YEAR 13 LESSON THIRTY-EIGHT/THIRTY-NINE [ 9th/12th Feb 15]: Homework

The focus of the final two sessions of this half-term was the final section of Marlowe's Faustus. Class discussion discussed issues relating to the two final scenes of the play. It is very important that students develop an understanding of why THE OLD MAN is such an important symbolic character and are able to contrast the death of THE OLD MAN with the death of FAUSTUS. The demise of these two characters allows Marlowe to shape the key didactic focus of the fable. The Thursday session contained an excellent class discussion relating to the 'shocking' nature of the gothic tradition. Discussion also considered the meaning of the play for a modern secular audience if the religious framework was removed from the play. There were some excellent comments relating to the final scene being less powerful for a modern audience than a sixteenth century audience. Discussion also considered the play as a modern fable concerned with the lust for power. It is possible to read the play as a modern political fable. Note the image at the top of the blog. Good work LIT freaks.

HOMEWORK: Complete the Anthology coursework. Some students will be receiving feedback in the next couple of days relating to their first drafts. When we meet after half-term all students should have completed a second draft. Most second drafts will be the final draft.