English 12: February 13-17

Greetings Seniors!

We are still in the midst of our study or British Renaissance literature. This week we will discuss several of the literary artists from the period and read the excerpts from the following:
Two Shakespearean soliloquies from Hamlet and Macbeth
The background information of Ben Johnson and his poem "On my First Son"
The background of Francis Bacon and his essay "On Studies"
The background of Margaret Cavendish and her "Female Orations"
and Queen Elizabeth's speech at Tilbury

All of this will culminate in a test on the period, after which we will read excerpts from Milton's Paradise Lost, which depicts the fall of Satan from heaven, and Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, which is an allegory of Christian life.

Don't forget we also have a quiz on vocabulary lesson17.

It is unlikely that we will have time to complete everything in one week...but we will go as far as time allows.

See you in class!

Mrs. SO