ENGL 315 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Blazon, Rationality, Anglicisation
31 May 2016
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Similar themes to titus : - role of nature and civilization. Opening scene : mix of love and war. Egeus(cid:495) appeal to athenian law : titus(cid:495) appealing to roman law for sacrifice of eldest son. 2. 1 l68-76 : creates parallel structure w/ oberon and titania, and hippolyta and theseus. Titus : -- everything goes wrong in the woods. Mnd : -- order is re-established afterward (?) - not bonded by rules of athens / civil society (?) Male conquering a female matriarch (an amazon) Medieval faeries : -- evil ; steal babies. Faeries don(cid:495)t want bad things to happen. They don(cid:495)t want to ruin the crops. They are in the woods to celebrate their former lovers(cid:495) marriage. When oberon sees hermia suffering, he uses juice on her. They are the size of a peaseblossom, cobweb, and mustard seed. Takes (cid:498)pleasure(cid:499) in the mischief he creates. Shakespeare combines devilish characteristics of puck and a faun/sattre.
