Pamela And Shamela A02

in these extracts the authors use the writer uses the first person viewpoint to convey the formality of the text.In the first one there is a almost narration feel to the first letter as Pamela narrators her events to the receiver of the letter ( her mother) this gives a different feel to the way in which its presented to the reader as it has to reflect her consideration for her mother.
in shamela there is a more different first person view point as she is relating the story to her mum as a story teller with her as first person rather then flitting in between first and third person speech.
the ways in which i as a reader responded to Pamela was quite shocking as it was such a sad relatable tale that made me baas a reader cringe. In contrast there is a much more different reaction to the shamela extract as there is a really disturbing jokiness to it.

Pamela And Shamela A01

Ao1 the impression i have developed of the characters Pamela and Shamela differ with each extract. In the first extract from Pamela her character is represented as weak and naive. "with struggling, fright,terror, i fainted quite away" this quote shows her naivety to the plot formed against her. it also displays quite a conservative form of language in the text as this is a epistolary.
however in Shamela she is represented as far more in control of the situation therefore she contrasts this naivety that Shamela has. "Mrs Jervis and i are just in bed and the door unlocked; if my master should come -oddbobs!" here there is a definite change in the style of language as here she appears to be more colloquial, and alarmingly informal in the way that the letters context is to her mother.
in the first extract there is a distinct connection between love and fear and here they are represented through Pamelas fear of Mr b "silence, said he to her i must say one word to you,Pamela; it is this: you see, now you are in my Power!"
this conveys this link between loving her to much that he has scared her into being with him and this leading to the terrible situation she finds herself in.
however in both of these extracts the we cannot take these accounts for events as gospel as they are letters to her mum so they maybe censored of over exaggerated and there for their be a misunderstanding in her feelings and reactions towards love.

Chapter 15 Summary

The Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution was a period in the late 18th and early 19th centuries where major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, and transport had a profound effect on the socieoeconomic and cultural conditions in the United Kingdom.
Nouveau riche (French for "new rich"), or new money, refers to a person who has acquired considerable wealth within his or her generation.Old Family ties, as traditional claims of status, are not found in the nouveaux riches, which challenges and ultimately redefines social traditions such as institution of debutantes and their debut to society.

19th Century Research (Ball)

Starting with the great international polka craze of 1844 anyone who was anyone was dancing. Women are in hoop skirts, and turning dances help to keep the skirts out of the way.
Five Step Waltz
Polka
Schottische
Two Step
Waltz

dance played a important role in socialising for women as it was seen as the first real contact they have with men and its a chance for them to be presented to society, other wise known of a coming of age.

19th Century Research (marriage)

marriage in the 19Th century was mainly for conveince and to secure a women's future, however today it is more emphasised as a act of love and passion , as we are seen to get married to prove our love for one and other and our commitment to them, however as we live in a multicultural society there are still arranged marriages and marriages for convience.

19th Century Research (Occupations)

Women of the mid-19th century had no such choices. Most lived in a state little better than slavery. They had to obey men, because in most cases men held all the resources and women had no independent means of subsistence. A wealthy widow or spinster was a lucky exception. A woman who remained single would attract social disapproval and pity. She could not have children or cohabit with a man: the social penalites were simply too high. Nor could she follow a profession, since they were all closed to women.

19th Century Research (Womens Education)

Women's education During The 19Th century was poor as they received less then boys, this was mainly to do with women's status in society. Girls who did attend school were allowed to study English and sewing, and cooking, these reflected the typical roles that women were expected to achieve in their lives. the main thing that prevent women's education from being furthered was the fact they were barred from university's.

19th Century Research (Social Class)

The importance of social class in the 19Th century was that it defined and categorised society and set principles and "rules" for the people in them. For example the upper classes mainly made up of the royal family,lords and Lady's and other aristocracy with large sums of wealth. The Middle class was mainly made up from bankers factory workers or people of circumstance. However although these classes may seem similar on paper the rules of asocial classes meant they weren't supposed to interact.

Pride And Prejudice (Comedy Of Manners)

Pride and prejudice is an example of a "comedy of manners", which means it satirizes the manners and affections of a specific social class. The plot of a comedy of manners usually involves a illicit romance.

Jane Austen Research (Biography)

Jane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817), was a English novelist who lived her whole life in a close knit family on the lower fringes of English gentry. She was mainly educated by her older brothers and her father.

She wrote all her novels anonymously, The first being Sense and Sensibility (1811), Then Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814) and Emma (1816). Her last Two she published in (1818) North hanger Abbey and Persuasion, she started a third however she died before its completion. Other information on Jane's Biography is "famously Scarce" we only have a account of the letters she wrote to her sister Casandra.

Chaucer Translation (Nicolas' plan)

He said, " John my dear Landlord/host, you shall swear on your pledged word, that to no person shall you disclose this secret; For it is Christs sercte i speak, And if you tell it to a man then you are doomed, For the punishment you will have, If you betray me, you will become mad."" No christ forbid it, For his holy blood!" Said this Simple/Naive Man, "I am not a tell-tale; No I am not wisful to over talk. Say what you want, i shall never tell it not to child or wife, by him that hallowed hell!""Now John, " said nice Nicolas " i will not lie; i have discovered in my astrology, as i have llooked in the birght moon, That tomorrow at 9 pm, shall fall a rain as raging as a tempest, which is greater then Noahs' flood. This world" He said "in less than an hour shall be drowned,so terrible is the deluge, that mankind will drown and all lose life."To this the carpenter answered, "Oh no, my wife! And will she drown too? Oh No, My Alison!"So full of sorrow was he that he collapsed, and said, " is there no soloution in this case ?""Why yes, For god" Said nice Nicolas, " If you follow some good advice, for you must not work according to your own ideas; for this seek Salomon as he was very wise; "act only in consulation with others and you shall not regret it"And if you wish to work good by the secret, i undertake without mast and sale, Yet shall i save her and you and me. have you not heard how Noah was save,when our lord had warned him before that all the world will be lost in water?""yes," said the carpenter, " a very long time ago"" Have you not heard" said Nicolas "also the grief of Noah with his compaions, before he could get his wife to the ship? he would rather i dare well gurantee at this time, than all his black sheep that she had a ship alone to herself. and therefore do you know what is best to be done ? this demands urgency men may not preach or make a delay immeadiatly go fast and get us in a kneading trough, or elese a pot, for each of us, but the have got to be large, in which we may float in like a barge, and have inside sufficiant food for a day never mind the rest! The water shall subside and go away about 9 am the next day. But Robin may not know of this, your servant, also the maid Gille i may not save; ask not wh, for though you aske me, i will not tell Gods secrets.let it satisfy you, but if my brain becomes mad, to have a graet grace as Noah had. Your Wife i will save certainly. Go now make haste over this matter.But when you have, for her you and me, obtained us this kneading trough there, then you shall hang then in the roof very high that no man will see our buisness. And when you have done, as i said, and have stowed in thenm neatly, and also a axe to cut the cord, when the water comes, then we may go, and break a hole in the gable, towrads the garden, over the stable, that way we may freely pass on our way, when the great rain is gone away, then you shall float as haappliy as a duck, as does the white duck after a drake.Then i will say " How, alison! How, John! be merry, for the flood will pass soon."and you will say " Hail master Nicolas! good morning, i see your well, for it is day" and then we shall be lords all our life of all the world as Noah and his wife.But of one thing i warn you be well advised on the same night that we board our ships, that none of us speak a word, no shouting, no crying, but we should be praying; For it is gods own dearsest desire.Your wife and you must hange far apart, for then there will be no sin between you, no more in thier actions for this is what the directive said. Go, Gods be your speed! Tomorrow at nine, when men be all asleep, into our boats we will creep, and sit then abiding gods graces.Go nowon your wa, i have no more time to spend talking about this. men say this " trust your affiars to a wise man and leave it to him" you are so wise, there is no need to tell you what to do. Go, save our lives and that i implore."