HTRLLP CH 1-12
Foster says that “break bread” is an act of what?
Act of sharing and peace
What does it mean when literary characters fly?
Flying means that they are free. Free to do what they please. It also can mean that they are "casting off the chains of slavery and returning home.
The Peloponnesian War was a civil war between two alliances. Who were they and who "won"?
The Spartans and the Athenians. The Spartans win in 404 and opposed a oligarchic government.
Heroes and Villans are easy to distinguish because heroes do what is _______ and Villans do what is ______?
Heroes do what is RIGHT and Villans do what is WRONG.
Who has the worst eye problem in this group
Jamison
What are the common characteristics of vampires and vampire-like characters in literature?
Older men that are described as good looking or attractive and they prey on young women
What are somethings that a baptism can mean in literature?
Baptism can mean many things. It can mean death, a rebirth of something or someone having a new identity.
What war was occuring during this Historical Period?
The Peloponnesian War.
The supposed force, principle, or power that predetermines events.
The Role of Fate
Who has the best asian accent?
ME because I AM ASIAN
What does Foster mean when he says "there is no such thing as a wholly originial work of literature"?
Every piece of literature is inspired by another piece of literature. All pieces of literature are similar and can be recognized and compared to the similar pieces of literature.
What is a archetype according to Foster?
Archetype is a five-dollar word for pattern, or for the mythic original on which a pattern is based.
How does Aristotle define Greek Tragedy?
Aristotle defines Greek Tragedy as a drama that depicts the downfall of a good person through some error or misjudgement, producing suffering and insight of the protagonist and arousing fear in the audience.
The singing part of a play is called a ____?
A Chorus
What is Jared's last name in the yearbook last year
Yang
What is the literary canon?
A master of works that everyone pretends doesn't exist, but everyone knows it is important in some way.
For what reasons do authors give characters deformities, scars or other physical markings in literature?
For one, the mark is supposed to set them apart from the protagonist's peers. The marks are also supposed to tell a background story also. It can also symbolize psychological, emotional, and moral values and/or imperfections of a character.
Finish the statement:
"It was during this period that the most reowned and influential philosophers, writers, and artists of Greece were active and ____ developed.
Democracy
The special effects that depend on the art of the stage more than the poet/author
The spectacle
If you add Jamison, Hamid A's and Jared's brain cells together, how many would we have.
What are the four great struggles of the human being?
1. Nature
2. Divine
3. Other Humans
4. Ourselves
Explain what Foster means by "don't read with your eyes."
Foster means that you shouldn't read just for the hell of it. Try and put yourself in the characters position and imagine the situation and emotions that the characters might be experiencing at the moment.
What was the time period of The Clasical Period?
490-330 B.C.E
What is the traditional plot structure of Greek Drama?
The beginning or the incentive moment that leads to the complication.
The complication is the climax or the crisis in other words.
Then the downfall which leads to the end resolution.
whats the address to the school
some something menlo drive