Jacobean Revenge Tragedy Lesson 12 LO: To explore the downfall of Ferdinand. .

Extreme views

Extreme views Unfortunately, at this moment in time, there is a Muslim problem in the world “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending the best. They’re not sending you, they’re sending people that have lots of problems and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bring crime. They’re rapists… And some, I assume, are good people.”  “The point is, you can never be too greedy.” What is your reaction to such views

Ferdinand Why is Ferdinand so angry about the Duchess’ marriage? (he does not stand to inherit from her so what’s the real problem?) Is it natural or unnatural? ‘I am grown mad with ‘t’

Context Aristotle indicates that the medium of tragedy is drama, not narrative; tragedy “shows” rather than “tells.” According to Aristotle, tragedy is higher and more philosophical than history because history simply relates what has happened while tragedy dramatizes what may happen, “what is possible according to the law of probability or necessity.”

Reading Act 2 Scene V Stage directions Ferdinand Cardinal

Summary The Arragon brothers anguish over their sister Ferdinand’s accusations grow wilder The Cardinal loses his patience with such extreme views The Duke calms, assuming for a while the attitude of sleep.

Themes In pairs, list all the relevant themes to this scene. e.g. reputation and status Find key quotations for each theme. (mindmap) Which themes/quotations links to Rossetti?

Language focus Digging Sleep Sexual language