England in 1819

England in 1819Percy Bysshe Shelley

Life and worksPercy Bysshe Shelley was born into a wealthy Sussex family which eventually attained minor noble rankhis grandfather, a wealthy businessman, received a baronetcy in 1806. The young Shelley entered Eton, a prestigious school for boys, at the age of twelve, where he discovered the works of a philosopher named William GodwinHe embraced the ideals of liberty and equality espoused by the French Revolution, and devoted his passion and persuasive power to convincing others of the his beliefs.He made the personal acquaintance of William Godwin in London, and promptly fell in love with Godwin's daughter Mary Wollstonecraft, whom he was eventually able to marry

Life and worksIn 1822, Shelley drowned while sailing in a storm off the Italian coast. He was not yet thirty years old.Central thematic concerns: beauty, the passions, nature, political liberty, creativityKeats believed in beauty and aesthetics for their own sake. But Shelley was able to believe that poetry makes people and society better

England in 1819An old, mad, blind, despised, and dying king,-- Princes, the dregs of their dull race, who flow Through public scorn,--mud from a muddy spring,-- Rulers who neither see, nor feel, nor know, But leech-like to their fainting country cling, Till they drop, blind in blood, without a blow,-- A people starved and stabbed in the untilled field,-- An army, which liberticide and prey Makes as a two-edged sword to all who wield,-- Golden and sanguine laws which tempt and slay; Religion Christless, Godless--a book sealed; A Senate,--Time's worst statute unrepealed,-- Are graves, from which a glorious Phantom may Burst, to illumine our tempestous day.

Task 1: Tricky wordsHighlight the words you dont understand in the poem.Google the definition of the word and write it above the word in the poem

Peterloo Massacre august 19, 1819The poem is based on King George III of England, 81 at the time of the poems composition in 1819 and declared insane in 1811Shelley was outraged by the Peterloo Massacre. On August 19, 1819, a peaceful protest occurred in St Peters Field, Manchester by members of the working class seeking political reform However, they were attacked without provocation by mounted troops, 11 people were hacked to death

Task 2: Find the matching halfYour task in groups of two or three is to create a poster with the poem in order over the left hand side and the modern translation in order over the right hand side.Write the title of the poem across the top of the posterBlue-tak the sections you were handed to the poster where you think they should goThe person who is thinking about choosing this poem instead of Keats should keep the poster for future reference.

An old, mad, blind, despised, and dying king,-- Princes, the dregs of their dull race, who flow Through public scorn,--mud from a muddy spring,-- Rulers who neither see, nor feel, nor know, But leech-like to their fainting country cling, Till they drop, blind in blood, without a blow,-- A people starved and stabbed in the untilled field,-- An army, which liberticide and prey Makes as a two-edged sword to all who wield,-- Golden and sanguine laws which tempt and slay; Religion Christless, Godless--a book sealed; A Senate,--Time's worst statute unrepealed,-- Are graves, from which a glorious Phantom may Burst, to illumine our tempestuous day.

Emotive language = intense dislike for kingImagery and metaphor murky judgment Simile nobles are likened to leechesLiberticide = destruction of freedomMetaphor for army highlights irony.Irony laws are meant to favour peace and promise hopeParadox highlights misfit nature of England at time.Metaphor for Religion (ironic); reinforces toneMetaphor + allusion revolution in France. For a small poem, theres a lot in it!

Technique = evidence = point of technique

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Examples from contemporary society

Bronwyn Bishop spends $5,000 on taxpayer money on a helicopter. Why do you think Bishop can be linked with this poem? There will always be people who manipulate using their power, whether it be small scale like Bishop are large-scale like Stalin, Mao and Hitler. 9

Purpose and PositioningWhy do you think Shelley wrote this poem? Did he want to inform, entertain, share experiences, satirise a social practice, persuade, confront, or anger the reader? Shelley wrote this poem with the intention ofWhat does Shelley want the reader to believe? Shelley wants the reader to believe that Is the poem typical of the Romantic era? How so? The poem is typical of the Romantic era because Give an example from contemporary society that could illustrate the poems relevance today. The poem can be likened to todays society because of its portrayal of.

You will be allocated a number. Answer this question on your device using your knowledge of the poem. 10

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