Chapter 5-When in Doubt, It’s from Shakespeare… Shakespeare is a universal figure, as his plays are historical treasures. As a result many authors allude or borrow from his masterpieces. Foster tells us that many writers borrow from other literary works to get ideas across in a familiar way, and Shakespeare is the most familiar author to anyone. The most popular allusion to Shakespeare in pop culture today, is to Romeo and Juliet. An example of this play being alluded to is The Outsiders as the Socs and Greasers hated each other as much as the Capulets and the Montagues. Due to tragic deaths in both stories, both sides must learn to overcome their differences before any others are killed. Chapter 6-…Or the Bible The Bible is the most read book in world. Due to this, many authors allude to the familiar stories and scriptures. In The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe there are many biblical allusions. A reoccurring implication is that Aslan represents Jesus Christ. Aslan sacrifices his life for Edmund just as Jesus did for the sins of mankind. This affects the novel by showing how Aslan is the leader of the creatures in this fantasy world and how he must take the fall for their wrongdoings just as Jesus would. …show more content…
Fairytales also are transferred to adult movies and novels. The musical The Phantom of the Opera connects to a well-known fairytale of The Beauty and the Beast. Christine is a beauty like Belle and is the only one of ‘village’ not completely frightened by the Phantom or the Beast. While the two stories do not have the same happy endings, Christine manages to teach the Phantom that he can be loved, even if she does not love him like Belle loves the
-Shakespeare is also responsible for a large number of quotes and sayings that are consistently brought up in stories and even everyday
Tchaikovsky based one of his ballet’s on Romeo and Juliet as well. Later in the chapter Foster displays to us a list of popular lines that you may come across in literature composed by William. Lines such as, “To thine own self be true” or “To be, or not to be, that is the question.” But why do authors choose often times to quote Shakespeare in their pieces of work. Well Foster explains that writers use him to convey authority in their writing, “authority lent by something being almost universally known.” state's Foster.
Aslan represents Christ. The children learn that Aslan is the king of Narnia, a magical place, visited through the wardrobe. All the children except Edmund immediately love Aslan and are awed by him. The differing reactions illustrate the idea of faith. Aslan’s purpose in life is to serve others and to obey the will
Type here: In the article How to Read Shakespeare for Beginners by Michelle Golden, we can really understand how to read Shakespeare. The article How to Read Shakespeare for beginners is a nonfiction text. The purpose of this article or why it was written is to help us understand what we're reading while reading Shakespeare. Back in the 15 and 1600’s when William Shakespeare was still an active poet, the English language was very different from what it is today. Shakespeare used many words such as thee, thy, and hath which back then meant you, your, and has.
After reading this chapter I came to the conclusion that Aslan is “Jesus”. He took his life just as Jesus did for the people. He cares more about the people them himself just like Jesus. After Aslan died he came back alive just as Jesus did. This story was more than just a regular story, it was telling the story of god in a different form.
The similar, overarching central messages in both texts are about the ability to compassionately self-sacrifice yourself and forgive those who have committed treachery or sin. Aslan, the noble, golden lion, the king of Narnia, is seen as a literary Christ figure in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. He humanely chooses to forfeit his life for Edmund’s sin and betrayal and miraculously resurrects after death which corresponds to Jesus’ death and bodily resurrection for the sins of mankind. Sinful beings were forgiven and saved in both texts even though the sacrifices were performed differently, Jesus was crucified and Aslan was instead tied, beaten, shaved and executed by the White Witch with a stone knife. Aslan’s sacrifice and restoration to life saved Edmund, destroyed the power of deep magic over Narnia, banished the eternal age of winter, redeemed the world from evil and essentially saved all Narnians.
Since the four children can be seen as symbolisms of human beings, their relationship with Aslan shows a lot about the grace, mercy and overall character of God. One of the main examples where this is seen is the grace that Aslan showed to Edmund who was a traitor. Despite Edmunds’ choice to prioritize Turkish delight over his family and his right as one of the king of Narnia, Aslan still accepted Edmund into his army and not only that Edmund still inherited the kingdom of Narnia not by his own works but by Aslan’s
Michael Mack is very much wrong when it comes to Shakespeare offering us "a lens on the world" he lacks a strong concept of reality. Mack is speaking to incoming college freshmen to broaden their interest towards Shakespeare in an attempt to prove to them why they need Shakespeare .
Shakespeare’s work is so pervasive that it is echoed many times. This is because many well-known quotes are attributed to Shakespeare and writers use these quotes to add depth to their work. In addition to quotes, many themes and plots are borrowed from Shakespeare as his work gives meaning to anything written after his work.
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: Where Christianity Comes to Life through a Fantasy Tale Have you ever dreamed of a world so much different than ours? One that is full of magic and danger and creatures beyond your wildest imagination? Discovering a whole new world found at the back of a wardrobe? Maybe if one understood how an author used his own life to write this novel, it would make more sense.
Thesis Statement: The characters and events of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe have symbolic similarities to events described in the Bible.
The plots and settings of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe only further prove that Narnia is an allegory. Edmund betraying Aslan is the same as us betraying God, yet Aslan as does God, rescues Edmund and is prepared to give his life for him. Aslan knowing he has to die to give Edmund life makes a treaty with the White Witch to sacrifice his life over Edmund’s and naturally, the White Witch is overjoyed and readily agrees, forgetting the “deep magic”. Christ was who died on the cross in payment for our sins and Aslan died for Edmund. On the way to Calvary, Jesus remained silent, as did Aslan. It is said that Aslan could have killed them all with one swipe of his paws and it was said that Jesus could have killed
Many Elizabethan bedsides were haunted from “the terrors of the night”. Back then their ghosts were nothing like the pasty blobs we call ghosts now. Theirs were quite gruesome. Ghostly visitations were claimed to have been very unpleasant. Not only this, but they claimed it cast them into a state of spiritual confusion.
The novel can be read as a survival story of young boys surviving on an island. However, the novel can also be read on a deeper level. The novel has many references to various religious aspects in the Bible. The characters Ralph, Jack, Simon, and the beast can integrate themselves into showing the theme of religion. The Biblical stories of Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, and reference to Christ
He is a personification of all that is good, with the attributes of a leader and is described as the King of Narnia and the King of Beasts. In a way Aslan is selfless; he puts others before himself at all times. The most stand-offish relation to the Bible in the movie is Aslan's similarity to Jesus. Just like Christ, Aslan hasn't been to Narnia in generations and his coming is fulfilling a prophecy which is similar to the Prophecy of the Messiah. His relationship with Lucy and Susan is like the relationship between Christ, Mary mother of Jesus and Mary Magdalene. An important choice that he made was to put Edmund's sin behind and forgive him. This modelled good decision-making according to the Bible as Luke 11:4 states, "And forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone indebted to