Miltonic Monday: 1/13/15

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• Review your Journals
• Poetic Examples 
• The Week
• John Milton

* The following assignment is due on Wednesday.

Notes: Read the first five paragraphs and copy five interesting notes on John Milton into your notes. 

• Journal 17:
• Read Milton's poem "On Shakespeare"
• 1. What will Shakespeare's lasting monument be, according to Milton.  Was he correct?
• Read this selection from his essay "Of Education" (if you would like to read the entire essay, you may do so at Dartmouth)
• 2. What are two aspects of Milton's ideal education that you like or dislike? Explain.
• 3. Name one aspect of Milton's ideal education that surprised you?  Explain.

• Read "When I Consider How My Light is Spent"
• 4.  
• a.  How might Matthew 25: 14--30 relate to this poem?
• b. How might this poem relate to the poet losing his own eye-sight.  Explain. 

• Read one more piece of your choice from Dartmouth.
• 5.  Copy down one fine line you like and tell us why you like it.

 

 
• End of Milton Assignment

• For Further Reading:

• The next thing to read if you like Milton: Read Book 1 of Paradise Lost 

•  John Milton Reading Room at Dartmouth.  

HW: Work on J17