1. What is supersition?

2.  Answer the following questions with a “Y” for yes o a “N” for no.  Be prepared to explain your response

3. Refuse to live or stay on the 13 th floor?

4. Turn around to avoid passing a black cat?

5. Cross the street to avoid walking under a ladder?

6. Throw salt over your left shoulder if you spilled some on the table?

7. Say “God Bless You” if someone sneezes?

8. Knock on wood to avoid spoiling your good fortune?

9. Carry a rabbit’s foot for good luck?

10.  Answered “yes” to 6-8 questions:  You are a VERY superstitious person! Make sure all your friends know about your beliefs so they don’t get you in trouble!  Answered “yes” to 3-5 questions:  While you might observe many superstitious beliefs, you do not let them govern your life  Answered “yes to 0-2 questions  You prefer to live firmly in the world of reality without letting any otherworldly beliefs keep you from living your life.

11. Main Entry: su·per·sti·tion Date: 13th century Pronunciation: \ ˌ sü-p ə r- ˈ sti-sh ə n\ Function: noun  Etymology: Middle English supersticion, from Anglo- French, from Latin superstition-, superstitio, from superstit-, superstes standing over (as witness or survivor), from super-+ stare to stand — more at STAND STAND 1 a : a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation b : an irrational abject attitude of mind toward the supernatural, nature, or God resulting from superstition 2 : a notion maintained despite evidence to the contrary

12.  What are some other superstitions you know of or observe?  **EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY**  Research at least 3 other superstitions from 3 other cultures. Write the superstition, country of origin and your opinion of the superstition and turn it in tomorrow for a 10 point EC coupon.

14. Affected  Visual Arts  Literature Effects  Increase in nationalism (expansion!!! 2 nd British Empire etc)  Increase in individualism (French Revolutions, rise in freedom, rise of the common man)

15.  The publication of Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge in 1798 is considered the beginning of literary Romanticism.

16. “[Romanticism] must have come on like punk rock to a public groaning under the weight of over-cooked Augustinisms.” Augustinisms = classical, religious commentary from Augustine. How can Romanticism be seen as a rebellion against The System, The Man, The Accepted? “They said, we'd be artistically free When we signed that bit of paper.” -The Clash

17. “Men of England, wherefore plough For the lords who lay ye low? Wherefore weave with toil and care The rich robes your tyrants wear? Wherefore, Bees of England, forge Many a weapon, chain, and scourge, Sow seed,-- but let no tyrant reap; Find wealth,--let no imposter heap” - Shelley What do Romantic Artists think about the Common Man and Individuality?

18. Romantic Literature Relationship with Nature “Are not the mountains, waves, and skies, a part Of me and my soul, as I of them?” - Byron “[A mountain is] the type of a majestic intellect,... There I beheld the emblem of a giant mind that feeds upon infinity.” - Wordsworth What is the relationship between Romantic Artists and nature?

19. The Visual Arts The Visual Arts & Literature Literature

20.  Earlier art (neoclassical art) was rigid, severe, and unemotional.  Follows strict classical rules from ancient Greece and Rome… proportions, symmetry… simplicity  Romantic art was emotional, deeply-felt, individualistic, and exotic. It has been described as a reaction to earlier styles (neoclassical art).  Conveyed personal feeling of artist.  Glorified the common man.  Depicted the exotic (subjects).  Landscapes/Nature became important.

21. Neoclassical Art Death of Marat Romantic Art How are these two pieces of art different? What words best describe these paintings?

22. How does Nature appear in this painting? Turner’s The Slave Ship

25.  Unlucky to…  Start a cruise on a Friday—why?  Start a cruise on the first Monday in Aril—why?  Meet a redhead on the way to the ship—why?  Step onto a boat with your left foot first  Look back once your ship has left port  Bring flowers on board a ship  Cut your nails or hair while at sea  Hand a flag through the rungs of a ladder  Have a woman on board  Kill an albatross or a gull

26.  Lucky to…  See a swallow while at sea  See a dolphin while at sea  Pour wine on deck  Have a naked woman on board (calm the sea)—naked figure heads are common for this reason

27.  Throwing stones into the sea will cause great waves and storms  Throwing a stone over a vessel pulling out will ensure she never returns  Church bells heard at sea=someone dead  Many sailors think it is bad luck to learn to swim

28.  Flying Dutchman—ghost ship that can never go home; sighting it=doom  Davy Jones’ Locker—idiom for the bottom of the sea; euphemism for death at sea; Davey Jones=Devil of the sea

29. 1. Identify 3 superstitions 2. Explain the context from the movie for the 3 superstitions 3. Explain how it affects the character’s mood 4. Explain how it affects your perception of the character.

30.  Choose one of the superstitions you identified.  Speculate in 1-2 sentences about how this may have originated.  Explain to the character from the story about how the superstition is not based on reason. Use LOGICAL arguments to convince them of the romantic nature of their superstition. Finally, either COMMEND them for their belief or CONVINCE them they shouldn’t believe in it based on your personal feelings about superstitions. (4-5 sentences)

31.  Should they be?