you would not say what you have said." (73:1306-1309) Here it shows the Leader talking about what he thought as evil and that it's wrong.
Leader's Motivation
The Leader perspective of the situation is the same as the audience. So his motivation is what he sees as wrong, and in our play specificly the leader tells Jason that his son's are dead and that Medea is related to their death. Although things might seem that the leader is based off of Jason's actions, but that's because Medea seems to have been more of the evil and crazy one so the leader was more focused to her.
"Jason, you poor optimistic man, you still don't know the evils that have come- or you would not say what you have said." (73:1306-1309) Here it shows the Leader talking about what he thought as evil and that it's wrong.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Anouilh's Antigone Journal 2
4 literary techniques and their effects
Simile
"I'm sallow, and I'm scrawny. Ismene is pink and golden. She's like a fruit."(17)
Antigone was comparing both her and her sister to fruits. She told Haemon how she's this girl that isn't beautiful yet why does he love her, and not a girl that's golden like Ismene. When she says pink and golden, that describes pure and beautiful. She described herself as small and pretty much worthless.
Foreshadowing
"But if there was a reason why I couldn't go on talking to her"(15).
This was said by Antigone while she was talking to the nurse. Having her ask the nurse to watch over her dog, this foreshadows that Antigone might have an idea in her mind of a rational act. Which might lead her to her death, therefore asking the nurse to watch over her things.
Repetition
"Stronger than all fever, stronger than any nightmare, stronger than the shadow of the cupboard that used to snarl at me and turn into a dragon on the bedroom wall." (14)
While reading this passage, which was said by Antigone. It gives the reader this feeling of strength and bravery, which was exactly how Antigone felt at the moment. The writer wanted to show how Antigone and what kind of girl she was, and by repeating the word stronger. It showed exactly that idea.
Metaphor
"A little young for what, my kitten?"(14)
The nurse compared Antigone to a kitten because she was small and petite. Pretty much portraying this idea of looking innocent yet there is this hidden message that I see, is when a cat is upset it gets furious. So I think that it goes both ways, innocent and furious.
Simile
"I'm sallow, and I'm scrawny. Ismene is pink and golden. She's like a fruit."(17)
Antigone was comparing both her and her sister to fruits. She told Haemon how she's this girl that isn't beautiful yet why does he love her, and not a girl that's golden like Ismene. When she says pink and golden, that describes pure and beautiful. She described herself as small and pretty much worthless.
Foreshadowing
"But if there was a reason why I couldn't go on talking to her"(15).
This was said by Antigone while she was talking to the nurse. Having her ask the nurse to watch over her dog, this foreshadows that Antigone might have an idea in her mind of a rational act. Which might lead her to her death, therefore asking the nurse to watch over her things.
Repetition
"Stronger than all fever, stronger than any nightmare, stronger than the shadow of the cupboard that used to snarl at me and turn into a dragon on the bedroom wall." (14)
While reading this passage, which was said by Antigone. It gives the reader this feeling of strength and bravery, which was exactly how Antigone felt at the moment. The writer wanted to show how Antigone and what kind of girl she was, and by repeating the word stronger. It showed exactly that idea.
Metaphor
"A little young for what, my kitten?"(14)
The nurse compared Antigone to a kitten because she was small and petite. Pretty much portraying this idea of looking innocent yet there is this hidden message that I see, is when a cat is upset it gets furious. So I think that it goes both ways, innocent and furious.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Anouilh's Antigone Journal 1
What do you know about the 1940s in Europe and how do you predict that will influence Anouilh's version of Antigone?
At this time Europe contained mostly monarchies and fascist governments, which could influence Anouilh's version of Antigone. World War II was also occuring, ideas and thoughts of what was occuring could be portrayed within the plays through the charcaters. The play could contain a strong reaction towards betrayal and stand up against morally wrong things.
At this time Europe contained mostly monarchies and fascist governments, which could influence Anouilh's version of Antigone. World War II was also occuring, ideas and thoughts of what was occuring could be portrayed within the plays through the charcaters. The play could contain a strong reaction towards betrayal and stand up against morally wrong things.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Antigone Journal 2
Write two questions, pertaining to tonight's reading, for each level of questioning.
Knowledge Level : Who is Antigone and what is her intentions? What are the events that are occurring?
Comprehension Level: Why did Antigone bury Polynicies? How did Creon react towards what had happened, and what his son did?
Application Level: What would happen to Ismene next? Why does Creon declines his son's suggestions?
Analysis: Why does Atigone want to die for what she has done? What does the writer want the reader to recieve through reading this play?
Synthesis: How does Atigone's actions have a role within the play, compared to Oedipus's actions? How are the Creon different in each play and similar?
Evaluation: Does Atigone's action portray a message that the reader could relate? Does each Creon in each portray a different role?Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Antigone Journal 1
Images
"[...] his spears thirsting for the kill [...]" (65; 134).
-This section gives an image of a character desperate to kill someone, its as if he must kill someone or else he cannot live. Pretty much portrays and image of a murderer, thirsting to kill.
Simile
"And he had driven against our borders, launched by the warring claims of Polynices- like an eagle screaming, winging havoc over the land" (65; 125-128)
-It shows the intensity how the enemy were charging their borders with great force and power, just like how an eagle is seen as a symbol of keenness, strength, and bravery.
Metaphor
"of his furry hurling against our heads!" (66; 151)
- This portrays the image of his anger showing, and how it could be seen by others.
"[...] his spears thirsting for the kill [...]" (65; 134).
-This section gives an image of a character desperate to kill someone, its as if he must kill someone or else he cannot live. Pretty much portrays and image of a murderer, thirsting to kill.
Simile
"And he had driven against our borders, launched by the warring claims of Polynices- like an eagle screaming, winging havoc over the land" (65; 125-128)
-It shows the intensity how the enemy were charging their borders with great force and power, just like how an eagle is seen as a symbol of keenness, strength, and bravery.
Metaphor
"of his furry hurling against our heads!" (66; 151)
- This portrays the image of his anger showing, and how it could be seen by others.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Medea Jouranl 2
Compare and contrast Jason and Medea's interactions and attitudes towards the gods.
Medea is a person that can love and appreciate the rolls that the gods have. She has a role which plays right beside the gods, and having the gods help her when she needs to. While Jason is more distant from the gods, he uses them as an excuse to help him out of trouble but yet did he once took time to appreciate the gods.
Jason
"Well, as far as I am concerned, it was Aphrodite and no one else in heaven or earth who saved me on my voyage."(50;525-526)
-Jason here shows an example where he uses the god of love to help him out a tight situation, all he does was refer to the god he doesn't even go in dept with the god.
"Zeus, do you hear how I'm at bay[...]"(77;1405)
-Here Jason shows this control of the gods, asking Zues to notice him and to be seen. Expecting Zeus to do something about the whole situation.
Medea
"Never let Cypris the fierce Queen of desire propel My hear to a dissolute lust [...]" (53;637-639)
-Medea here shows how the gods and herself are on the same level of importance in the story. She's making it sound as if the god was a friend of hers and that she should let Cypris control her.
"O Zeus, what made you give us clear signs for telling[...]"(49;5160)
-Here Medea shows her relationship that she has with the gods, how they are playing a rold which are on the same level of importance.
Medea is a person that can love and appreciate the rolls that the gods have. She has a role which plays right beside the gods, and having the gods help her when she needs to. While Jason is more distant from the gods, he uses them as an excuse to help him out of trouble but yet did he once took time to appreciate the gods.
Jason
"Well, as far as I am concerned, it was Aphrodite and no one else in heaven or earth who saved me on my voyage."(50;525-526)
-Jason here shows an example where he uses the god of love to help him out a tight situation, all he does was refer to the god he doesn't even go in dept with the god.
"Zeus, do you hear how I'm at bay[...]"(77;1405)
-Here Jason shows this control of the gods, asking Zues to notice him and to be seen. Expecting Zeus to do something about the whole situation.
Medea
"Never let Cypris the fierce Queen of desire propel My hear to a dissolute lust [...]" (53;637-639)
-Medea here shows how the gods and herself are on the same level of importance in the story. She's making it sound as if the god was a friend of hers and that she should let Cypris control her.
"O Zeus, what made you give us clear signs for telling[...]"(49;5160)
-Here Medea shows her relationship that she has with the gods, how they are playing a rold which are on the same level of importance.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Medea Jouranl 1
What is the role of the chorus in Medea? How is it different than in Oedipus?
The chorus in Medea compared to the chorus in Oedipus is much different is because in a way in Oedipus they seem to have a sense of control or limitation to what they could say. While in Medea the chorus has their own thoughts and feelings, especially feeling sorry for Medea and how she lost her husband. The chorus is Medea got more involve within the story as in Oedipus they are only they as the city people which only spoke out at certain points. They didn't really care much about Oedipus, they just wanted his help. While as mention in Medea the chorus cares more for their mistress or the main character.
The chorus in Medea compared to the chorus in Oedipus is much different is because in a way in Oedipus they seem to have a sense of control or limitation to what they could say. While in Medea the chorus has their own thoughts and feelings, especially feeling sorry for Medea and how she lost her husband. The chorus is Medea got more involve within the story as in Oedipus they are only they as the city people which only spoke out at certain points. They didn't really care much about Oedipus, they just wanted his help. While as mention in Medea the chorus cares more for their mistress or the main character.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Oedipus Journal 5
How does Sophocles evoke fear and pity in the reader/audience and what significance does this have?
Sophocles evokes fear and pity through the crowd with his use of syntax and with the readers knowledge. He plays around with this concept of having the reader fully understand and aware of what's going to happen within the story. In our minds the events are to be set up in chronological order, by birth to death. So Sophocles starts out by dropping the reader in the middle of an event, yet later on tells us about the past while other events were occuring. With that he throws event at as in a way that we know what would happen yet the characters doesn't, almost as if the reader wants to do something about it but is helpless. As some readers would say "I want to jump into the book/movie and talk to that character", whether out of anger or other feelings. This thought of unable to do anything makes do nothing more but to read on to see what the conclusion would be, how things turn out. Even though the reader may know, and when they read the truth they still feel as if why does this happen. So this structure of events create this tension that slowly builds up to how the reader slowly goes through these emotion changes.
Sophocles evokes fear and pity through the crowd with his use of syntax and with the readers knowledge. He plays around with this concept of having the reader fully understand and aware of what's going to happen within the story. In our minds the events are to be set up in chronological order, by birth to death. So Sophocles starts out by dropping the reader in the middle of an event, yet later on tells us about the past while other events were occuring. With that he throws event at as in a way that we know what would happen yet the characters doesn't, almost as if the reader wants to do something about it but is helpless. As some readers would say "I want to jump into the book/movie and talk to that character", whether out of anger or other feelings. This thought of unable to do anything makes do nothing more but to read on to see what the conclusion would be, how things turn out. Even though the reader may know, and when they read the truth they still feel as if why does this happen. So this structure of events create this tension that slowly builds up to how the reader slowly goes through these emotion changes.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Oedipus Journal 4
Various images are used throughout the play to portray a message or help create a better understanding of the message. The image that I chose is the image of being blind.
"Blind, lost in the night, endless night blind that nursed you!"(425)
"You with your precious eyes, you're blind to the corruption of your life, to the house you live in, those you live with ..."(469-470)
"Blind who now has eyes, beggar who now is rich, he will grope his way toward a foreign soil, a stick tapping before him step by step."(516)
Sophocles uses the image of being blind to show this seperation between this sence of reality and fantasy world. For example although Oedipus denies the truth that Tiresias had told him about being the murder of his own father, he's living within reality and he excepts it just doesn't wanna believe it. Asthe first quote states, after he realizes the truth he starts feeling as if he's lost in his own word. Another place where blindness is shown, is through Tiresias. Although he's blind which means that he can't see what so ever, yet he claims that he sees all. By that he means the future, the destiney of a person. This idea of blindness help portray the idea that man kind are blinded by their own fantasy world. While what they should be doing is focusing on what is happening to them in reality.
"Blind, lost in the night, endless night blind that nursed you!"(425)
"You with your precious eyes, you're blind to the corruption of your life, to the house you live in, those you live with ..."(469-470)
"Blind who now has eyes, beggar who now is rich, he will grope his way toward a foreign soil, a stick tapping before him step by step."(516)
Sophocles uses the image of being blind to show this seperation between this sence of reality and fantasy world. For example although Oedipus denies the truth that Tiresias had told him about being the murder of his own father, he's living within reality and he excepts it just doesn't wanna believe it. Asthe first quote states, after he realizes the truth he starts feeling as if he's lost in his own word. Another place where blindness is shown, is through Tiresias. Although he's blind which means that he can't see what so ever, yet he claims that he sees all. By that he means the future, the destiney of a person. This idea of blindness help portray the idea that man kind are blinded by their own fantasy world. While what they should be doing is focusing on what is happening to them in reality.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Oedipus Journal 3
Who speaks to which gods and what does the connection suggest?
The citizens of Thebes often talked to Apollo, whom is a god that they focused most about for praying and communicating with. They stated that when they are in danger, they would turn to Apollo because he is nearest and they would pray for him. They think that Apollo is easier to communicate with, all of this suggest that the people of Thebes are in a time of need. Turning to whom ever so to get the quickest help possible.
How does Sophocles use metaphors and symbols? What do characters believe about the gods' role in society?
Sophocles uses metaphors in a way that portrays this image of religious gods coming to protect the citizens of the town and they would always watch over them. The characters believe that the gods are like their fathers, the one who sees all. They but their trust in the gods to protect them and help them in the time of need and that whatever happens the gods had already planned it, their destiney.
The citizens of Thebes often talked to Apollo, whom is a god that they focused most about for praying and communicating with. They stated that when they are in danger, they would turn to Apollo because he is nearest and they would pray for him. They think that Apollo is easier to communicate with, all of this suggest that the people of Thebes are in a time of need. Turning to whom ever so to get the quickest help possible.
How does Sophocles use metaphors and symbols? What do characters believe about the gods' role in society?
Sophocles uses metaphors in a way that portrays this image of religious gods coming to protect the citizens of the town and they would always watch over them. The characters believe that the gods are like their fathers, the one who sees all. They but their trust in the gods to protect them and help them in the time of need and that whatever happens the gods had already planned it, their destiney.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Oedipus Journal 2
Does Oedipus demonstrate the qualities of a proficient or deficient leader?
Oedipus demonstrates a proficient leader, because he shows kindness and care for the Thebes. Trying to demolish this plague that has been put upon the villagers. Hearing about what the oracle had said, Oedipus attempts to solve the mystery of Laius's murder which the oracle had said that that is what cause the plague.
How does your impression of Oedipus change?
He became furious when he asked the Thebes about the Laius's murder. No one responds, and Oedipus furiously curses Laius's murderer and anyone who is protecting him. He then curses himself and his family that if the murderer are to be a person within his family that they shall receive the same consequence and no pity.
How would you describe the personalities of Creon and Teiresias?
Creon seems to be a man where he loves taking the easy path, when needed to report or when he had been assigned somewhat of a difficult task. He lacks effort and will to complete what he was told to do. While Teiresias seems to be a very tempered person, anything can easily set of a spark and cause him to be furious.
Oedipus demonstrates a proficient leader, because he shows kindness and care for the Thebes. Trying to demolish this plague that has been put upon the villagers. Hearing about what the oracle had said, Oedipus attempts to solve the mystery of Laius's murder which the oracle had said that that is what cause the plague.
How does your impression of Oedipus change?
He became furious when he asked the Thebes about the Laius's murder. No one responds, and Oedipus furiously curses Laius's murderer and anyone who is protecting him. He then curses himself and his family that if the murderer are to be a person within his family that they shall receive the same consequence and no pity.
How would you describe the personalities of Creon and Teiresias?
Creon seems to be a man where he loves taking the easy path, when needed to report or when he had been assigned somewhat of a difficult task. He lacks effort and will to complete what he was told to do. While Teiresias seems to be a very tempered person, anything can easily set of a spark and cause him to be furious.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Handmaids Tale
In Margaret Atwoods novel, "The Handmaids Tale", the birth rate in the United States had dropped so low that extremists decided to take matters into their own hands by killing off the government, taking over themselves, and reducing the womens role in society to that of a silent birthing machine. One handmaid describes what happened and how it came about as she, too, is forced to comply with the new order. Before the new order, known as the Sons of Jacob, took over, women had a lot to be afraid of. They had freedom to do whatever they wanted, but this freedom was severely inhibited by maniacs who could strike at any time. Women followed rules to keep them out of danger, but they were not enforced.
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