Download Comparative study of texts and contexts

Comparative study of
texts and contexts
Taming of the Shrew Vs Ten Things I About You
You should look for 3 different things in your texts: The social attitudes
shown – the cultural attitudes shown – and – the historical (time and
place) ideas shown
Social
attitudes
Cultural
attitudes
Historical
(time AND
place)
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Wealthy (rich) groups of
people have power over poor
(“serving”) groups of people
in society
The father is the “head of the
family” and have ultimate
control over their daughter’s
life
Females – whether a daughter or
wife – are expected to “obey” the
man who “owns” them
10 Things
10 Things
10 Things
“beautiful and popular” groups
have power over “unpopular
and alternative ” groups of
people in society
The father is extremely overprotective {and makes the “dating
rules”) for his daughters
Females are seen as a having
the opportunity to make their
own decisions
What “value” (or importance) does the composer put
on the particular social ideas – cultural ideas – and/or
historical ideas… in each text?
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script
10
things
inequality of
females by
10
forcing them into
things
submissive
roles. (historical
–cultural)
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script
What “value” (or importance) does the composer put
on the particular social ideas – cultural ideas – and/or
historical ideas… in each text?
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script
Money (not
truth) motivates
10
10
the man
things
things
(historical –
cultural- social)
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script
What “value” (or importance) does the composer put
on the particular social ideas – cultural ideas – and/or
historical ideas… in each text?
Play
script
10
things
Fathers have
ultimate control
over their
daughter’s lives
(historical –
cultural- social)
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script
10
things
What “value” (or importance) does the composer put
on the particular social ideas – cultural ideas – and/or
historical ideas… in each text?
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10 things
Individuals who
do not conform to
their social group
are maligned
(social / cultural/
historical)
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10 things…
Kat is an “outcast”
because she
doesn’t “conform”
to The Prom
What “value” (or importance) does the composer put
on the particular social ideas – cultural ideas – and/or
historical ideas… in each text?
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script
10
things
Individuals in
society must
stick within their
social group
(historical –
cultural- social)
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script
10
things
How do important ideas about
 the society
 the culture
 the history (time and place) in a text
Change…
when someone - or something - changes the text’s
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society
culture
history (time and place)?