Closing out C&P..

..alright, my final capitulation: it will be a multiple choice test on Friday. Multiple choice, but a combination of thematic and plot-based questions. Review the areas of the novel we focused on in class along with notes on class discussion.

Best,

RMH

Crime and Punishment. It's a crime....

....there won't be more punishment, haha.

Looks like we're going to stick to the idea of a timed write for Crime and Punishment. I wish we could get another formal in (I know you do to), but there simply isn't time. So Friday will be timed write day with the last 50 minutes and then we'll move into Macbeth, straight away, giving us plenty of time to make some bitchin' parodies. Speaking of which, review the following document.

Macbeth Parody Instructions

We'll discuss it on Wednesday.

Congratulations,

RMH

Blog Post due 5/16

Good morning, homies. I'm thinking I want to keep the Porfiry discussion for class on Monday. So the blog post will focus on one of our other 'doubles', Luzhin. Review the pages in part II where Luzhin and Raskolnikov meet for the first time. How does the section comment on class and what is Dostoevsky looking to accomplish thematically with the scene?

Oh, and here's a little inspiration for discussion on Monday:

http://youtu.be/b9PC1bNFtvs

Übermensch (Overman/Superman) theory and C&P

Read and takes notes on the following:

http://tinyurl.com/42xdmtk

&

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Cbermensch

In reading these two breakdowns of Nietzsche's theory, consider (and take notes on) specific areas of the novel that correspond to its various underpinnings.

Raskolnikov's "pairings" with other characters (Marmeladov, Porfiry, Razumikhan, Svidrigailov) depend on his vacillation between the Apollonian and Dionysian philosophies on which the Übermensch theory depends.

GOOD LUCK ON YOUR EXAMS!

Best,
RMH