YEAR 13 LESSON THIRTY-TWO [22nd Jan 14]: Homework

Today's lesson involved anal puppets, fleas and vaginas, puns, a huge goat head skeleton that split into two sections to reveal a demon, an attempt to stop two students entering the classroom by placing a table against the door, A 'who can say Mephistophilis in the scariest voice' competition, and another fine reading by Ed C....YES FOLKS....it was another LIT lesson...and we continued our journey through Christopher Marlowe's 'The Tragedy Of Doctor Faustus.' The central aim of today's lesson was to introduce the comical narrative that exists in Faustus and discuss how the comical narrative reflects the same themes and issues being explored by the main narrative. The use of comedy in this play is incredibly important and students must be aware of how and why Marlowe uses comedy within this terrifying play. Our other gothic texts do not use comedy to shape meaning so students must develop an informed and perceptive understanding of how Marlowe uses comedy to project his key philosophical ideas.

HOMEWORK: Students need to provide a paragraph response to the following questions:

1. What do we learn about the character of Faustus in the opening Chorus?
2. How is the character of Faustus presented by Marlowe in the opening soliloquy?
3. How does Marlowe present Mephistophilis in Scene Three?

ALL QUESTIONS NEED TO CONSIDER MARLOWE"S AIM. FOLLOW THE USUAL PARAGRAPH STRUCTURE WHEN COMPOSING YOUR RESPONSE. The final section of the paragraph that considers author's aim and question focus is the crucial feature of the paragraph.
Students need to be reading, watching, or listening to versions of the play. On Friday we shall be examining Scene Five and investigating the scene within which Faustus sells his soul.