Journal 3

Discussin on literary topics:
point of view/character.

As I read each part I got different views, for me I mostly connected at first with the Mother and Bridegroom. I connected with them, because they were the first characters I met and I liked them from the start. As the story went on I felt there pain and I thought that whatever was being said from them was reliable. The author created a link right away to the reader by learning about the Mother and the Bridegroom's past early in the story, it made me seem like I have known them for a long time. Because I created a connection to them from the start I really hated the Bride and Leonardo, because I knew that they were no good. I finished the book today and I hate the Bride!!
But just as when you read the parts of the actors in the play you start feeling connected to them too. So as the play went along, I did feel a bit of sadness as well as hate for the Bride. I did not rely on what she said, because she was a liar to me for getting married and then running away with Leonardo. The Bride is presented as a total slut who should have died in the end, because she should have not alive! In my opinion, Lorca from the beginning used sympathy for the Bridegroom's family to create anger later on for the Bride and her horrible decisions.

Journal 2

Comparison:
Compare how writers in your study have explored the themes of judgement and punishment or disguise and deceit or love and friendship and with what effect.

I am going to be focus on how writers explore judgement. First of all I will start with Oedipus and his judement with trying to find out the truth about his orginins and what his punishment was. So his judgement seemed to be stubborn, because he really wnated to find out and when he didn't really believe what he was being told by the prophet he decided to find out from others. which ruined him, because he found out all the truth. And that lead him to his punishment which was causing chaos, and it ruined his family too.

In The Wild Duck, Hjalmar's judgement to treat Hedvig like she was nothing lead to the sad ending. Hjalmar's punishment was Hedvig's death, because she was trying to change Hjalmar's instant reaction and trying to win back his love.

For Blood Wedding, well I am not done with the book, so I can't really give my view on it. I will do a post later for Blood Wedding.

Journal 1

creative:
letters the characters might have written

Bride to Leonardo:
Dear Leonardo,
So far I am a bit creeped out that you have been outside my window late at night. I had to find out from my maid, I am a bit worried. I do not wish to get the police involve, or worst of all my future husband. I am assuming you have found out about my recent engagement, I hope you do not feel any sorrow. I know I do not, I have moved on from out engagement to a wealthy man. I know for you do know about my engagement now that I think about it, my cousin has told you. I hope not to see you at my wedding, it may sound cold, but we are over.

Dearest,
Bride

Journal 4

Comparison:
A dramatists often creates a gap between what the audience knows and what the characters know. With reference to at least two plays, discuss how and to what effect dramatists have used this technique.

Both Ibsen and Sophocles used this technique to create a bigger impact when a character finds out about the secret who is affected by it. For instance, both Hjalmar and Oedipus find out about a secret that has not been told to them and it ruins their perfect little world that they have. The people around them get affected by how they react to the truth, for instance Hedvig is rejected because Hjalmar knows that he isn't the real father. And in Oedipus, when Oedipus finds out that he killed his father, and that he has slept with his mother and that his mom tried killing him, he get really upset and Jocasta kills herslef and Oedipus stabs his eyes out so he wouldn't be able to see what he has done. In both plays the audience knows the secret and it creates a sympathetic feeling for the characters who have been effected by the reactions of others.

IOP #5

Night before my IOP and I am very nervous and totally ready to get it over with!! I am just finishing up my presentation and finishing up what I will be saying. I will practice what I will say because I do not want to be stubbling up in front of the class. I really hope I do well. I am super nervous. I have decided to look nice because maybe it will help me feel confident and brave! Yay IOP!

Journal 3

comparison:
readers are attracted to moments of intensity in a writer's work. By what means and with what effect have writers in your study offered heightened emotional moments designed to arrest the reader's attention?

Writers get two characters involved in a secret that reveals the past of a character. Like in Ibsen, when Hjalmar finds out that Gina had an affair with Mr. Werle. Hjalmar starts finding out other things about other chracters and it gets everyone involved in the play, which creates the climax of the play. In Oedipus, Sophocles reveals Jocasta's secret about how she wanted to get rid of her cursed baby and because of that revealed secret, it creates the climax and leads to the tragedy. The emotion caused by the intense moments are worried, well for me personally. Why? Because I was worried what will happen to Hedvig, she is an innocent character to me and I don't want anything to happen that will ruin her happiness.

Journal 2

creative:

poem about Hedvig's wild duck



Wild duck, wild duck

how you got hurt

wild duck

I take care of you

you're mine,

O wild duck

I keep you indoors,

fresh water, rabbits jumping around

you are not just an old duck

you are my wild duck.

Took three shots,

O poor wild duck

dive deep in the sea

for wild weeds and moss from the sea