Slide 1 1 Historical background 2 The significance of Chartism 3 Literature 4 Charles Dickens and “ David Copperfield” 5 William Makepeace Thackeray and “Vanity Fair” The reign of Queen Victoria the[.]
Historical background The significance of Chartism Literature Charles Dickens and “ David Copperfield” William Makepeace Thackeray and “Vanity Fair” 1.Historical background The reign of Queen Victoria: the most glorious in the history(18371901) In the second half of the 19th century: changing in method and spirit, manifestation of strongly individual temperaments →Flowing in the channels of Romanticism Chartism • • In 6/1836, the London Workingmen’s Association was founded In 2/1837, a petition to Parliament drawn up with demands: Equal electoral districts Abolition of the property qualifications for M.Ps Universal manhood suffrage Annual Parliaments Vote by ballot Payment of M.Ps Hundreds of industrial workers accepted it Engels declared: • “6 points were sufficient to over throw the whole English Constitution, Queen and Lords” • “Chartism is of an essentially social nature, a class movement” →The movement spread beyond London→ rejected→450 arrests → declined Causes: • The weakness of its leadership and tactics • Newness and immaturity of the working class C H A R T I S M 2.The historical significance of Chartism 2.1 It is a severe lesson for the ruling classes Why? The threat of the foundation of the capitalism → The ruling classes: yielded certain concessions gave up some of the cruelest exploitation methods recognized the Trade Union introduced a number of democratic reforms 2.2 The British proletarians contributed to the cause of weakening the reaction all over the world -Reason: ❖England was one of the wealthiest and powerful countries ❖ Supporting for the world’s reactionary forces -The way to action: Acting against the policy of the English Establishment Why was the Chartism fail? because of the weaknesses of its ………………………………………………………… leadership and tactics answer Back Why did David Copperfield’s aunt go away on the night of his birthday? Because the baby was a boy and a ………………………………………………………… boy could never bear her name answer Back At the end of the story “Vanity”, where does Becky live? ………………………………………………………… The Continent answer Back Why did William die? Because of a cerebral effusion( a burst ………………………………………………………………… blood vessel) answer Back Why does Becky refuse the proposal of Sir Pitt? B/c She was already secretly married to ………………………………………………………………………… his son answer Back What were two habits that were to stay with William all his life? Sketching and reading ………………………………………………………… answer Back Back Which severe lesson did the ruling classes could learn from Chartism? The workers’ mass movement could threaten the foundations of capitalism Back Why did the British proletarians help weaken the reaction in the whole world? Preventing England from supporting for the world’s reactionary forces Back Which genre was dominant at that time? Prose embodied by mean of social novels What is the main subject of the Critical Realism? ❖ denounced the evils of the day and pictured the lives of the people of the low and high society ❖ showed profound sympathy for the common people Back Back Name two famous writers in this age ❖ Charles Dickens ❖ William Makepeace Thackeray Back Why was the Critical Realism born? ✓ Political strife ✓ Romanticism couldn’t satisfy the actual life Q1 List demands in People’s charter? Equal electoral districts Abolition of the property qualifications for M.Ps Universal manhood suffrage Annual Parliaments Vote by ballot Payment of M.Ps Questions: Q2 Which languages did he use in his works?Enghlish Q3 How many periods of Dickens’s works are divided? What were they? periods 1) 1833-1841 2)1842-1848 3) 1850-1859 4) 1860- 1865 In childhood, why was Charles Dickens’s father arrested? Charles Dickens’s father was arrested for debt Q4 How was the life of David Copperfield in Salem House? It was more miserable then ever under a brutal headmaster named Creakle Q5 How many children did William have? ... Dickens showed the great contrast between the “haves” and the “have-nots” - In the middle of the 19th century, Dickens had to look at life through the eyes of common people and stood beside them - In... too remove ➔ Critical realism was born ? ?The subject ❖ denounced the evils of the day and pictured the lives of the people of both the low and high society ? ?The representatives ➔ Charles Dickens... work- criticising the vices of upper classes & their followers The most famous work Comparison Similarities Great English Realists Showing true and vivid picture of the 19th century Comparison