2 What is the crime of the uncommitted? What is their punishment? Is this penalty related to the crime? Explain your answer. (Canto III)
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Compare/Contrast Paper (IB Assignment 1) Assignment Description
AP Language and Comp Prep (Rhetoric, Logic, and the free response)- May 13, 2009
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Theme 1. Predestination (Fate vs. Free Will): You might consider the following facets of the idea of predestination a. Ancient people may have been impressed (or wanted to be impressed) by the fulfillment of prophecies. b. Believing in predestination frees people from worry and responsibility c. Predestination presents an explanation for seemingly random suffering in human existence. Theme 2. The capricious, vindictive nature of the deity. Consider:a. Oraclesb. Sin and Punishment (what is sinful to the Greeks? How are sins punished, judging from what we've seen in Oedipus?) c. Life Lessons (what are humans meant to learn from stories like that of Oedipus?) The likeability factor: What is the significance of the fact that we are meant to identify with Oedipus? How might we therefore view the gods considering what they require of Oedipus? A thought: Sophocles says, "Maybe the gods do exist... and are consciously and elaborately MALICIOUS. This is the only reason that such terrible things could happen." Theme 3: The Tragic Hero (NOTE: WE HAVE DEALT WITH THIS ONE IN AN EARLIER ASSIGNMENT. YOU NEED NOT ADDRESS THIS THEME FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT AS WELL)
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For each of the three primary characters (Basil, Henry, and Dorian), brainstorm what you know about their character. Specifically:
–what is the character's general attitude?
–What are his strengths?
–What are his weaknesses?
–Does the character make good choices? Bad choices? Any
choices at all?
–What fundamental truth does this character's growth (or
stagnation) convey?
–What seems to be Wilde's attitude towards this
character?
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As we discussed the other day, the doppelganger is a copy of a person that is invested with traits that are hidden in the original. Sometimes, as in German and eastern European folklore, the doppelganger is magically charged with doing that which the original never would. Usually the doppelganger’s nature and/or task is a dark one, but in the tradition of the European Jews, for example, the doppelganger’s task is heroic, though perhaps in a dark way (think Batman). In Wilde’s novel, we have an example of a doppelganger which serves as the one clear view of the hidden nature of Dorian Gray. It presents to the world the evil nature of an outwardly beautiful man. In this way, the doppelganger is illustrative of the sometime conflict between appearances and reality. Assignment Your task is to:
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Identify a passage that you believe reflects the modernist movement. Be sure to copy the quote into your paper and include a full analysis of the quote, as well as a specific statement of what facet(s) of modernism is/are reflected in the passage. Be prepared o discuss.
WORLD LITERATURE
Dante uses several symbols for sin and righteousness in Canto1. What are the representations? Which do you think is the most effective and why?
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1. Dante compares himself to
others who visited the world of Hades. Who were these
persons and why did they make the journey? How would
their journeys have affected Dante’s confidence in his
completing the upcoming journey? (Canto II)
2 What is the crime of the uncommitted? What is their punishment? Is this penalty related to the crime? Explain your answer. (Canto III)
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