British LiteratureWhat is a Hero?

Epics

• Suddenly then, the God-cursed brute was creating havoc :greedy and grim, he grabbed thirty men from their resting places and rushed to his lair, flushed up and inflamed from the raid, blundering back with the butchered corpses

WhY the British? A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a

fool

And oftentimes excusing of a fault doth make the fault the worse by

the excuse.

Being born is like being kidnapped. And then sold into slavery.

Shakespeare Continued

• I hold the world but as the world, Gratiano; A stage where every man must play a part, And mine is a sad one.

• If music be the food of love, play on.

• It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.

• It is the stars, The stars above us, govern our conditions.

Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never

taste of death but once.

For my part, it was Greek to me.

God hath given you one face, and you make yourselves

another.

t will have blood, they say; blood will have blood.

John Milton

• He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king.

• Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven

RomanticismSHE walks in beauty, like the night  

Of cloudless climes and starry skies,  

And all that's best of dark and bright  

Meets in her aspect and her eyes;  

Thus mellow'd to that tender light          5

Which Heaven to gaudy day denies.

I love not man the less, but Nature more

Neo-Modernism

• Life in a box is better than no life at all, I expect. You'd have a chance at least. You could lie there thinking: Well, at least I'm not dead.

• Pirates could happen to anyone

• Words, words. They're all we have to go on.

• A scholar's business is to add to what is known. That is all. But it is capable of giving the very greatest satisfaction, because knowledge is good. It does not have to look good or even sound good or even do good. It is good just by being knowledge. And the only thing that makes it knowledge is that it is true. You can't have too much of it and there is no little too little to be worth having. There is truth and falsehood in a comma."

Tom Stoppard

• Useless knowledge for it's own sake. Useful knowledge is good, too, but its for the faint hearted, an elaboration of the real thing, which is only to shine some light, it doesn't matter where on what, it's the light itself, against the darkness, it's what's left of God's purpose when you take away God.

• Eternity’s a terrible thought. I mean, where’s it all going to end?

For Ms. Stribling’s Amusement

• I like to• A. Read all the time

• B. Read fairly often

• C. Read sometimes

• D. I never read on purpose

• I would rather read:

A. A Story about Vampires and Warewolves without shirts

B. A Science Fiction Novel

C. A Horror Story

D. A Mystery

Next questions

• I prefer• A. Superman

• B. Batman

• C. Harry Potter

• D. William Shakespeare

• I feel• A. I am a good writer

and it comes very easily for me

• B. I am an ok writer, but I don’t really enjoy it

• C. I don’t hate writing but I need to learn a lot

• D. I hate writing and I am not very good at it.

Hard Questions

• When I read• A. The story appears

like I am watching a movie

• B. I can hear what happens in my head.

• C. I can follow what is going on but sometimes it is very confusing.

• D. Reading is very challenging to me.

• I prefer• A. Cats

• B. Dogs

• C. Turtles

• D. Hamsters

Last questions

• I would rather• A. Work alone

• B. Be part of a large group

• C. Work with a partner

• English is• A. My favorite subject.

I cant wait to get to work and Ms. Stribling is obviously the best teacher ever.

• B. English is alright, but not really my favorite subject. Ms Stribling is not as mean as I heard.

• C. English is obviously lame and Ms. Stribling is clearly the meanest teacher ever.

Final: 5 ex point if correct

• The best team is

• A. Manchester United

• B. Barcelona

• C. Chivas

• D. Ms Stribling, I have no idea what you are talking about

• The best team is

• A. Dallas Cowboys

• B. Minnesota Vikings

• D. San Diego Chargers

• D. What sport is this?

Homework

Complete these sentences:

I am good at …………..

My goals for this year are ………………