The Late Middle AgesThe Late Middle Ages were a time of death and production. The Late Middle ages was a period that some believed to be of death and depopulation. Yes the black plague and the Great Famine is the first thing we think of when we hear the Late Middle Ages but actually many things were invented during this period. Languages were translated during this period. Toward the end of the Late middle ages the Age of Discovery began, the name speaks for itself. There was a big rise in arts and sciences as well as philosophy and technology. Theater was a big thing in the late middle ages also. The number zero was invented during this age. The Late Middle ages weren't just about the plague, the famine and other depressing things like most people believe it to be, it was also about the future and the coming of inventions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Middle_Ages
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Were The Dark Ages Really That Dark?
In the video “The Dark Ages, How dark were they?” John Green shows how the Dark ages weren't really so dark after all. The Dark Ages weren't as dark as some might believe it to be especially in the Middle East. In the Middle East there where many developments in mathematics, agriculture, architecture, medicine and philosophy. The Muslims in the Middle East developed algebra, trigonometry, and the number zero. In the agriculture and medicine category Muslims made huge advances in medicine, and agriculture in Spain Muslims brought clean water into the city and improved harvests on new crops. Architecture was also a big accomplishment in the Middle East, the Muslims turned into great engineers and were able to build mosques in one year. There was also huge strides being made in philosophy as Muslim scholars were translating manuscripts of the Greek philosophers. So as you can see the Dark Ages weren’t really as dark as one might think.
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Info. Source: "The Dark Ages: How Dark Were They Really?" Crash Course Videos. 2012. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV7CanyzhZg
Depth Psychology: The Basis for Archetypal Analysis.
During this unit we will be studying Depth psychology and the various terms that are associated with it. Also we will be going into depth with Archetypal analysis in the Late Middle Ages and in Modern day really. We will be doing quest maps on movies and books throughout this chapter as well. We are using information from Sigmund Freud and also Joseph Campbell along with his book "Hero With A Thousand Faces".
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Archetype Quest Map on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
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Archetypes of the Quest in The Lion King.
Mufasa, the King of the Pride Lands, and his wife Queen Sarabi, have just given birth to their child Simba in the community. In a ceremony at the lion's residence Pride Rock, Simba is presented to the animals of the Pride Lands by Rafiki, the wise spiritual hermit , from atop the Rock. Time passes and Simba has grown into an extremely playful and active cub. One day, Scar lures him to the Elephant Graveyard, the forbidden land that Mufasa had warned Simba not to go to. From that point it is revealed that Scar, the devil figure, has been plotting with the hyenas, the minions, to kill Simba. Scar decides to get rid of both Mufasa and his son once and for all.
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Together with his hyenas, he engineers a stampede in which Mufasa rescues Simba from, but he himself is lost in the stampede. In the midst of the stampede, Mufasa makes one last great leap to cling to a rock face. Mufasa pleads to Scar for help, who gazes down on his brother and then suddenly latches his sharp claws into Mufasa's paws. Scar throws Mufasa from the ledge after saying the mocking words, 'Long live the king.' Mufasa is crushed. Scar, the trickster, tricks Simba into thinking he is responsible for his father's death by causing the stampede and advises him to 'run away and never return.' As a sobbing, devastated Simba runs off, Scar orders his hyenas to kill Simba. Exhausted, Simba collapses in the desert and almost dies. However, the cub is saved and befriended by Timon and Pumbaa, who teach Simba their philosophy of 'hakuna matata' (no worries). After growing up with his loyal companions and the outcasts, the adult Simba encounters his childhood friend, Nala, who has also reached adulthood, and has fled Scar's rule to seek help. She, the herald, urges Simba to return to the Pride Lands and take his rightful place as King, but Simba refuses the call, happy with his new 'no worries' lifestyle -- and still traumatized by the false belief that he caused his father's death. Although the pair have fallen in love, they part: Nala angry with what she sees as Simba's irresponsibility, and Simba angry with Nala for scorning him while still in fear of revealing his true reasons.
Help for Simba comes in the form of Rafiki, who claims that Mufasa is still alive. The shaman leads Simba to a pond that reveals that Mufasa's spirit still lives on inside Simba. Mufasa, the mentor and Supernatural aid, demands Simba to look inside himself and understand that he is the rightful King. After crossing the threshold, coming to terms with his responsibilities, Simba finds that his once joyful and prosperous kingdom has crumbled into a barren wasteland under King Scar's rule, the ruling parasite. Simba confronts his uncle, thus starting the battle between Good vs. Evil. Scar remains confident and with his hyenas he forces Simba to confess to his responsibility for the death of Mufasa. Then Scar and his black evil looking mane backs Simba to the edge of the cliff as lightning strikes a dead tree and sets the Pride Lands ablaze. Simba slips and hangs onto the edge of Pride Rock, similar to Mufasa's situation before his death. Scar latches into Simba's paws with his claws. He then whispers the awful truth to Simba: that it was he, Scar, who killed Mufasa. Simba, enraged at the truth of the murder and how he was played a fool in it, leaps upon Scar and forces him to publicly confess to his crime.
There in the battle Simba is thrown to the edge of the cliff. Scar jumps through the flames to finish Simba off, but it is Simba who throws his uncle over the cliff edge. Scar survives the fall, but encounters the hyenas, who are enraged that he called them 'the enemy'. Shortly thereafter, rain begins to fall, extinguishing the fire and cleansing the earth and everything is green again. Simba is reborn as he the hero takes the ultimate boon the throne and the community is saved.
Help for Simba comes in the form of Rafiki, who claims that Mufasa is still alive. The shaman leads Simba to a pond that reveals that Mufasa's spirit still lives on inside Simba. Mufasa, the mentor and Supernatural aid, demands Simba to look inside himself and understand that he is the rightful King. After crossing the threshold, coming to terms with his responsibilities, Simba finds that his once joyful and prosperous kingdom has crumbled into a barren wasteland under King Scar's rule, the ruling parasite. Simba confronts his uncle, thus starting the battle between Good vs. Evil. Scar remains confident and with his hyenas he forces Simba to confess to his responsibility for the death of Mufasa. Then Scar and his black evil looking mane backs Simba to the edge of the cliff as lightning strikes a dead tree and sets the Pride Lands ablaze. Simba slips and hangs onto the edge of Pride Rock, similar to Mufasa's situation before his death. Scar latches into Simba's paws with his claws. He then whispers the awful truth to Simba: that it was he, Scar, who killed Mufasa. Simba, enraged at the truth of the murder and how he was played a fool in it, leaps upon Scar and forces him to publicly confess to his crime.
There in the battle Simba is thrown to the edge of the cliff. Scar jumps through the flames to finish Simba off, but it is Simba who throws his uncle over the cliff edge. Scar survives the fall, but encounters the hyenas, who are enraged that he called them 'the enemy'. Shortly thereafter, rain begins to fall, extinguishing the fire and cleansing the earth and everything is green again. Simba is reborn as he the hero takes the ultimate boon the throne and the community is saved.
Other Great Examples of Archetype Maps Are:
Marisol showed an excellent example of what an Evil Figure that is Ultimatly Good (EFUG) is- marisolsunflower.weebly.com
Natalie shows a great example of how the Hero can also be the Outcast- nataliesspace15.weebly.com
Marisol showed an excellent example of what an Evil Figure that is Ultimatly Good (EFUG) is- marisolsunflower.weebly.com
Natalie shows a great example of how the Hero can also be the Outcast- nataliesspace15.weebly.com