English III—December 9, 2015 Daily Warm-up: What are some elements of satire you recognized as you watched the film yesterday (wit, humor, hyperbole, sarcasm, etc.)? Homework: – Study for Unit 4 Test on Friday. Words and definitions are online. – Reading Plus due Sunday at 11:59. – Extra Credit due Friday.

Part 1 The story begins on the night that Lemuel Gulliver (Ted Danson) arrives back at home. Gulliver imagines for a moment that he is back on the shipwreck that started his travels. Meanwhile, Gulliver is found by his wife Mary (Mary Steenburgen) and son Tom (Tom Sturridge) on the horse stable the next day. He then proceeds to tell his story (which is narrated in flashbacks as Gulliver begins telling his tale) starting back to the day of the shipwreck and the famous arrival of Gulliver to Lilliput, an island consisting of tiny people.Ted DansonMary SteenburgenTom SturridgeLilliput Gulliver continues to explain the strange customs of Lilliput, such as the naming of officials by doing rituals such as the jumping over and going under a stick held by the Emperor of Lilliput (Peter O'Toole). Gulliver is then presented to the Empress of Lilliput (Phoebe Nicholls) and is asked to fight a war against the enemy country of Blefuscu. Gulliver then accepts and wins the war in order to show gratitude towards the Lilliputians. After some time, they ask him to eliminate Blefuscu further which Gulliver refuses. A fire occurs at the palace which Gulliver puts out with his urine enough to end up soaking the trapped Empress. The Empress demands that her husband have Gulliver executed. After fleeing from the Emperor's army, Gulliver ends up on the run. Gulliver's new Lilliputian friends help him by hiding him, reciprocating Gulliver's help towards them to obtain the highest office. He then flees from Lilliput and ends up in the sea after making a raft with thousands of trees to escape.EmperorPeter O'ToolePhoebe Nicholls Meanwhile, Gulliver's wife Mary asks for the help of Dr. Bates (James Fox), a member of the mental institution in London who appears to help Gulliver, but is actually plotting how to get rid of him. He pretends to send Mary's letters to Gulliver in the institution, but actually intercepts them, saving them in a book shelf. Meanwhile, Gulliver is sent to a mental institution, and he is allowed to tell his tale to everyone present. He also appears to show signs of dementia, although these are just memories of his travels. Tom later discovers a small Lilliputian sheep (which he tries to retrieve towards the end of the series).James Foxsheep Gulliver later lands in the land of Brobdingnag which consists of Giants. He is shown as an exhibition by Farmer Grultrud (Ned Beatty) and his daughter Glumdalclitch (Kate Maberly) who discover him. He is sold to a lady of the royal court, who presents him to the Queen of Brobdingnan (Alfre Woodard). He is examined by the doctors who ridicule him for his size, and discusses the politics of Brobdingnag, which are different from the traditional politics of the normal kingdom of England. He eventually gains the despise of the court dwarf Grildrig (Warwick Davis), who is envious of not being considered the "smallest man in the kingdom". The dwarf sends him some giant wasps to kill Gulliver, but Gulliver is swift enough to kill them. He then extracts a wasp's sting and makes a dagger from it. Meanwhile, Glumdalclitch eventually falls in love with Gulliver and wishes to marry him. Gulliver softly rejects her advances and asks her to free him. She reluctantly does so by letting his box float away in the sea. Although, at one point, it subsequently gets snatched up into the air by a giant eagle.BrobdingnagGiantsFarmerNed BeattyKate MaberlyQueenAlfre WoodardWarwick Daviswasps

As We Watch… You are responsible to pay attention and answer the film questions. This will count as a test grade when we finish. If you sleep or are doing anything else, you will get a zero for participation.

After Viewing What types of people/institutions/things are being satirized in Part 1 of Gulliver’s Travels? Are these subjects typical targets for satire? Why or why not? Create a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the Lilliputians and the Brobdingnags. Which place (Lilliput or Brobdingnag) did you find most interesting and why? Discuss what is accomplished in the story by changing the size of Gulliver and the people he interacts with. How does this change of scale affect Gulliver’s experiences and his relationships?