MONDAY/TUESDAY in CLASS
"Robin Hood and the Three Squires"--pp. 220-223
Read; answer some questions for your own notes; discussion followed today. Main message: the story reveals social circumstances, Robin Hood's unfairness, and his daring (and law-breading) ways of helping people. BUT this ballad's surprise ending also shows a more vicious, sinister side of Robin Hood.
"Barbara Allan" --pp. 218-219
We focussed on the narrative gaps in the story, as well as the characters of the two individuals involved. "Make my bed . . . Make it soft and narrow" is a ballad code word for coffin.
We began the set-up for "Get Up and Bar the Door" in 5th (not in 1st/2nd)
ON WEDNESDAY
We'll do "Get Up and Bar the Door" as well as two other ballads from hand-outs. Focus will be on pulling together features of ballads. You'll read pp. 216-217, and use the ballads we've read to supply some additional ballad features that the book should have mentioned.
ON THURSDAY
An in-class ballad assessment; open note, asking you to read a ballad we did NOT work on in class to show what your understanding of a particular ballad and of ballad conventions. There will also be a question related to versions of "Barbara Allan."
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