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How does the idea of the monster / supernatural evolve throughout the time periods and works we’ve studied this year?
The Tyger
The lamb
The chimney sweeper
Coleridge Samuel Taylor
The rime of ancient mariner
Kubla Khan the rime of the ancient mariner
Frankenstein
Sonnet the world is to much with us
I wandered lonley as a cloud
For music
Stanza and meter
Odento the west wind
To a sky lark
On first looking into chapmans homer
When I have fears that I may cease to be
Ode in a Grecian urn
Pride and prejudice
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Thesis - the argument you are making about your topic
3 MAIN POINTS - you will use to support your thesis.
Thesis: The idea of the monster/supernatural evolves throughout the time periods and works we have studied this year, reflecting changing cultural beliefs and societal fears.
Main Point 1: The monster/supernatural is portrayed as feared and uncontrollable in earlier works such as "The Tyger" by William Blake and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Main Point 2: As society progresses, the portrayal of the monster/supernatural in works like "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley becomes more complex, showing a deeper exploration of human nature and ethics.
Main Point 3: In later works such as John Keats' "Ode to a Nightingale" and Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice," the monster/supernatural is used as a symbol of beauty and inspiration, reflecting a shift towards a more romanticized view of the unknown.
Overall, the changing portrayal of the monster/supernatural in literature reflects shifts in cultural beliefs and societal attitudes towards the unknown and the unexplainable.