Warm-up Write a sentence using each of the following word pairs from your vocab: anomaly, clamor contingent, delectable ingenious, inviolable obfuscate,

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Warm-up Write a sentence using each of the following word pairs from your vocab: anomaly, clamor contingent, delectable ingenious, inviolable obfuscate, precursor pugnacious, reprehensible

Romantic Literature

QUIZ How romantic are you?

Question 1 I tend to make decisions based on… a. what my heart tells me. b. logic and reason.

Question 2 I often find myself daydreaming and using my imagination. a. True b. False

Question 3 When I need time to myself, I prefer to a. people watch, maybe at a coffee shop or other public place. b. go for a walk in the woods or find a place to sit outside.

Question 4 I would rather spend an afternoon a. teaching someone new information or skills. b. learning new information or skills.

Question 5 I would rather a. spend time doing my own thing b. spend time with a group.

Question 6 I feel more refreshed after an afternoon a. hanging out with friends b. hiking or spending time outside

Question 7 I believe that ___ is the most impressive. a. the wisdom of the past b. the progress of the future

Question 8 The answers to many of life’s problems can be found a. in nature. b. in friends and family. c. in television programs. d. in spirituality or my religion. e. in my own imagination. f. in the future of science and medicine.

Tally your answers! Question 1: Question 3: A = 3 A = 1 B = 1 B = 3 Question 2: Question 4: A = 2 A = 2 B = 1 B = 1

Question 5: Question 7: A = 2 A = 3 B = 1 B = 1 Question 6: Question 8: A = 1 A, D, E = 3 B = 2 B, C = 2 F = 1

So, how romantic ARE you? 17 – 20 points Bring on Keats! Shelley! Byron! More Wordsworth, please! And can we study them outside, under the flowering trees? 12 – 16 points I wouldn’t mind reading some of the romantics, but I’d also be happy to hang out with friends afterwards. I need my social time. 8 – 11 points Can we just skip all this and stick to the facts?

Characteristics of Romanticism Originated late 18th century Peak: 1800-1850 Frankenstein, 1818 An artistic and literary movement. Intuition over Intellect Imagination Emphasis on Nature Individual, inner life

Romantic Art Identify the characteristics in the art….

Fishermen at Sea, by JMW Turner, 1794

Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog, by Caspar David Friedrich, 1818

Abbey in an Oak Forest, by Caspar David Friedrich, 1810

The Gothic Setting in a castle An atmosphere of mystery and suspense Omens, visions Supernatural or otherwise inexplicable events High, overwrought emotion Women in distress Gloom and horror Footsteps approaching Lights in abandoned rooms Characters trapped in a room Ruins of buildings Thunder & lightening, rain Sights, moans, howls, screams Creaking doors and floors Gusts of wind blowing out lights Howling wolves/dogs Crazed laughter

Birth of Frankenstein 1816 ghost storytelling contest. Lord Byron, Mary, Percy (lover) Inspired by a dream Scientific experiments Restoring life to dead Drowning victims 1800, James Blundell 1790s, Luigi Galvani

Frame Narrative A story within a story. Sometimes within yet another story! Often, different individual tells story of each frame. In Frankenstein… Structure is symbolic Thematic search in the story for something deep, dark, and secret at the heart of the narrative. Like peeling off layers of an onion to get to the core Represents psychoanalytic process Uncovering the unconscious motives that are masked by a narrative told by the conscious mind. Frame Narratives in Frankenstein Robert Walton sister, Margaret Victor  Walton Monster  Victor Family  Monster

Romantic Poetry Read the following Wordsworth poems: “Composed upon Westminster Bridge” (560) “The World is Too Much with Us” (562) Create a double-entry journal with five entries for each of the following: 2 entries that show the tone of each poem 3 entries that show elements of Romanticism (one from the first poem and two from the second)