In the lesson today, one of my Year 12s was asked to present his essay to this title: "Johnny Byron is a modern man who is rooted in the past." Please feel free to use this in your classes or …
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Year 12 Animal imagery in Jerusalem
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Music in Jerusalem (Butterworth): 2018 edit.
I am always interested when authors specify specific music in their writing. So often we read a generic description " the sound of music drifts down the corridor.." so when it is specified to be music of a certain kind …
That’s how we speak: Jerusalem and Shakespeare. Language in drama and other musings.
Caution: Explicit text! MALVOLIO By my life, this is my lady's hand these be her very C's, her U's and her T's and thus makes she her great P's. or: HAMLET Lady, shall I lie in your lap? OPHELIA No, …
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Jerusalem 6: Dragons and Dragonslayers
Here is a PowerPoint in which we explore the St George element of the play. I want to explore the idea that the dragon is the hypocritical town council and to begin discussion of the nature of the pagan/Christian transition and hence, …
Jerusalem 5: Into the woods
This powerpoint takes as its starting point Rooster's great question about the purpose of an English forest and explores ideas around it from Shakespeare, via Jungian archetypes to Sondheim. Jerusalem 5 Read More "Jerusalem 5: Into the woods"
Jerusalem 4: Introducing Carnival
In this Powerpoint I am introducing the concept of Carnival and the spirit of misrule. I grew up in Marlborough and the lure of the Pewsey (Flintock) carnival was tangible. It was renowned for 6X driven debauchery and revelry. All …
Andrew Marr reviews Jerusalem: Contexts
This post is in the public domain at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15427879 Evictions, protests, unrest - how Jerusalem saw them coming By Andrew MarrBBC News 24 October 2011 From the sectionMagazine Jerusalem has returned from Broadway to the West End, but how does …
Jerusalem 2: Satyr Play
In this Power Point I look at the Satyr Play and explore the links of this genre with Butterworth's Jerusalem. The lesson would explore the role of the supporting cast of "satyrs" as well as introducing one idea to begin …
Jerusalem 1: the Pastoral
This is an introductory Power Point to engage with the Pastoral and Butterworth's Jerusalem. It covers Pastoral, anti-Pastoral and post-Pastoral in brief and leads to a discussion of the play as a Satyr Play and the role of Johnny as …
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