ENG 406 Lecture : Shakespeare as a Dramatic Artist

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13 Mar 2023

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OSU Cascades, OSUC

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English

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ENG 406

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A man of genius is no magic being suddenly leaping out of the deep. On the contrary, he is an immaculate product of the age, to whose making his contemporaries and predecessors alike contribute without any restraint. To him, the past is not past, but it bears a heavenly torch to expose the present and the faint contour of the future. Shakespeare answers all these conditions as a man of genius. Shakespeare was a social being in the truest sense, having all his sense organs always on the alert. The human life and nature, and the go of the world were like an open book to him. So, he could create such characters in his plays as who were no less than the people around him.

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Cognitive Skill:

Development

Structure

Analyze an episode of a TV show by reading and annotating the script. Look at:

the development of characters and plot

the structural elements of the script

what the show reflects about society

Conduct academic research that supports your analysis of the show. The writing you do in this Checkpoint contributes to the presentation/website you build in Final Product 1: Show Analysis Presentation.

For this Checkpoint, you receive feedback on the Cognitive Skills: Development and Structure.

Information About the Show

TV Show Title (and link to script if available):

Better Call Saul (https://bulletproofscreenwriting.tv/better-call-saul-tv-scripts-collection-screenplays-download/)

Network or Streaming Platform show is from:

AMC

Genre: Genre:

Crime/Drama

Synopsis of the Episode:

Better Call Saul follows the life of con-man turned small-time lawyer, Saul Goodman, as he navigates the criminal world of Albuquerque, New Mexico. In this episode, Saul helps his brother, Chuck, with a case involving a former client of theirs. Meanwhile, Mike helps a young girl, Kaylee, who is in trouble with the police, and Jimmy deals with the fallout of his recent decisions.

Message of the show:

The show tells the story of a man struggling to find his place in the world. Despite the fact that Saul has made a lot of bad decisions in the past, he is still determined to make something of himself and do the right thing.

Analysis of the Show

Portrayal and Analysis of the Characters:

The characters in Better Call Saul are complex and multi-dimensional. Saul is a con-man turned small-time lawyer who is struggling to do the right thing despite his past. Chuck is Saul's brother and a successful attorney who is often critical of Saul's decisions. Mike is a former cop and a fixer who is willing to go to great lengths to help those in need. Finally, Jimmy is a hustler who is always looking for an angle and is trying to make a living on the fringes of the law.

Quote(s) from research:

“The show does not glorify criminality, but rather it presents a nuanced view of characters who are struggling to make their way in a world where the law is often not enough to protect them.” (Gauthier, 2017)

Explain your quote(s).

Connect your quote(s) to your character analysis.

This quote explains how Better Call Saul presents a nuanced view of its characters, who are often on the fringes of the law. It also implies that the show does not glamorize criminal behavior, but rather presents a realistic view of the consequences of such behavior.

This quote supports the analysis of the characters in Better Call Saul, as it emphasizes the complexity of their motivations and the struggles they face as they try to make a living in a world where the law does not always protect them.

Analysis of the structure of the TV episode:

The structure of the episode follows a linear narrative, beginning with Saul's involvement in a case and ending with the resolution of the case. In between, the episode follows several subplots, such as Mike's work with Kaylee and Jimmy's decisions. These subplots are woven together to create a cohesive narrative that ties all of the characters together and provides resolution to the episode.

Quote(s) from research:

“Linear structure is the most common and straightforward narrative structure, in which events are related in chronological order and the story progresses in a linear fashion.” (McMahon, 2017)

Explain your quote(s).

Connect your quote(s) to your analysis of the structure.

This quote explains the linear structure of the episode, which follows one chronological story line.

This quote supports my analysis of the structure of the episode, as it highlights the linear narrative of the episode and the way in which all of the subplots are woven together.

How does TV affect or influence society?

How does society influence TV?

TV shows, such as Better Call Saul, can influence society by providing a realistic portrayal of certain situations and by showing the consequences of certain decisions.

Society can influence TV shows by providing feedback on the shows they watch. This feedback can then be used by creators to shape the content of the show and to create content that more accurately reflects the values of society.

Quote(s) from research:

“In today’s media landscape, television has become an increasingly important medium for shaping public discourse and reflecting the values of society.” (Gauthier, 2017)

How does your research support your analysis of TV’s influence on society/society’s influence on TV?

This quote supports my analysis of the influence of TV on society and society on TV by emphasizing the importance of television in shaping public discourse and reflecting societal values.

Citations

Cite your Sources:

Gauthier, C. (2017). “The Politics of Representation in Better Call Saul.” Journal of Media Studies, 8(2), 75-89.

McMahon, K. (2017). “Narrative Structure in Television Series.” Journal of Media Studies, 9(1), 43-52.

Cognitive Skill:

Multimedia in Communication

Using your work from Checkpoint 1, draft out the slides of your presentation (or pages of a website) for your Script Analysis Presentation, the final draft of which will be your Final Product 1.

For this presentation, you need to include the following:

A title page

Synopsis and information about the episode you analyzed

A section on your analysis of the characters and depiction of the characters. Be sure to include evidence from an academic journal or article to support your analysis.

A section on your analysis of the structure of the episode. Be sure to include evidence from an academic journal or article to support your analysis.

A concluding section on how TV is influential to society/how society influenced your TV show

Works cited

Supporting images/media throughout

For this Checkpoint you receive feedback on the Cognitive Skill Multimedia in Communication.

Make as many copies of the slide/page planning boxes as needed. Not every slide needs to have an image.

Slide/Page 1 Text

Slide/Page 1 Image/Media

Slide/Page 2 Text

Slide/Page 2 Image/Media

Slide/Page 3 Text

Slide/Page 3 Image/Media

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Slide/Page 4 Image/Media

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Identify a theme in "A Great Mistake (1898) and discuss textual evidence the author uses to develop the theme. Write at least 200 words! The story is below

An Italian kept a fruit-stand on a corner where he had good aim at the people who came down from the elevated station, and at those who went along two thronged streets. He sat most of the day in a backless chair that was placed strategically.

There was a babe living hard by, up five flights of stairs, who regarded this Italian as a tremendous being. The babe had investigated this fruit-stand. It had thrilled him as few things he had met with in his travels had thrilled him. The sweets of the world had laid there in dazzling rows, tumbled in luxurious heaps. When he gazed at this Italian seated amid such splendid treasures, his lower lip hung low and his eyes, raised to the vendor's face, were filled with deep respect, worship, as if he saw omnipotence.

The babe came often to this corner. He hovered about the stand and watched each detail of the business. He was fascinated by the tranquility of the vendor, the majesty of power and possession. At times he was so engrossed in his contemplation that people, hurrying, had to use care to avoid bumping him down.

He had never ventured very near to the stand. It was his habit to hang warily about the curb. Even there he resembled a babe who looks unbidden at a feast of gods.

One day, however, as the baby was thus staring, the vendor arose, and going along the front of the stand, began to polish oranges with a red pocket handkerchief. The breathless spectator moved across the sidewalk until his small face almost touched the vendor's sleeve. His fingers were gripped in a fold of his dress.

At last, the Italian finished with the oranges and returned to his chair. He drew a newspaper printed in his language from behind a bunch of bananas. He settled himself in a comfortable position, and began to glare savagely at the print. The babe was left face to face with the massed joys of the world. For a time he was a simply worshipper at this golden shrine. Then tumultuous desires began to shake him. His dreams were of conquest. His lips moved. Presently into his head there came a little plan. He sidled nearer, throwing swift and cunning glances at the Italian. He strove to maintain his conventional manner, but the whole plot was written upon his countenance.

At last he had come near enough to touch the fruit. From the tattered skirt came slowly his small dirty hand. His eyes were still fixed upon the vendor. His features were set, save for the under lip, which had a faint fluttering movement. The hand went forward.

Elevated trains thundered to the station and the stairway poured people upon the side walks. There was a deep sea roar from feet and wheels going ceaselessly. None seemed to perceive the babe engaged in a great venture.

The Italian turned his paper. Sudden panic smote the babe. His hand dropped, and he gave vent to a cry of dismay. He remained for a moment staring at the vendor. There was evidently a great debate in his mind. His infant intellect had defined this Italian. The latter was undoubtedly a man who would eat babes that provoked him. And the alarm in the babe when this monarch had turned his newspaper brought vividly before him the consequences if he were detected. But at this moment the vendor gave a blissful grunt, and tilting his chair against a wall, closed his eyes. His paper dropped unheeded.

The babe ceased his scrutiny and again raised his hand. It was moved with supreme caution toward the fruit. The fingers were bent, claw-like, in the manner of great heart-shaking greed. Once he stopped and chattered convulsively, because the vendor moved in his sleep. The babe, with his eyes still upon the Italian, again put forth his hand, and the rapacious fingers closed over a round bulb.

And it was written that the Italian should at this moment open his eyes. He glared at the babe a fierce question. Thereupon the babe thrust the round bulb behind him, and a with a face expressive of the deepest guilt, began a wild but elaborate series of gestures declaring his innocence. The Italian howled. He sprang to his feet, and with three steps overtook the babe. He whirled him fiercely, and took from the little fingers a lemon.

Identify a theme in "A Great Mistake" and discuss textual evidence the author uses to develop the theme.

Questions to Consider to Find Theme:

- What does the narrator say?

- What is the point of the story?

- What is the author's message?

- What realizations do the characters come to?

- What is the main conflict?

- What is the resolution?

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Identify a theme in "A Great Mistake (1898) and discuss textual evidence the author uses to develop the theme. Write at least 200 words! The story is below An Italian kept a fruit-stand on a corner where he had good aim at the people who came down from the elevated station, and at those who went along two thronged streets. He sat most of the day in a backless chair that was placed strategically. There was a babe living hard by, up five flights of stairs, who regarded this Italian as a tremendous being. The babe had investigated this fruit-stand. It had thrilled him as few things he had met with in his travels had thrilled him. The sweets of the world had laid there in dazzling rows, tumbled in luxurious heaps. When he gazed at this Italian seated amid such splendid treasures, his lower lip hung low and his eyes, raised to the vendor's face, were filled with deep respect, worship, as if he saw omnipotence. The babe came often to this corner. He hovered about the stand and watched each detail of the business. He was fascinated by the tranquility of the vendor, the majesty of power and possession. At times he was so engrossed in his contemplation that people, hurrying, had to use care to avoid bumping him down. He had never ventured very near to the stand. It was his habit to hang warily about the curb. Even there he resembled a babe who looks unbidden at a feast of gods. One day, however, as the baby was thus staring, the vendor arose, and going along the front of the stand, began to polish oranges with a red pocket handkerchief. The breathless spectator moved across the sidewalk until his small face almost touched the vendor's sleeve. His fingers were gripped in a fold of his dress. At last, the Italian finished with the oranges and returned to his chair. He drew a newspaper printed in his language from behind a bunch of bananas. He settled himself in a comfortable position, and began to glare savagely at the print. The babe was left face to face with the massed joys of the world. For a time he was a simply worshipper at this golden shrine. Then tumultuous desires began to shake him. His dreams were of conquest. His lips moved. Presently into his head there came a little plan. He sidled nearer, throwing swift and cunning glances at the Italian. He strove to maintain his conventional manner, but the whole plot was written upon his countenance. At last he had come near enough to touch the fruit. From the tattered skirt came slowly his small dirty hand. His eyes were still fixed upon the vendor. His features were set, save for the under lip, which had a faint fluttering movement. The hand went forward. Elevated trains thundered to the station and the stairway poured people upon the side walks. There was a deep sea roar from feet and wheels going ceaselessly. None seemed to perceive the babe engaged in a great venture. The Italian turned his paper. Sudden panic smote the babe. His hand dropped, and he gave vent to a cry of dismay. He remained for a moment staring at the vendor. There was evidently a great debate in his mind. His infant intellect had defined this Italian. The latter was undoubtedly a man who would eat babes that provoked him. And the alarm in the babe when this monarch had turned his newspaper brought vividly before him the consequences if he were detected. But at this moment the vendor gave a blissful grunt, and tilting his chair against a wall, closed his eyes. His paper dropped unheeded. The babe ceased his scrutiny and again raised his hand. It was moved with supreme caution toward the fruit. The fingers were bent, claw-like, in the manner of great heart-shaking greed. Once he stopped and chattered convulsively, because the vendor moved in his sleep. The babe, with his eyes still upon the Italian, again put forth his hand, and the rapacious fingers closed over a round bulb. And it was written that the Italian should at this moment open his eyes. He glared at the babe a fierce question. Thereupon the babe thrust the round bulb behind him, and a with a face expressive of the deepest guilt, began a wild but elaborate series of gestures declaring his innocence. The Italian howled. He sprang to his feet, and with three steps overtook the babe. He whirled him fiercely, and took from the little fingers a lemon.

Identify a theme in "A Great Mistake" and discuss textual evidence the author uses to develop the theme. Questions to Consider to Find Theme:

- What does the narrator say?

- What is the point of the story?

- What is the author's message?

- What realizations do the characters come to?

- What is the main conflict?

- What is the resolution?

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ENG 406 Lecture : Shakespeare as a Dramatic Artist

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