In Class:
Period 4A:
Discussion/ Overview of the Seafarer...discussing the who, what, where, when, and why of the "song"
Who is the main character?
What is the poem about (theme)?
Where and when does it take place?
Why does the speaker return to the sea?
And these questions:
What, if anything is heroic about the Seafarer?
The Seafarer sees himself as an outsider, a man whom the “paths of exile stretch endlessly on.” How does the condition of being set apart from all others contribute to his “song”? How does it make his song more emotional, more heroic, or more elegiac?
Between Beowulf and The Seafarer, which of these heroes, or which of these songs is most meaningful to you?
Period 5:
Finished reading/ discussing The Seafarer
Finished Imagery Exercise
UNIT TEST REVIEW TOMORROW!!!
