Literary Worlds
Texts construct these three 'worlds'
What are public, private and imaginary worlds?
According to the rubric, this many related texts must be studied.
What are two related texts?
Frankenstein was composed during this great cultural upheaval
What is the Enlightenment and Romantic periods?
Metropolis was composed during this period of German political history.
What is the Weimar Republic?
Waiting for Godot is an example of this type of theatre experience.
What is Theatre of the Absurd (Absurdism)?
The questions for the Common Module could be in these three formats.
What are critical response, creative response or critical AND creative response?
Texts representing worlds of social and political change may challenge _______________and ___________ values
What are literary conventions and traditional societal values?
Frankenstein belongs to this genre of fiction
What is gothic horror?
The greatest achievement of Rotwang is the creation of this artifice.
What is the maschinenmensch (or robot-Maria)?
Other than dialogue, this theatrical device makes up a significant amount of the plays running time.
What is silence?
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What are stage directions?
Orwell outlines these four motives for writing. (Name at least TWO)
What are sheer egoism, aesthetic enthusiasm, historical impulse and political purpose?
Texts represent these (three things) and ideas of individuals and groups in periods of upheaval
What are the predicaments, aspirations, and motivations?
The story is based on this ancient Greek mythical figure
Who is Promoetheus?
These figures come to life alongside the Grim Reaper during Freder's dream sequence.
(DOUBLE points if you can name all seven)
Who are the Seven Deadly Sins ?
This comedic style is featured predominantly in the physical routines and actions of the characters.
What is Vaudeville?
Orhan Pamuk describes writers as "a person who shuts himself up in a room, sits down at a table, and alone, turns inward; amid its shadows, he builds a _______ ______ _______ ______.
What is 'a new world with words'?
Texts represent shifting _______, ___________ and ___________
What are texts values, contexts and attitudes?
The monster reads these three books, profoundly shaping his worldview. (100 points for each correct title, or 400 points for all three)
What are Paradise Lost, Plutarch's Lives and The Sorrows of Young Werther?
Metropolis is composed in this avant-garde filmic style
What is German Expressionism?
This theatrical technique involves the rapid interplay and crosstalk between characters, often described colloquially as banter
What is stichomythia?
God was hiding here in Borges' The Secret Miracle?
What is a book in the Clementine Library (specifically, an atlas, in one of the tiny letters in a map of India)?
Worlds of Upheaval explores textual representations of the experiences of individuals and communities seeking these (name all five) in periods of significant upheaval.
What are unity, certainty, solace, justice and restoration?
Also an outsider, this female character is instrumental in helping the monster to learn to read and speak.
Who is Safie?
This decadent venue hosts the most alluring and evocative dancing in all of cinema history.
What is the Yoshiwara Club?
When it was first performed in this place the audience identify and relate to the characters the most
What is San Quentin State Prison?