Tuesday, September 24 finishing My Last Duchess exploring the themes jealousy and pride/ hubris

Coming up: new vocabulary,The Great Land Robbery (class handout / copy below)
In class, vocabulary quiz, completion of My Last Duchess graphic organizer.

 THE THEME of PRIDE/ hubris and jealousy within My Last Duchess 
by Robert Browning

In class: vocabulary quiz Hamlet 1
       Before the quiz, collect your notebooks.
       
              Once you have finished your quiz,  on a new page, write out a correct MLA heading with the title PRIDE. Then copy down the meaning of pride and in a well-written paragraph of no fewer than five sentences, answer the question of what happens when one has too much pride. 

pride-

 Feeling or deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated, or from qualities or possessions that are widely admired.

What happens when one has too much pride?

 One becomes arrogant; that is
  1. having or revealing an exaggerated sense 
  2. of one's own importance or abilities.



     SYNONYMS: 
  3.                     haughty
  4.                     conceited
  5.                     hubristic
  6.                     self-important

What is hubris? Hubris is the excessive pride that leads to one's downfall. In the Bible, that is what Satan did to end up in Hell.

What exactly was Satan's crime?

The idea of hubris is much older and comes from Greek mythology.  It is a tragic flaw within a character that causes his or her downfall. 

What happened to King Oedipus? How was he guilty of hubris, and how did it lead to his downfall?

  2. Vocabulary This Land Was Our Land      quiz on Tuesday, October 1
    1.     monotonous (adjective)- dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest.
    2.    subsidiary  (noun)- less important than but related or supplementary to something.
                 "many    environmentalists argue that the cause of animal rights is subsidiary to that of               protecting the environment"
    3.     coercive (adjective) relating to using force or threats
    4.     antebellum (adjective) occurring or existing before a particular war, especially the American Civil War.

    5.       to intimidate (verb)- to frighten or overawe someone to get them to do something
    6.     crucible (noun)- a situation of severe trial, or in which different elements interact, leading to the creation of something new.
    "their relationship was forged in the crucible of war"
    7.       extortion (noun)- the practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats.
                                         taking advantage of
    8.       exploitation (noun)- taking advantage of someone to benefit from their work
    9.       to perplex (verb)-to cause someone to feel completely confused
    10.   acquisition (noun)- the learning or developing of a skill, habit, or quality OR acquiring something in a museum.

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Hamlet vocabulary 1  Quiz on Tuesday, September 24
1.   auspicious (adjective)- giving a sign of future success
2.   resolute (adjective)-determined, unwavering
3.   mettle (noun)-courage; mettle (verb)- to interfere
4.   dirge (noun)- funeral song
5.   to usurp (verb)- take the place of (someone in a position of power) illegally
6.   to entreat (verb)- ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something.
7.   to assail (verb)to attack or to criticize
8.   discretion (noun)- the quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offense or revealing private information.
9.   portentous (adjective)-ominous, fateful

10.                     to ratify (verb)- sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid.

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