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Shakespeare? Discussion:

Homework GradesFriday, week 10 at noon Essay 1 Revisions due

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Class 21o Homework Self-Assessments

dueo Exam 3 Preparationo Final paper discussion

Final: See class countdown calendarEssay #2 Due Before Classo Exam #3 Comprehensive

In GroupsDiscuss your

answers to the questions concerning “Of Cannibals”

Gonzalo, as Act 5 shows, has never approved of what was done to Prospero. In his speech in 2.1 (on the ideal commonwealth, echoing Montaigne’s essay Of Cannibals), he expresses distaste for the more cynical and divisive features of government and society—exploitation of labor, expropriation of land and extremes of luxury, poverty, drunkenness, gluttony. Discuss Gonzalo’s speech in the context of Montaigne’s essay.

GONZALO: I’ th’ commonwealth I would by contrariesExecute all things, for no kind of trafficWould I admit; no name of magistrate;Letters should not be known; riches, poverty,And use of service, none; contract, succession,Bourn, bound of land, tilth, vineyard, none;No use of metal, corn, or wine, or oil;No occupation; all men idle, all,And women too, but innocent and pure;No sovereignty—[…]GONZALO: All things in common nature should produceWithout sweat or endeavor; treason, felony,Sword, pike, knife, gun, or need of any engineWould I not have; but nature should bring forthOf its own kind all foison, all abundance,To feed my innocent people.[…]GONZALO: I would with such perfection govern, sir,T’ excel the Golden Age.

2.1.164-184

QuestionsThe play can be read as Shakespeare’s commentary on European exploration of new lands. Prospero lands on an island with a native inhabitant, Caliban, a being he considers savage and uncivilized. He teaches this “native” his language and customs, but this nurturing does not affect the creature’s nature, at least from Prospero’s point of view. But Prospero does not drive Caliban away, rather he enslaves him, forcing him to do work he considers beneath himself and his noble daughter. As modern readers, sensitive to the legacy of colonialism, we need to ask if Shakespeare sees this as the right order; what are his views of imperialism and colonialism? What are our twentieth century reactions to the depiction of the relationship between the master and slave, shown in this play? How does Montaigne’s essay complicate our view of colonialism?

QuestionsThe theme of Utopianism is linked to the explorations of new lands. Europeans were intrigued with the possibilities presented for new beginnings in these “new” lands. Was it possible to create an ideal state when given a chance to begin anew? Could humans hope to recreate a “golden age,” in places not yet subject to the ills of European social order? Could there be different forms of government? Consider both Shakespeare’s The Tempest and Montaigne’s Of Cannibals in your response.

Hip-Hop and Shakespeare?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSbtkLA3GrYHip Hop and Shakespeare 20 mins

Comments on VideoWhat caught your attention?What did you learn?What do you wonder?

Let me ask you!

• The website post points (100) require self-assessment. Consider three aspects of your responses: • First, how many of the posts did you make? • Second, what was the quality of your

response?• Third, how timely were your submissions?

• Write a brief justification of your grade. You may post this on Kaizena comments.

• Due Before Class 21

Self-Assessment

Here is the Math! Figure your final grade this way: 100/19= 5.26 points per post. Subtract half

or 2.63 points for each late post (48 hours after the due time. There are no points awarded for posts more than 48 hours late). Then, multiply the total times the average grade percentage for the quality of your work.

Example Posts completed: 19 x 5.26 points = 100 points

Late posts: 1 x 2.63 = 2.63

Subtract the smaller from the larger: 100-2.63 = 97.37

Quality of posts: A or 94% (Quality only exceeds 94% if you have positive comments from me.)

Multiply the total times the quality: 97.37 x 94%= 91.52 =92/100.

Work on final paper

Study for Exam 3