Life Exposed In William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation
PURITAN LITERATURE three main points
"Of Plymouth Plantation" by William Bradford
Summary: Bradford describes life in the new Puritan (1)'city upon a hill'. The Puritans thanked God for bringing them to the new land and built their lives around him. Although, in the beginning, (2) they had to push through disease and harsh weather. Bradford also describes how lonely the Pilgrims felt, because no one could 'greet them' and they were in a place in which they knew nothing about. He knew that the Pilgrims knew they were in for hardship. (3)"What could not sustain us but the spirit of God and his grace?"
"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards
Summary: (1) "There is nothing that keeps wicked men at any one moment out of hell, but …show more content…
the mere pleasure of God." Edwards tells his listeners that they can be sent to hell at any time merely for being sinners. (2) Even on Earth, he says, we continue to suffer for our sin, and we are in danger of Satanic captivation. (3) The only way to save your soul is to repent and trust in God's protection.
"A Model of Christian Charity" by John Winthrop
Summary: Winthrop's 'model' requires (1) Being rich in spirit throughout you society (2) Diversity to allow many ways of deity honorifics and kindness to all. (3) Common conflict and ideas to unify members of society, leading them to be together, one with God.
"To My Dear and Loving Husband" by Anne Bradstreet
Summary: (1) This romantic poem is about Anne's love and loyalty to her husband.
(Doesn't Bradstreet seem to elevate her husband above herself as in saying 'compare with me, ye woman, if you can.') (2) Anne is desires to be with her husband for ever on Earth and in Heaven. If he should die she would not persevere. (3) Anne sees a strong unity and happy companionship between her and Mr. Bradstreet.
Name some Puritan values:
a. being an example to non-Christians and Christians alike
b. sounding like God in their writing
c. honoring God in all aspects and being plain and centered
Who do the Puritans want to sound like in their writing?
The Puritans came to create a "city upon a hill" in the 1600's
THE CRUCIBLE
Character List: * and short side notes *
1. John Proctor - affair with Abigail
2a. Elizabeth Proctor - turned cold because of Abigail and her husband
2b. Francis Nurse - Putnam enemy
3. Rebecca Nurse - accused, respected elderly lady
4. Thomas Putnam - political grudge against the Nurses, thirst for wealth
5. Ann Putnam - has 1 surviving daughter of 8, accuses Nurse for that
6. Mary Warren - truthful about witch accusations
7. Susanna Walcott - Abigail conspirator
8. Mercy Lewis - Abigail conspirator
9. Abigail Williams - looking for blood and revenge on Elizabeth Proctor
10. Judge Danforth - rough, in-yo-face
11. Judge Hawthorne - believes the lying girls along with Danforth
12. Reverend Hale - young intellect sent to Salem to investigate trials
13. Reverend Parris - obsessed with hell and personal power, disliked
14. Giles Corey - claims he can't pray (never attends church) b/c of Marth.
15. Martha Corey - accused for having 'black' magic books
16. Ruth Putnam (daughter) - becomes mentally ill after seen dancing
17. TITUBA :D - Barbados slave, knows witchcraft, helps Abby
18. Betty Parris (daughter) - becomes mentally ill after seen dancing
19. Cheever and Herrick - town marshals
(Settings/Atmospheres)
Salem Village Is….
a. a village full of nosy people
b. a place where people believe in quiet, obedient, conservative children
c. rainy, gray, and a lush-less Northern village
d. a place where things are plain, dull, and boring 'everything is a sin'
(Symbols and Themes)
a. Rebecca Nurse - strong, wise, kind, respected LIKE A(N) ax, tree, gem
b. John Proctor- handsome, smart, strong, always changing LIKE A(N) butterfly, sword
c. Abigail Williams- beautiful, conniving, evil, dangerous LIKE A(N) drug, snake, lion, cheetah [appealing but dangerous]
d. Elizabeth Proctor- cold but warm, plain, strong, open-hearted, loyal LIKE A(N) dog, rock, bird e. Some of The Crucible's biggest themes are paranoia, narrow-mindedness, inconsideration for others, government attempts to socially exterminate a certain group of people legally
(Irony)
1. Elizabeth Proctor IS an honest woman BUT lies about her husband's affair with Abigail in court.
2. Abigail Williams IS a daring, ruthless girl BUT is afraid of getting merely whipped for dancing in the woods.
3. Giles Corey IS a man who claims he can't pray when his wife is reading BUT has never gone to church so he doesn't know the prayers anyway…
(Conflict and Plot)
The Crucible is a play written in the 1950's about the Salem Witch Trials that took place in Massachusetts in the 1600's. It is about a group of girls who come into an unlikely power after making the town officials believe they are all in danger supernaturally. The motif behind these random accusations is the desire to tie ancient grudges with murder. The town officials and political leaders will go to any measure to ensure the safety of the accusers' words and souls.
(McCarthyism)
This movement was made by President McCarthy to track down Communists. These said Communists are the ideal Russian spies that could have come into America causing 'The Red Scare'. McCarthy's agents went to any aggressive measure (like Danforth and Hawthorne) to bring the accused to their knees and getting them to 'name names'.
CLASSICISM AND ROMANTICISM three main points
" The Devil and Tom Walker" [Irving]
Summary:
(1) Tom Walker is a greedy, selfish man who does not get along with his wife. They live in an unfurnished large house and starve themselves to save $.
(2) Tom Walker meets the Devil walking home through a swampy forest. The Devil promises Tom a pirate's treasure chest [obviously in exchange for his soul].
(3) Tom becomes a money launderer who regrets his actions and pretends to love God, but the Devil takes him to hell on a stormy night.
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" [Irving]
Summary:
(1) Ichabod Crane, a lean, servile singing teacher battles with Brom Van Brunt for the beautiful, young, wealthy Katrina Von Tassel (daughter of Baltus).
(2) Ichabod Crane heads home from a party when all of a sudden the Headless Horsemen [Hessian trooper beheaded by a cannonball] pursues him and causes his disappearance. Some say that Brom disguised as the Headless Horsemen who killed Ichabod.
(3) Brom Bones married Katrina in the end.
"The Fall of the House of Usher" [Edgar Allen Poe]
Summary:
(1) The narrator goes to see an old friend, Roderick Usher, who has fallen into a mental illness. He and his sister Madeline are the last surviving Ushers.
(2) Madeline 'dies' of catalepsy.
(3) The narrator often spent his time singing and hanging out with Usher but abandons him after he went to find his sister who was buried alive. The Ushers die and the house collapses.
Theme/Motif/Symbol/Moral: Roderick and Madeline were twins and lovers, (the Usher family was inbred) and Roderick may have buried Madeline for sharing his identity.
"The Raven" [Edgar Allen Poe]
Summary:
(1) The narrator has lost his love, Lenore and is reading in his dark bedroom at night to escape the feelings of grief and loss.
(2) A raven [typically bad omen, sent from Hell] knocks at his door and sits in his room.
(3) The narrator asks the Raven a bunch of questions and he always responds with 'Nevermore'. This made the narrator feel that the Raven was a symbol of grief and darkness that would escape him 'nevermore'.
"Dr.
Heidegger's Experiment" [Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Summary:
(1) Dr. H is a scientist who has gathered youth water from Florida and is willing to test it on four old companions of his.
(2) The beauty-obsessed Widow Wycherly has been fought over for years by the lustful Killigrew, financially irresponsible Medbourne, and the corrupt politician Gasciogne.
(3) The four goons drink the water, return to their old habits, knock over the vase of youth water, and become old again. Dr. H does not try the water claiming he does not want to grow young again. [But does he really know the water doesn't last?]
Theme/Motif/Symbol/Moral: People only change for themselves and they will never change if they don't regret what they used to be.
"The Birthmark" [Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Summary:
(1) Dr. Alymer is a perfectionist sorcerer-scientist who shudders at the sight of a crimson, hand-shaped birthmark on the cheek of his beautiful bride, Georgiana.
(2) Georgiana agrees to try to remove the birthmark to please her husband [with the help of grotesque, ingenious assistant Aminadab].
(3) Many foreshadowing clues lead to the death of Georgiana after she drinks the potion that will supposedly remove her
birthmark.
*Remember the dream: Alymer tries to remove the birthmark but digs so deep he finds the angel-given birthmark connected to Georgiana's heart*
Theme/Motif/Symbol/Moral: Don't let anyone change who you are, nobody's perfect.
and then there was… GRAMMAR
Rules: SVA
1. Singular noun, singular verb and Plural noun, plural verb
2. Singular Subject + or/nor +Singular Subject + Singular Verb = Proper Sentence
3. Singular Subject + or/nor + Singular Subject = Singular Verb
4. Use a singular verb or a plural verb depending on which verb is closest to the end of the sentence. * When connected by either/or, neither/nor *
5. Subjects connected by 'and' take on a plural verb.
6. When choosing a singular verb or a plural verb, ignore the prep. phrase
7. Words 'anyone', 'someone', and 'everyone' are singular, therefore require singular verbs.
8. When using 'percent', 'fraction', 'some', 'all', 'none', you must look at the prep. phrase to determine a singular or plural verb.
9. When 'either' and 'neither' are subjects, they have to have singular verbs.
10. Sums of money or periods of time take singular verbs.
Rules: PAA
Common Errors:
a. "If a person wants to succeed in entertainment, you have to know how to sing"
1. 'A person' [third person] is not personal, like the word 'you' [2nd person]
2. Replace 'you' with 'they' because it is general like 'a person'
so…
"If a person wants to succeed in entertainment, they have to know how to sing."
b. "If anybody wants pie, they better come to my house."
1. 'anybody' refers to one kind of person (singular) but 'they' is plural
2. Replace 'they' with he/she because 'he/she' is ONE person
so…
"If anybody wants pie, he/she better come to my house."
NOTE:
With gender, saying ' a person ' does not result in just 'he' but 'he/she'.
"Of Plymouth Plantation" by William Bradford
Summary: Bradford describes life in the new Puritan (1)'city upon a hill'. The Puritans thanked God for bringing them to the new land and built their lives around him. Although, in the beginning, (2) they had to push through disease and harsh weather. Bradford also describes how lonely the Pilgrims felt, because no one could 'greet them' and they were in a place in which they knew nothing about. He knew that the Pilgrims knew they were in for hardship. (3)"What could not sustain us but the spirit of God and his grace?"
"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards
Summary: (1) "There is nothing that keeps wicked men at any one moment out of hell, but …show more content…
the mere pleasure of God." Edwards tells his listeners that they can be sent to hell at any time merely for being sinners. (2) Even on Earth, he says, we continue to suffer for our sin, and we are in danger of Satanic captivation. (3) The only way to save your soul is to repent and trust in God's protection.
"A Model of Christian Charity" by John Winthrop
Summary: Winthrop's 'model' requires (1) Being rich in spirit throughout you society (2) Diversity to allow many ways of deity honorifics and kindness to all. (3) Common conflict and ideas to unify members of society, leading them to be together, one with God.
"To My Dear and Loving Husband" by Anne Bradstreet
Summary: (1) This romantic poem is about Anne's love and loyalty to her husband.
(Doesn't Bradstreet seem to elevate her husband above herself as in saying 'compare with me, ye woman, if you can.') (2) Anne is desires to be with her husband for ever on Earth and in Heaven. If he should die she would not persevere. (3) Anne sees a strong unity and happy companionship between her and Mr. Bradstreet.
Name some Puritan values:
a. being an example to non-Christians and Christians alike
b. sounding like God in their writing
c. honoring God in all aspects and being plain and centered
Who do the Puritans want to sound like in their writing?
The Puritans came to create a "city upon a hill" in the 1600's
THE CRUCIBLE
Character List: * and short side notes *
1. John Proctor - affair with Abigail
2a. Elizabeth Proctor - turned cold because of Abigail and her husband
2b. Francis Nurse - Putnam enemy
3. Rebecca Nurse - accused, respected elderly lady
4. Thomas Putnam - political grudge against the Nurses, thirst for wealth
5. Ann Putnam - has 1 surviving daughter of 8, accuses Nurse for that
6. Mary Warren - truthful about witch accusations
7. Susanna Walcott - Abigail conspirator
8. Mercy Lewis - Abigail conspirator
9. Abigail Williams - looking for blood and revenge on Elizabeth Proctor
10. Judge Danforth - rough, in-yo-face
11. Judge Hawthorne - believes the lying girls along with Danforth
12. Reverend Hale - young intellect sent to Salem to investigate trials
13. Reverend Parris - obsessed with hell and personal power, disliked
14. Giles Corey - claims he can't pray (never attends church) b/c of Marth.
15. Martha Corey - accused for having 'black' magic books
16. Ruth Putnam (daughter) - becomes mentally ill after seen dancing
17. TITUBA :D - Barbados slave, knows witchcraft, helps Abby
18. Betty Parris (daughter) - becomes mentally ill after seen dancing
19. Cheever and Herrick - town marshals
(Settings/Atmospheres)
Salem Village Is….
a. a village full of nosy people
b. a place where people believe in quiet, obedient, conservative children
c. rainy, gray, and a lush-less Northern village
d. a place where things are plain, dull, and boring 'everything is a sin'
(Symbols and Themes)
a. Rebecca Nurse - strong, wise, kind, respected LIKE A(N) ax, tree, gem
b. John Proctor- handsome, smart, strong, always changing LIKE A(N) butterfly, sword
c. Abigail Williams- beautiful, conniving, evil, dangerous LIKE A(N) drug, snake, lion, cheetah [appealing but dangerous]
d. Elizabeth Proctor- cold but warm, plain, strong, open-hearted, loyal LIKE A(N) dog, rock, bird e. Some of The Crucible's biggest themes are paranoia, narrow-mindedness, inconsideration for others, government attempts to socially exterminate a certain group of people legally
(Irony)
1. Elizabeth Proctor IS an honest woman BUT lies about her husband's affair with Abigail in court.
2. Abigail Williams IS a daring, ruthless girl BUT is afraid of getting merely whipped for dancing in the woods.
3. Giles Corey IS a man who claims he can't pray when his wife is reading BUT has never gone to church so he doesn't know the prayers anyway…
(Conflict and Plot)
The Crucible is a play written in the 1950's about the Salem Witch Trials that took place in Massachusetts in the 1600's. It is about a group of girls who come into an unlikely power after making the town officials believe they are all in danger supernaturally. The motif behind these random accusations is the desire to tie ancient grudges with murder. The town officials and political leaders will go to any measure to ensure the safety of the accusers' words and souls.
(McCarthyism)
This movement was made by President McCarthy to track down Communists. These said Communists are the ideal Russian spies that could have come into America causing 'The Red Scare'. McCarthy's agents went to any aggressive measure (like Danforth and Hawthorne) to bring the accused to their knees and getting them to 'name names'.
CLASSICISM AND ROMANTICISM three main points
" The Devil and Tom Walker" [Irving]
Summary:
(1) Tom Walker is a greedy, selfish man who does not get along with his wife. They live in an unfurnished large house and starve themselves to save $.
(2) Tom Walker meets the Devil walking home through a swampy forest. The Devil promises Tom a pirate's treasure chest [obviously in exchange for his soul].
(3) Tom becomes a money launderer who regrets his actions and pretends to love God, but the Devil takes him to hell on a stormy night.
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" [Irving]
Summary:
(1) Ichabod Crane, a lean, servile singing teacher battles with Brom Van Brunt for the beautiful, young, wealthy Katrina Von Tassel (daughter of Baltus).
(2) Ichabod Crane heads home from a party when all of a sudden the Headless Horsemen [Hessian trooper beheaded by a cannonball] pursues him and causes his disappearance. Some say that Brom disguised as the Headless Horsemen who killed Ichabod.
(3) Brom Bones married Katrina in the end.
"The Fall of the House of Usher" [Edgar Allen Poe]
Summary:
(1) The narrator goes to see an old friend, Roderick Usher, who has fallen into a mental illness. He and his sister Madeline are the last surviving Ushers.
(2) Madeline 'dies' of catalepsy.
(3) The narrator often spent his time singing and hanging out with Usher but abandons him after he went to find his sister who was buried alive. The Ushers die and the house collapses.
Theme/Motif/Symbol/Moral: Roderick and Madeline were twins and lovers, (the Usher family was inbred) and Roderick may have buried Madeline for sharing his identity.
"The Raven" [Edgar Allen Poe]
Summary:
(1) The narrator has lost his love, Lenore and is reading in his dark bedroom at night to escape the feelings of grief and loss.
(2) A raven [typically bad omen, sent from Hell] knocks at his door and sits in his room.
(3) The narrator asks the Raven a bunch of questions and he always responds with 'Nevermore'. This made the narrator feel that the Raven was a symbol of grief and darkness that would escape him 'nevermore'.
"Dr.
Heidegger's Experiment" [Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Summary:
(1) Dr. H is a scientist who has gathered youth water from Florida and is willing to test it on four old companions of his.
(2) The beauty-obsessed Widow Wycherly has been fought over for years by the lustful Killigrew, financially irresponsible Medbourne, and the corrupt politician Gasciogne.
(3) The four goons drink the water, return to their old habits, knock over the vase of youth water, and become old again. Dr. H does not try the water claiming he does not want to grow young again. [But does he really know the water doesn't last?]
Theme/Motif/Symbol/Moral: People only change for themselves and they will never change if they don't regret what they used to be.
"The Birthmark" [Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Summary:
(1) Dr. Alymer is a perfectionist sorcerer-scientist who shudders at the sight of a crimson, hand-shaped birthmark on the cheek of his beautiful bride, Georgiana.
(2) Georgiana agrees to try to remove the birthmark to please her husband [with the help of grotesque, ingenious assistant Aminadab].
(3) Many foreshadowing clues lead to the death of Georgiana after she drinks the potion that will supposedly remove her
birthmark.
*Remember the dream: Alymer tries to remove the birthmark but digs so deep he finds the angel-given birthmark connected to Georgiana's heart*
Theme/Motif/Symbol/Moral: Don't let anyone change who you are, nobody's perfect.
and then there was… GRAMMAR
Rules: SVA
1. Singular noun, singular verb and Plural noun, plural verb
2. Singular Subject + or/nor +Singular Subject + Singular Verb = Proper Sentence
3. Singular Subject + or/nor + Singular Subject = Singular Verb
4. Use a singular verb or a plural verb depending on which verb is closest to the end of the sentence. * When connected by either/or, neither/nor *
5. Subjects connected by 'and' take on a plural verb.
6. When choosing a singular verb or a plural verb, ignore the prep. phrase
7. Words 'anyone', 'someone', and 'everyone' are singular, therefore require singular verbs.
8. When using 'percent', 'fraction', 'some', 'all', 'none', you must look at the prep. phrase to determine a singular or plural verb.
9. When 'either' and 'neither' are subjects, they have to have singular verbs.
10. Sums of money or periods of time take singular verbs.
Rules: PAA
Common Errors:
a. "If a person wants to succeed in entertainment, you have to know how to sing"
1. 'A person' [third person] is not personal, like the word 'you' [2nd person]
2. Replace 'you' with 'they' because it is general like 'a person'
so…
"If a person wants to succeed in entertainment, they have to know how to sing."
b. "If anybody wants pie, they better come to my house."
1. 'anybody' refers to one kind of person (singular) but 'they' is plural
2. Replace 'they' with he/she because 'he/she' is ONE person
so…
"If anybody wants pie, he/she better come to my house."
NOTE:
With gender, saying ' a person ' does not result in just 'he' but 'he/she'.