PPT-The Handmaid’s Tale

Epigraphs Agenda Journal Discussion of The Handmaids Tale Chapters 16 Epigraph Discussion DEAR By the end of class you will be able to explain the significance of epigraphs in a novel . Porfert 2 contributing to the oppressive tendencies of the new regime, as evidenced by the presence of indoctrinating Aunts and indoctrinatedtrue believers. Most women in this new societyexperien Influences & traditions. 1. Pandosto: The triumph of time Robert Greene (1588). In Greene's . tale, Pandosto, King of Bohemia, accuses his wife Bellaria of adultery committed with his childhood friend, the King of Sicilia. His pursuit of this unfounded charge leads him to send his infant daughter out to sea to die and causes the death of his son and his wife. His daughter drifts to Sicilia and is saved and raised by a shepherd. Dorastus, the Prince of Sicilia, falls in love with Fawnia, unaware that she is a Princess, and they run away to marry. They land in Bohemia, where Pandosto unwittingly falls in love with his daughter Fawnia. At the end of the story, after Fawnia's identity is revealed, Pandosto commits suicide out of grief for the troubles he caused his family. . World: Then and Now. United States: Then and Now. First Great Depression. Second Great Depression. Barry . Eichengreen. , Kevin . Hjortshøj. O’Rourke, “A Tale of Two Depressions . Redux. ” . (6 March 2012. By: Alaric stone, and Hashir Faheem. Character Name: Griselda and the Marquis. Type of Tale: Moral tale. The Prologue. After the Summoner concludes his tale, the Host notices that the Student has not said a word so far. . II.7-8. British Literature. April 3, 2015. Pop Quiz. What stops the Marquis de . Evremonde’s. carriage? . How does the Marquis try to resolve the issue on the plaza? . What does the road mender warn the Marquis about in the country? . Without a strong thesis, a paper goes nowhere. Thesis statements. Women in . The Handmaid’s Tale. are oppressed by their societal structures.. How can we turn this into a strong, debatable thesis?. The people living in Gilead are segregated into different roles based on . many. . factors. . Fertility decides mainly which category they are put into. Fertile women become Handmaid’s.. Their job in the time before also has an effect on which category they are segregated into.. A performance history. ‘An ill-made play…’?. Nevill. . Coghill. began an article on . The Winter’s Tale . in 1958 with the observation that ‘It is a critical commonplace that . The Winter's Tale . The Handmaid’s Tale. By Margaret . Alwood. Jayne Ingram, Thea Enns, Joy Simms, Shelby Kurt, Eugene Nam. About the Author. Margaret Atwood. Born Nov. 13. th. 1939, (70 years old) in Ottawa and moved to Toronto at age six. By Caitlin owens. What links all of these texts together?. The strength of a story rests in its connection to others that have preceded it. Defend your response to this idea with a close study of The Handmaid’s Tale.. Background Information. Author: Margaret Atwood. Year of Publication: 1985. Genre: Feminist, Dystopia. Background Cont.. Setting & Time Period: Mid-70’s-80’s, Republic of Gilead (USA), Cambridge, Massachusetts. By: Bria Hicks and Rachel Franklin. Prologue. You are in poverty, but it is your fault that you will not ask for help. You blame God and your neighbors. If you’re poor, people will hate you and you will become jealous of your neighbor because he has more than you.. A . fairy tale.  . is . a type of short story that typically . features.  folkloric fantasy characters, such as dwarves, elves, fairies, . giants,.  trolls, or witches, and . usually incorporates magic. What is a motif?. I. mage/idea/word that is repeated several times in a particular work/text. It is a unifying device. May have symbolic to thematic significance. What is a symbol?. Image/idea/word that represents something else, other than itself.