BÀI tập LUẬN EN16 Answering the theoretical questions on literature

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The assignment content has 3 parts
PART 1: Answering the theoretical questions on literature ( 20
points)
What three languages were spoken in England in the 11th - 13th
centuries, and whom were they spoken by?
- Anglo-Norman French became the kings' language and nobility of
England for more than 300 years
- Middle English was a dialect of English spoken until the late 15th
century after the Norman Conquest (1066). English had become
the third language in its own kingdom during the Norman era when
it had no official status and was unregulated. It was primarily a
spoken language rather than a written one, and it basically declined
to the level of a patois or a creole.
- Latin was widely used for written language, particularly by the
Church and in official documents. The assumption that Latin was
the only language spoken in the classroom is disproved, and the
meticulous collection of vernacular glosses provides a previously
untapped supply of vocabulary items in French and Middle
English. Teaching and Learning Latin is a necessary resource for
medievalists concerned with language, literacy, and culture.


What is a romance, a fabliaux, a bestiaria? In what language were

they written?

- Romance: The term romance comes from the Anglo-Norman and

Old French words romanz, which mean "a story of chivalry and

love The term "romance" is widely used to describe romantic

love." Romance is a genre in which stories and traditions about

duty, courage, daring, wars, and damsels in distress are used to

emphasize chivalry and courtly love. As previously said, romance

is a genre of literature that includes idealized love, chivalry,

obsessive attachment to someone or an idea and mysterious

adventures.

- Fabliaux is a short, humorous, and typically dirty poem. They were

popular in French poetry throughout the 12th and 13th centuries,


and they were first used in English a century later. The poetic form

in French is usually always in octosyllabic couplets, while it varies

in English. The topics are mostly around home humour with sexual

innuendo of the merchant and middle classes. Although some of

the themes are drawn from eastern cultures, many of them have a

clear French basis or connection.

- Bestiaria: Bestiary is elaborately illustrated and describes animals.

They also included a moral lesson in their work and represented

the writer's Christian views of these animals were wholly

fantastical and incorrect, mostly due to the fact that the Word of

God impacted the writer's interpretation of them. In bestiaries,

readers may expect to see numerous allusions to Christian art and

religion.




PART 2: Working on the given literary works ( 40 points)

-- Students will be given a literary works as follows:

William Shakespeare: Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark
-- Collect other researchers’ viewpoints and studies about the literary

works.
-- Analyze the related historical background affecting the author’s

writing art and ideas.

-- Analyze the related literary trends and background affecting the
author’s writing art and ideas.
-- Identify the author’s message (intentions), his literary talents and give

comments.
-- Identify the author’s styles of writing together with his/ her strong and

weak points.


-- Identify the influences of the literary works on the other aspects of

society, culture
and reader’s viewpoints and psychology (the educational values).

-- Identify the significance, the fame or the cultural typical identities of

the literary works

Anwer:

In My Opinion, The story of Hamlet is around a Danish prince who

wants to kill his uncle because of his father dead. He used plenty of

tactics to do this smoothly, including pretending insanity, staging a play

portraying his father's death, and eventually stabbing him and forcing

him to swallow poison, death, duty, honour, deceit, revenge, ambition,

sexism, homoeroticism, language, and even the core of theatre itself.


I have come to marvel at the majesty of the finest of play. Because no

character has been interpreted in so many various ways. Hamlet has

taught me a lot about other people since no other character has been

interpreted in so many different ways. The profound majesty of the to be

or not to be soliloquy, as well as the ghost element, have always struck

me. Someone did return from the afterlife to tell the tale. What happened

here? The author needed the ghost to advance the plot, but he could not

do it without addressing one of humanity's most serious issues?

When compared to using the same energy on creative effort, the value of

vengeance is clearly evident in 'Hamlet,' as exemplified by Pericles

(495–429 BC). The entire play focuses on characters seeking vengeance

on one another for the wrongs done to them. All of them are successful

in the end. Despite the fact that Hamlet and Gandhi lived thousands of

years apart, they all die, proving Gandhi true when he said, "An eye for

an eye would make the whole world blind." Rather than seeking

vengeance on the militarily weak Spartans, he chose to employ his

people by creating the Acropolis, which, while in ruins, still stands as a

symbol of modern Athens.

The same problem befalls Hamlet. He is just concerned about catching

Claudius at The Mousetrap and is careless with the proof he obtains.

After making what appears to be a threat to Claudius, he practically

dances over the "evidence" that does not actually indicate that his uncle

did anything illegal. his isn't the first time Hamlet has experimented with

this concept.

Hamlet's famous soliloquy, "To be, or not to be..." has a naive

interpretation: Hamlet is thinking about suicide. He is obviously


thinking about death, but not just suicide, and he is not fixated on

suicide. Despite the first statement, he is making a decision that isn't

either/or. In the lecture, he tries to strike a balance between the

difficulties of life in general, and his own existence in particular, and the

known and unknown aspects of death. Because Hamlet's persona has

fascinated subsequent generations, the play has prompted more debate,

performances, and research than any other in world theatrical history.

Shakespeare's Hamlet is a depressing drama set in the Danish kingdom.

The play's plot revolves around vengeance. Claudius, Hamlet's uncle,

killed his brother King Hamlet, stole the throne, and married Hamlet's

mother. As a result of this, many people are killed. Hamlet could not

face his uncle about the facts of his father's murder because his wrath

had engulfed him. He pretended to be insane, rejected his love, and then


murdered her father. While Shakespeare's plays were obviously

entertaining, they typically had a message or at least an overall theme.

Obviously, ambition destroyed Macbeth and that Lear's ego brought him

down.

Every aspect of the play, including those previously dismissed as

extraneous by critics, contributes to its essential value. However, it is

vital that we comprehend the message since it is the same lesson that

sages and mystics of the past have long endeavored to impress on

suffering humanity. Shakespeare wrote Hamlet to deliver a powerful

message to humanity. This is definitely true because each scene in each

act of Hamlet functions as a cohesive entity to express this point.

Shakespeare communicates the information in an unexpected manner,

emotionally captivating us and allowing us to quickly experience its


actuality. Thus, Hamlet is a mystery play that is performed as a form of

initiation, an experienced introduction to the underlying truths that lurk

within our own depths.


PART 3: Taking Online Oral Test

(30 points)

-- The student when asked has to present briefly about the process of

conducting the assignment.

-- The teacher and the student will discuss the assignment in contents,

word choice, literary styles, methods of writing, cultural factors,

meanings, viewpoints, message and genres.

-- The student may be asked to provide some positive or negative

comments about the related literary works.

Right structures and good, logical formats : ( 10 points)