tailieunhanh - Lecture Drama II - Modern drama: Lecture 3 - Dr Irum Zulfiqar

This chapter presents the following content: What is drama, conflict, rising and falling action , plot – denouement, catharsis; going deeper- meaning making: themes, subtext, imagery, symbol, metaphor, allegory, ambiguity, irony, allusion, archetypes; analysis – comprehension: 7-stages; drawing conclusion; writer’s background; a doll’s house: themes and structure; plot overview: a doll’s house. | DRAMA II Lecture 3 1 2 SYNOPSIS- PART I Some Ground Rules to Study Drama What Is Drama, Conflict, Rising and falling action , Plot – denouement, Catharsis Going Deeper- Meaning Making: Themes, Subtext, Imagery, Symbol, Metaphor, Allegory, Ambiguity, Irony, Allusion, Archetypes Analysis – Comprehension: 7-stages Drawing Conclusion 3 Some Ground Rules to Study Drama What Is Drama, Conflict, Rising and falling action , Plot – denouement, Catharsis 4 Going Deeper- Meaning Making Themes Subtext Imagery Symbol Metaphor Allegory Ambiguity Irony Allusion Archetypes 5 6 7 8 9 10 Analyzing Literary work Comprehending Drama Does it make sense as a whole? Do you understand the events that lead from the beginning to the middle to the end - the basic plot? Are there important parts of the puzzle that you need to recognize? 11 Comprehension 12 Close Reading and Interpretation 13 14 REVIEW- PART I Some Ground Rules to Study Drama What Is Drama, Conflict, Rising and falling action , Plot – denouement, Catharsis Going Deeper- Meaning Making: Themes, Subtext, Imagery, Symbol, Metaphor, Allegory, Ambiguity, Irony, Allusion, Archetypes Analysis – Comprehension: 7-stages Drawing Conclusion 15 SYNOPSIS- PART II Contextual Understanding of The Doll’s House I. Writer’s Background II. A Doll’s House: Themes and Structure III. Plot Overview: A Doll’s House 16 Contextual Background I. Writer’s Background Birth (location and time) Family and siblings (determines his brought-up and environment) Social Status (Poverty) Beginning of his Career as Playwright (First writing in age 21, started work in theater in age 32-33) 17 Ibsen’s Vision of Marriage – The Doll’s House as a picture of his vision about the institution of marriage Nature of Social Criticism A Doll’s House, A Landmark in Modern Prose: Realism 18 A Note on the Title A Doll’s House vs. A Doll House Though most English translations of the play are titled A Doll’s House, some scholars believe that “A Doll House” is a more accurate . | DRAMA II Lecture 3 1 2 SYNOPSIS- PART I Some Ground Rules to Study Drama What Is Drama, Conflict, Rising and falling action , Plot – denouement, Catharsis Going Deeper- Meaning Making: Themes, Subtext, Imagery, Symbol, Metaphor, Allegory, Ambiguity, Irony, Allusion, Archetypes Analysis – Comprehension: 7-stages Drawing Conclusion 3 Some Ground Rules to Study Drama What Is Drama, Conflict, Rising and falling action , Plot – denouement, Catharsis 4 Going Deeper- Meaning Making Themes Subtext Imagery Symbol Metaphor Allegory Ambiguity Irony Allusion Archetypes 5 6 7 8 9 10 Analyzing Literary work Comprehending Drama Does it make sense as a whole? Do you understand the events that lead from the beginning to the middle to the end - the basic plot? Are there important parts of the puzzle that you need to recognize? 11 Comprehension 12 Close Reading and Interpretation 13 14 REVIEW- PART I Some Ground Rules to Study Drama What Is Drama, Conflict, Rising and falling action , Plot – .