TERM 1+ 2- This term we have learned about the Odyssey and Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. In the Odyssey, the hero Odysseus is traveling back home from the Trojan war where he fought against the Trojans for the side of Greece to save Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world, from Paris of Troy. He kidnapped her and brought her to troy. Odysseus originally wanted to stay at home and not fight in the war as he had a wife and newborn and he thought that Helen was an unfaithful woman. On the way home he fought off monsters like the Scylla and Chardbis , while in captivity on Circe and Calypso's islands. He was actually the unfaithful one as he slept withe other women. He returned home to find his wife being courted by suitors and became enraged and with help from his son and his friend he the lone survivor of the 15 year journey.
In Romeo and juliet it is a tale of two star crossed lovers. The Caplets and Montague have had a feud for ages, and it always is violent. So far in the story the prince has declared the feud needs to be ended. Romeo actually loves another woman, a girl named Rosaline. At the start of the play, Tybalt, a Capulet, antagonizes Mercutio, a Montague and a brawl erupts. Romeo and his friends crash teh Capulet's Masquerade ball. This is where Romeo meets his beloved Juliet, and it is love at first sight. Later that night, Romeo visits Juliet on her balcony, and asks for her to marry him. A funny thing is that they are only 15 and 14, and are just kids. They are eloped at 2 pm the next day by Friar Lawrence. They later kill themselves after Romeo i svanished to verona and juliet is forced to marry Paris. The plan was for Juliet to fake her death but Romeo didnt know and swallowed poison and then Juliet stabbed herself, and the families bonded over the loss of their children.
In term three and four we read the coming of age tale, To Kill A Mockingbird, which tells the story of Scout Finch, a girl growing up during the great depression and height of the Jim Crow Era. As she grows up she is constantly tried to her personality, with challenges against her family, and racist attitudes to her and her friend cal and Tom. After Tom Robinson is tried for the rape of Mayella Ewell, the town of Maycomb, Alabama goes into an uproar and calls for Tom to be put to death.Scout experiences racism first hand,and is torn by the decision of hanging. Tom is killed escaping, and Bob, The father of Mayella sought revenge against Atticus, and attacked his kids but was killed by the egnimac Boo Radley. Scout lives to tell the tale.
In Romeo and juliet it is a tale of two star crossed lovers. The Caplets and Montague have had a feud for ages, and it always is violent. So far in the story the prince has declared the feud needs to be ended. Romeo actually loves another woman, a girl named Rosaline. At the start of the play, Tybalt, a Capulet, antagonizes Mercutio, a Montague and a brawl erupts. Romeo and his friends crash teh Capulet's Masquerade ball. This is where Romeo meets his beloved Juliet, and it is love at first sight. Later that night, Romeo visits Juliet on her balcony, and asks for her to marry him. A funny thing is that they are only 15 and 14, and are just kids. They are eloped at 2 pm the next day by Friar Lawrence. They later kill themselves after Romeo i svanished to verona and juliet is forced to marry Paris. The plan was for Juliet to fake her death but Romeo didnt know and swallowed poison and then Juliet stabbed herself, and the families bonded over the loss of their children.
In term three and four we read the coming of age tale, To Kill A Mockingbird, which tells the story of Scout Finch, a girl growing up during the great depression and height of the Jim Crow Era. As she grows up she is constantly tried to her personality, with challenges against her family, and racist attitudes to her and her friend cal and Tom. After Tom Robinson is tried for the rape of Mayella Ewell, the town of Maycomb, Alabama goes into an uproar and calls for Tom to be put to death.Scout experiences racism first hand,and is torn by the decision of hanging. Tom is killed escaping, and Bob, The father of Mayella sought revenge against Atticus, and attacked his kids but was killed by the egnimac Boo Radley. Scout lives to tell the tale.