FUNERAL ELEGY FOR MASTER WILLIAM PETER.pptxENGLISH 207.pptx

Funeral Elegy
Play by William Shakespeare

1. FUNERAL ELEGY FOR MASTER WILLIAM PETER By WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Cynthia B. Soriano English 207

2. Elegy – a sad poem or song ; a poem or song that expresses sorrow for someone who is dead.

3. 1612 (January) Exeter – City of Devon southwest England SETTING

4. Point of View : First person Tone : Melancholic Symbolism: candles FUNERAL ELEGY FOR MASTER WILLIAM PETER

5. Point of View : First person Tone : Melancholic Symbolism: candles FUNERAL ELEGY FOR MASTER WILLIAM PETER

6. William Peter - gentleman of modest income, educated at Oxford, married with two children - protagonist Edward Drew irresponsible young man , murderer -antagonist CHARACTERS

7. Immortality (Time ) –worthiness of one person will live on in “the hearts and memories of men” Time will commend WP honesty to Time itself -generations of loving persons to pass on from one to the others the remembrance of his goodness Death – Untimely death due to murder was unexpected, painful and unacceptable. THEME

8. “ Wheresoever ye be, death will overtake you, although ye be in lofty towers.”(The Koran) Death is the golden key of eternity.(John Milton) Death comes in any shape, hues and time. Say nothing but good of the dead. (Solon) Life is too short to be wasted. Live it to the fullest. It is not the quantity of time that counts but the quality of life we live that matters. A good name is better than that of silver and gold. Killing a person is a sin. REFLECTION

9. 1.This elegy is recommended to lovers of poetry, Shakespearean fanatics and aspiring writers. 2. This work of art is intended to be read many times for better understanding. 3.Readers of this kind of genre should unlock difficult words for better appreciation and comprehension. RECOMMENDATIONS