F663 DRAMA AND POETRY PRE 1800
THE RIVALS & SONGS - LINKS
Below is a selection of some comparative points between The Rivals and Songs on Innocence and Experience. It is by no means an exhaustive list and perhaps is one that we casn add to over the weeks.
One key activity to be doing at this stage in the course is to go over the texts and identify key quotations that support the ideas presented here. Another task is to consider further comparative points that we can add to this list.
LINK
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THE RIVALS
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EPISODE / QUOTATION
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COMMENT
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SONGS OF I & E
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EPISODE / QUOTATION
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COMMENT
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POWER
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Materialistic
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Spiritual
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Domestic
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Political
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Love – selfish
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Love – self sacrifice
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CLASS
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Inflexible
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Physical inflexible
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Spiritual reversal
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SETTING
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Urban interiors
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Urban interiors
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Exteriors
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Exteriors
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Rural
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LINK
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THE RIVALS
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EPISODE / QUOTATION
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COMMENT
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SONGS OF I & E
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EPISODE / QUOTATION
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COMMENT
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POVERTY WEALTH
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Material
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Material
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Spiritual
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Spiritual
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OLD YOUNG
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MORALITY
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Individual
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Individual
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Collective
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Collective
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LOVE
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