Many thanks to Lucy Aitchison, a colleague teaching Jerusalem for the first time this year: I said in an earlier post that Butterworth's Jerusalem is a play creating its own context for the students. When I wrote that, my focus …
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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 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 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 …
The Forest: Butterworth’s setting for Jerusalem or “What the fuck do you think an English forest is for?”
The Forest: Butterworth’s setting for Jerusalem or “What the fuck do you think an English forest is for?” To Shakespeare, the forest is a place of opposites and a location for clandestine activities. In his plays Midsummer Night’s Dream and …
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