organisation of Lear notes (1 Viewer)

[dezzy]

Hey party people!

Im just looking for a few suggestions on how i could organise my king lear notes?
do you suggest i keep a vast record of character analysis, key scene analysis, theme work etc?

im just so confused...i dont knwo what to study and what not to...

is there an English Syllabus that tells us what to learn?

plz help!!

Cheers Dezzy+:apig:

 

[s2ophie]

There is an english syllabus but it is kinda vague. I think with any notes, the best way to do it is to start with vast notes and slowly consolidate them into smaller and more concise notes that will formt he basis of oyur essays.

 

[dezzy]

yea..i understand what your saying...

i guess the hardest part is actually starting and collecting notes...the most time consuming too

 

[s2ophie]

I know what you mean by time consuming! just make sure that you don't get in the trap of spending excess time on notes that you won't end up using!

 

[dezzy]

yea, thats my biggest fear!

maybe if i just stick to the obvious- key scene, theme, character, techniques, quotes etc...

 

[mazza_728]

I have a book that sets it out as:
background
plot synopsis
characters
Themes
Techniques
Quotes

 

[dezzy]

what book is that?

 

[mazza_728]

Advanced English All Texts Study Guide

Its really good it has an analysis of all english texts.

 

[iambored]

look at the same scenes from a few interpretaions, how they each differ and show the different interpretations of the play

 

[= Jennifer =]

when you say backgound is that the same as context?

 

[mazza_728]

In the background it says

Shakespeare's play King lear is considered to be one of his greatest tragedies. it is not certain hwne he wrote the play, but most scholars tend to place the date somewhere between 1594 and 1603.
There are a number of versions of king lear shakespeare would have drawn from for inspiration, all with a happy ending. shakespeare's traumatic tale of betrayal, cruetly, patricide and fratricide, on the other hand ends in tragedy. justice does not triumph over evil, cordeilia and lear die in a conflagration that destroys good and evil alike. edgar survives to become the new ruler, having avenged both his father and his king, but there is no sense of triumph, only an acute sadness. to have lear and cordelia survive, living happily ever after, would destroy the realism of the play.
the appeal of lear rests on the universally of its themes, especially those relating to ageing loss of power and authority. the elizabethans would have viewed Lear's actions with horror, as going against the naturual order of things. firstly because lear hands over the reins of Government before his time i.e. at death, and secondly becasue he divides his kingdom, a move that would weaken the country, bring civil war and chaos. this is exactly what shakespear shows us.

NB : sorry guys about the punctuation.. typed it up really fast.

 

[Misturi]

try and get the King Lear excel book...might help.

 

[dezzy]

yea i have the lear xcel book...
i just feel more comfortable writing up my own notes etc rather than depending on the study guide.

thanks for all your suggestions guys!

 

[AK Gumbi]

Yeah i organised my Lear notes in a folder consisting of a productions section, critical readings section, and a section comprising of the characters, themes, etc. Because, the productions and readings are really the most important things (but ofcourse u have to know the characters, themes, etc well).

 

[dezzy]

we didnt study any productions.......ah! are we supposed to?

 

[veanz]

TRY TO STEER CLEAR FROM STUDY GUIDES bc you'll be among the many writing about the same thing.

Rather, if you want marks, use them as a mere guide to aim in seeing things from a different, if not deeper perspective. In the past, ive made the abstract, normal. If that makes sense at all...

With king lear notes, its best to make notes on productions and relate them to the play bc in the exam, thats going to be the gist of the question and arguement.

 

[overwhelming]

Originally posted by dezzy
Hey party people!

Im just looking for a few suggestions on how i could organise my king lear notes?
do you suggest i keep a vast record of character analysis, key scene analysis, theme work etc?

im just so confused...i dont knwo what to study and what not to...

is there an English Syllabus that tells us what to learn?

plz help!!

Cheers Dezzy+:apig:

u dont need notes..

STUDY GUIDES !!

 

[anti]

Using the structure of a study guide to help you is a good idea. They generally split the topic into sections (as someone mentioned above). Fill them in with your own interpretations, readings, techniques and quotes, though...