Here's what we're up to today.
English 11
1. Checking in.
2. Teacher-led discussion
Let's watch from 5:30.
- Let's take a look at the lyrics.
- Thoughts so far?
3. Themes and literary terms of the play
Themes:
- Ambition
- Opportunity
- Class
- Death
- Legacies
Literary terms:
- Aside - a brief monologue, where the audience sees inside the mind of the character
- Audience - those who watch the performance; they contribute to the performance
- Drama - a text mention to be performed.
- Comedy - traditionally, a play that ends in marriage
- Tragedy - traditionally, a play that ends in death
- Monologue / Soliloquy - when the character speaks alone, often to the audience, for an extended period of time.
- Character foil - a character meant to be the opposite of another character, for juxtaposition
- Juxtaposition - two contrasting elements set near each other to highlight a specific feature
- Dramatic irony - when the audience is aware of something the character isn't.
- Pun - a play on words, where the term can have two or more meanings (throw away my shot)
- Motif - A recurring, dominant idea in a piece of art
4. Notes from this reading
- Specific lines
- History background: The Boston Tea Party and No Taxation without Representation
5. Discussion
6. For next class, listen to:
"The Schuyler Sisters"
"Farmer Refuted"
"You'll be Back"
"Right Hand Man"
As you listen, consider this question that will come back: Is Hamilton a moral man?
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