Lesson Details

Class Soliloquy Analysis

2014-2015

Freshman Literature, Fall 2014

Date

Nov. 7, 2014

Additional Info
1. Literary Term # 36: monologue
A long speech given by a character in a play, film, or novel. This term can also be used in everyday language to describe, usually sarcastically, something a long-winded person would say: "Class was so boring today. Mr. Moore went into a huge monologue about how we need to start doing better on our homework."


2. Allusion #36: Cerberus
Cerberus is the three-headed dog that guards the gates of Hell, preventing the dead from leaving and the living from entering. He has a mane of snakes and a serpent's tail and lion's claws. In Harry Potter, this creature is ironically named "Fluffy." In Greek mythology, Cerberus was lulled to sleep by Orpheus playing a lyre (a small harp). Harry Potter also lulled "Fluffy," but he did it by playing a flute.




3. Please take out your homework.
  • compare your summary with that of a couple people around you. Make adjustments based on things they noticed that you did not.
  • Discuss your answers to the question. Justify your response and look at the soliloquy to find various poetic and literary techniques. On the board, make a definitive list of poetic and literary techniques used by Shakespeare.

4. You tell me what to write.
  • As a class, we will write an literary analysis of Juliet's soliloquy and Shakespeare's use of techniques.
  • We will write a complete introduction and then get as far as we can on the body paragraphs.
  • Please raise your hand to make a suggestion.