W1L1 Thomas More & Utopia

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 6

Good morning V5! 

English class

expectations during literature hours

• you read the literature before the deadlines
• you participate during the discussions
• you take notes during the lessons

lessons will be more lecture style, so you are also expected to be silent for longer.

learning goals

I know what a utopia is and the basics of Utopia 

Utopia

What is a heretic?

Sir Thomas More

Close your laptops and make notes during the video! 

I will give you two questions in LessonUp afterwards. 

What was Sir Thomas More's role in King Henry VIII's court?

On which aspects did Sir Thomas More not agree with King Henry VIII?

Thomas More’s “Utopia”

• Lawyer, sheriff, statesman
  
• Friend of Erasmus
  
• 1516 publishes Utopia
  
• A story about travel to an ideal society
  
• Not the first but the definition of the genre
  
• A commentary on society
  

• .....
• .....
• Eutopia
  
• Topos = place
  
• Eu = good
  
• “the perfect society” →

• ....
• ....
  
• Outopia
  
• Topos = place
  
• Ou = not
  
• “does not exist”/“nowhere”
  

A Meaningful pun

Recognizable

A utopia cannot be completely different from our society, it must resemble it, and appear to be a progression from or alternative version of our current society.

Go to Teams and open the Alquin renaissance pages in lesmateriaal

Reading & questions 

Step 1: Read the pages on Sir Thomas More & Their Silver and Gold. 

Step 2: Answer the following questions:  

- What are the advantages and disadvantages of the system More describes here?

-Utopians attach little value to precious metals, why?

-Why should iron be worth more than gold and silver?

Literature & Culture

Have you ever watched one of Shakespeare's stories?

Yes

No, I have a life

Shakespeare now

What do you already know about Shakespeare?

Shakespeare was born in...

1. London
2. Verona
3. Stratford-upon-Avon
4. Rome

Plays during this time were meant ...

1. to teach a lesson
2. to entertain
3. as a classy outing

Shakespeare always followed Aristotle's unities in his plays

1. true
2. false

Theatre in Shakespeare's time was only for rich spectators.

1. true
2. false

Female roles were played by young boys as women were not allowed on stage.

1. true
2. false

Does Shakespeare still matter?

of course!

I don't know, maybe?

no, please don't make me read his plays

learning goals

I know the basic information about Shakespeare.

Homework check

- In what senses is Faustus a man of his time?

- Why does Faustus refer to the city of Wittenberg?

- Why does Wittenberg have to "be sacked"?

In what senses is Faustus a man of his time?

- Why does Faustus refer to the city of Wittenberg?

- Why does Wittenberg have to "be sacked"?

1) Faustus’ philosophy of life is not the mediaeval motto ‘memento mori’: (he tries to forget he is mortal). More like the Renaissance motto ‘carpe diem’.

2) He is a scientist and a discoverer, someone who wants to know everything

3) He is familiar with the Greek (and Roman) mythology and literature,  this is typical of the Renaissance man.

4) He displaces God from the centre of his life. Faustus deliberately turns aside from Christianity: he does not dispute the truth of Christian teaching, but chooses to take another path. 

Why does Faustus refer to the city of Wittenberg?

This was the city where in 1517 Martin Luther nailed his ninety-five theses to the church door. Therefore, Wittenberg was the birthplace of the Reformation.

Why does Wittenberg have to "be sacked"?

Even though people accused him of being an atheist, Marlowe was and remained a catholic (at least in action)