English Advanced Question Thread

[owidjaja]

how many quotes should you use in an integrated paragraph for mod A

Hey there,
There shouldn't be a number placed on how many quotes to use because that can be limiting and it really depends on the length of the quote because sometimes you can integrate quotes into sentences. If you really need a 'base' number, I would suggest 3 quotes from both texts and then it your essay will naturally flow whether you need more quotes to support your thesis or not. But remember, the bulk of your essay is your analysis and relation to context; your quotes are there to support your arguments.

Hope this helps!

[emilyygeorgexx]

Hey!

Does anyone know if there is a suggested related material list for Mod C: Representing People and Landscapes?

Or if not, does anyone know any good RT's? My prescribed is Art of Travel.

Preferably looking for a poem or short story.

Thanks!

[owidjaja]

Hey!

Does anyone know if there is a suggested related material list for Mod C: Representing People and Landscapes?

Or if not, does anyone know any good RT's? My prescribed is Art of Travel.

Preferably looking for a poem or short story.

Thanks!

Hey there,
Lucky for you, there's already a thread on this!

Hope this resource helps!

[Never.Give.Up]

hey
would it be possible for anyone to give a really brief explanation of what moderation is as a theme in Richard III and Looking for Richard?
I am really stuck!
Also could human frailty refer to Richard's deformity and also the moral weaknesses of other characters, e.g. Anne scene?

thanks for your help

[kauac]

hey
would it be possible for anyone to give a really brief explanation of what moderation is as a theme in Richard III and Looking for Richard?
I am really stuck!
Also could human frailty refer to Richard's deformity and also the moral weaknesses of other characters, e.g. Anne scene?

thanks for your help

Hi, not completely sure about this, but here's what I think...

So moderation in Richard III may be shown through the way he indirectly murders people, and presents himself as 'proper' to the Kingdom. You could probably also argue that there is no moderation present in his soliloquies, and the way he relates to the audience. I haven't finished watching Looking for Richard, but perhaps you could talk about the way the play was adapted to suit a modern audience/ groups of performers so that the audience can empathise more with the play.

As for human frailty, I think what you have already have is great! Another thing that popped into my head was perhaps the frailty of humanity itself - many lives are easily lost in the play, and many their deaths are inevitable in Richard's tyrannous plot.

Hope this helps. 

[Never.Give.Up]

Hi, not completely sure about this, but here's what I think...

So moderation in Richard III may be shown through the way he indirectly murders people, and presents himself as 'proper' to the Kingdom. You could probably also argue that there is no moderation present in his soliloquies, and the way he relates to the audience. I haven't finished watching Looking for Richard, but perhaps you could talk about the way the play was adapted to suit a modern audience/ groups of performers so that the audience can empathise more with the play.

As for human frailty, I think what you have already have is great! Another thing that popped into my head was perhaps the frailty of humanity itself - many lives are easily lost in the play, and many their deaths are inevitable in Richard's tyrannous plot.

Hope this helps. 

hey thanks for that
Also, would the theme of manipulation be considered too similar to the theme of Free will vs. providentialism???

[kgamboa]

Hi,
I have a comparative essay on metropolis and 1984 with this essay question:

Despite differing contexts, Fritz Lang's Metropolis and George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty Four have similar warnings regarding control. Discuss how both composers communicated these warnings and why these concerns should still be considered today.

I'm having trouble figuring out if i should be using themes and if so could you name some? I also don't know how i could relate to why the concerns should be still considered today.
Thankyou!!! x

[jamonwindeyer]

Hi,
I have a comparative essay on metropolis and 1984 with this essay question:

Despite differing contexts, Fritz Lang's Metropolis and George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty Four have similar warnings regarding control. Discuss how both composers communicated these warnings and why these concerns should still be considered today.

I'm having trouble figuring out if i should be using themes and if so could you name some? I also don't know how i could relate to why the concerns should be still considered today.
Thankyou!!! x

Hey! Welcome to the forums!

You can definitely approach it thematically, perhaps explore the various impacts of control as your themes? So, loss of identity, dehumanisation, suppression of relationships, etc? Lots of room for different spins on these and others. In terms of the "relevant today" bit, you need to explore how the two composers have used techniques in such a way that modern audiences are still affected. So, even though modern audiences weren't even born when Metropolis was composed (for example), the techniques still force us to consider the themes/issues of control. This is because control is a universally relevant issue (and I'm sure you can think of lots of modern contextual examples of our individual lives being controlled by larger entities )

[Mada438]

Hi,
I have a comparative essay on metropolis and 1984 with this essay question:

Despite differing contexts, Fritz Lang's Metropolis and George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty Four have similar warnings regarding control. Discuss how both composers communicated these warnings and why these concerns should still be considered today.

I'm having trouble figuring out if i should be using themes and if so could you name some? I also don't know how i could relate to why the concerns should be still considered today.
Thankyou!!! x

Ever heard the saying "those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it"? The texts are used as warnings. Warning what the earth could become like if it continued the way it did (according to their contexts). In each of the texts, look at the ways that frederson exerts control over the other elites and the workers in metropolis and how the party exerts control over everyone in 1984.
If you need anymore help, let me know
Good luck! 

EDIT: So jamon seems to have covered this more than me. But let us know if you need anymore help! 

[kgamboa]

Ever heard the saying "those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it"? The texts are used as warnings. Warning what the earth could become like if it continued the way it did (according to their contexts). In each of the texts, look at the ways that frederson exerts control over the other elites and the workers in metropolis and how the party exerts control over everyone in 1984.
If you need anymore help, let me know
Good luck! 

EDIT: So jamon seems to have covered this more than me. But let us know if you need anymore help! 

Thankyouu!!

Hey! Welcome to the forums!

You can definitely approach it thematically, perhaps explore the various impacts of control as your themes? So, loss of identity, dehumanisation, suppression of relationships, etc? Lots of room for different spins on these and others. In terms of the "relevant today" bit, you need to explore how the two composers have used techniques in such a way that modern audiences are still affected. So, even though modern audiences weren't even born when Metropolis was composed (for example), the techniques still force us to consider the themes/issues of control. This is because control is a universally relevant issue (and I'm sure you can think of lots of modern contextual examples of our individual lives being controlled by larger entities )

Thankyouu!!!

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[rh1A]

Hey!!
Just wondering....what would be the context surrounding conscience in King Richard III and Looking for Richard??
Thanks...

[kauac]

Hi...

Also, would the theme of manipulation be considered too similar to the theme of Free will vs. providentialism???

From my point of view, I don't think they are too similar. They could be approached very differently, because manipulation really only occurred between Richard, other royalty and the Kingdom. There was no spiritual basis for it. Whereas, free will vs. providentialism is largely to do with the context of societal view from the time period, and breaking off from the religious views, to express that one may 'design their own destiny'.

Hey!!
Just wondering....what would be the context surrounding conscience in King Richard III and Looking for Richard??
Thanks...

Not sure about Looking for Richard (haven't watched it yet), but for Richard III, there is definitely a lot about the context conscience - or a lack of it, thereof - in the time/place it was set. So coming into the Renaissance period, the blood-thirsty manner of the authorities and armies was still prevalent. This can explain why Richard appears to have no conscience in the play, as he goes about ordering everyone to be killed.

At the time also, Queen Elizabeth I was very insecure about her status, because her birth came from an illegitimate marriage. So one of the reasons the play was written was for Queen Elizabeth to console herself as a legitimate royal, and thus put her own conscience to ease.
There is definitely a lot of ways Shakespeare plays with the theme of conscience in the text, however, I won't go into those, because it was the context that you wanted. 

Hope this is helpful!

[Never.Give.Up]

Hi...
From my point of view, I don't think they are too similar. They could be approached very differently, because manipulation really only occurred between Richard, other royalty and the Kingdom. There was no spiritual basis for it. Whereas, free will vs. providentialism is largely to do with the context of societal view from the time period, and breaking off from the religious views, to express that one may 'design their own destiny'.

Thank you so much!! You are a gem!!

[rh1A]

Not sure about Looking for Richard (haven't watched it yet), but for Richard III, there is definitely a lot about the context conscience - or a lack of it, thereof - in the time/place it was set. So coming into the Renaissance period, the blood-thirsty manner of the authorities and armies was still prevalent. This can explain why Richard appears to have no conscience in the play, as he goes about ordering everyone to be killed.

At the time also, Queen Elizabeth I was very insecure about her status, because her birth came from an illegitimate marriage. So one of the reasons the play was written was for Queen Elizabeth to console herself as a legitimate royal, and thus put her own conscience to ease.
There is definitely a lot of ways Shakespeare plays with the theme of conscience in the text, however, I won't go into those, because it was the context that you wanted. 

Hope this is helpful!

Thanks!!!!!

[SophiePalmer26]

I have a representing task coming up which looks at the comparison of 1984 and Metropolis and I'm really stuck for some original ideas that would be easy to represent and talk about in the justification as we've been told not to compare between Big Brother and Joh Fredersen.
Any help would be greatly appreciated as this is my worst area in english