Act 1, scene 2 Analysis Prospero tells Miranda their history as a way to inform the audience of this important information. In addition, the audience needs to know what events motivate Prospero’s decision to stir up the storm and why the men onboard the ship are his enemies — several share responsibility for Prospero’s isolation. By sharing this information, Miranda…
On the second day of the festival, everyone gathers at the village playing field to watch the wrestling contest between men of the village and men of a neighboring village. The first matches, between two teams of boys fifteen or sixteen years old, provide entertainment and excitement before the main events. One of the victorious boys is Maduka, the son…
A number of persons have reviewed the SBA outline that I have posted to this blog and they have also asked a number of questions based on the new CSEC English A SBA. This post is my attempt to further breakdown/explain the CSEC English A SBA. This information was gathered from a CSEC Webinar that was conducted in September. Click HERE to…
Deep down Okonkwo really cares for the persons around him; however, caring was an attribute of his father and he wants to be the complete opposite of him( he sees caring and showing feelings as womanly things) thus shows a lot of anger towards his family. • Okonkwo is a good father, although he beats his children and does not treat…
Much of the traditional Igbo life presented in this novel revolves around structured gender roles. Essentially all of Igbo life is gendered, from the crops that men and women grow, to characterization of crimes. In Igbo culture, women are the weaker sex, but are also endowed with qualities that make them worthy of worship, like the ability to bear…
