Sonnet Sequence: a series or group of sonnets compiled as one work; Example: Sidney's Astrophil and Stella.
Stella: literally means 'star', the inspiration of Astrophil's love in Sidney's "Astrophil and Stella".
Astrophil: protagonist of Sidney's sonnet "Astrophil and Stella"; his name literally means 'starlover' as he addresses Stella, meaning 'star'; could have been a representation of Sidney writing to his lost lover. The writing style suggests it was written for an audience, not a private entry.
Pamphilia:
"Dark Lady"
Orsino: (Channing Tatum) lovesick for Lady Olivia, but finds himself becoming more fond of his new page boy, Cesario, who is actually a woman Viola (Amanda Bynes)
Olivia: likes the idea of love, but not the person, wealthy, beautiful noble; courted by Orsino and Sir Andrew Aguecheek--but insists that she is mourning the death of her brother. Viola's arrival in the masculine disguise of Cesario enables Olivia to break free of her self-indulgent melancholy.
Viola: A young woman of aristocratic birth, and the play’s protagonist. Washed up on the shore of Illyria when her ship is wrecked in a storm, she disguises herself as a young man, "Cesario," and becomes a page to Duke Orsino. She falls in love with Orsino—meanwhile Olivia, the woman Orsino is courting, falls in love with Cesario. Viola finds her disguise has trapped her: she cannot tell Orsino that she loves him, and she cannot tell Olivia why she, as Cesario, cannot love her. Her poignant plight is the central conflict in the play.
Sebastian
Sir Toby Belch
Sir Andrew Aguecheeck
Maria
Malvolio
Feste
Comedy
Conceit
Cavalier Poetry
Metaphysical Poetry: a loose group of poets who shared an interest in metaphysical concerns and a common way of investigating them; work was characterized by inventiveness, wit and a lot of ellaborate stylistic maneuvers, such as the use of conceits or metaphors; investigated the world by rational discussion of its phenomena rather than intuition. Examples: John Donne and George Herbert.
Carpe Diem: seize
Parallelism: (parallel structure or parallel construction) a balance of 2 or more similar words, phrases or clauses.
The Restoration: began in 1660 when English, Scottish, and Irish monarchies were restored under Charles II after Oliver Cromwell was executed; constitutionally, the nineteen year gap never happened; the church of england was restored as the national church
Great Fire (1666): started Sunday, Sept 2nd through Wednesday, the 5th, 1666 in London in a bakery. It consumed 13,200 houses and 87 parish churches and also St. Paul's Cathedral; helped end the plague and was thought to be started
Coffeehouses: first time people met to talk and to discuss their ideas and share opinions on govt without getting in trouble, both aristocracy and common people came together to talk and debate; coffee trade east Indies
Test Acts: series of English penal laws that served as a religious test for public office and imposed various civil disabilities on Roman Catholics and Nonconformists; none that professed the Established Church were eligible for public employment, and the severe penalties; make sure you were protestants. Herbert and Donne both had to go through a form of the Test Acts to become ordained. Both became protestants because of this rule.
Polite Society: manners and etiquette of upper class; depicted in Evelina.
Royal Society: chartered by Charles II 1660, a royal scientific society; The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge; learned society for science; scientists, philosophers, and intellectuals profess gathered in England; led to coffeehouses; discussed science and philosophy but not religion or politics. Shared observations
Pastoral: a deliberately conventional poem expressing an urban poet's nostalgic image of the supposed peace and simplicity of the life of shepherds and other rural folk in an idealized natural setting; Example: Milton's Lycidas
Mock-epic: form of satire that mocks the elevated heroic style of a classical poem to a trivial subject; such as invoking the muse at the beginning, the way he treats it is like its huge and epic when really he is mocking society. Example: Rape of Lock
Country-houses and gardens: developed by the British leisured class; was a part of the upper class society for relaxation and parties. Alexander Pope was a proponent of country houses and gardens; also setting in Rape of the Lock and Evelina.
Epistolary Novel: novel written as series of documents such as a letter; Evelina is written in epistolary form.
Willoughby: he's wealthy but a bad example of polite society. Tries to trick her with Orville's letter;
Mrs. Selwyn: friend of Villars family; escorts to Bristol; none of the men like her because she defends Evelina from insolent beaus; opposite of Evelina--strong and opinionated; witty and mean but a good heart; makes sure Evelina finds her dad.
Selima the Cat: tabby cat that drowns after trying catch a fish; written about in "Death of a Beloved Cat" by Thomas Grey; could be classified as a mock epic.
