World Lit II

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4 Components of Satire

  • Exaggerates stereotypes

  • Uses humor and irony

  • Pokes fun at the high and mighty

  • Exposes the flaws of society


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The three unities

  • Time - The play takes place in real time over the course of a few hours

  • Place - The setting is in one location

  • Action - One primary plot dominates the action. There are no side-plots, sub-plots, or parallel plots.


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Deus ex Machina

God out of the machine

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Notes from underground — the man

  • undergound way of thinking

  • underground mentality


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The man from underground’s obsessions

  • Civilization

  • Perverseness

  • Desire

  • Progress

  • Suffering

  • Consciousness


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William Blake 1757-1827

  • Not Orthodox

  • Created art that defied Christianity

  • Participated in seance and summoned spirits


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The Good and Evil Angels

Depics humans as “up for grabs”, the angels are fighting for their souls

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Satan, SIn, and Death: Gates of Hell (from Milton’s Paradise Lost)

Depicts the gates of hell being unlocked by sin