Tension creates literature
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TENSION CREATES LITERATURE
Presentation by: McCall Christensen
English 236
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The Works…
The Twelfth
Night
The Canterbury Tales
Beowulf
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Dream of the
Rood
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HISTORY OF THE ROOD
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Dream of the RoodSacrifice
Passive Active
Tensio
n!
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The Middle AgesTensio
n!
Commoners
Church
Nobility
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The Canterbury Tales Featurin
g:
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Troubles in the 16th Century
1. Woman in POWER2. Religious
Disagreement3. Invading countries4. Conspiracy
Tensio
n!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikIoJTODWnA
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So…What Do All of These
Problems Have in Common with
The Twelfth Night?
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THESIS: TENSION CREATES LITERATURE
A common theme and finding in these works is the use of the following Tensions
• Culture
• Religion
• Gender
to address problems of the time. These tensions are presented in almost every literary work
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Have Ye Any
Questions?