Write for 10 or so minutes on
the representation of ancient cultures (Judaic versus Greek) in the reading.
Connect your observations to the ongoing theme of old versus new; tradition
versus modernity.
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Quote of Gibbon, who wrote on the fall
of the Roman Empire, 67
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Quotation of Scripture to express Jude's
sentiments--on wisdom 71
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Jude works on ecclesiastic architecture;
Sue is an engraver of Christian holy words, 72
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Contrast between rusticity and finish,
73
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Foreshadowing of tragic horror, the
kind we might find in a Greek Tragedy (Oedipus, for example) 74
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Sue's quarters are decorated with Christian
iconography 78
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Jude studies Greek in the New Testament
79
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Sue prefers the Greeks and Romans to
the Judaeo Christian civilizations--87
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Sue critiques the model of Jerusalem
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Jude quotes the Apostles Creed in Latin
to a crowd of beer drinkers--feeling of being blasphemous--No outlet for
Jude's knowledge
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Jude sees Sue as his saving grace,
angelic, saintly
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University is made of stonework--requires
the care of a mason. The style is medieval; gothic
Presentation: Ivan
Part II
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Jude finishes his apprenticeship; Sue
is introduced and she begins her own apprenticeship as a pupil-teacher
for Phillotson.
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Jude recalls the history of Christminster's
University (a symbol for the real Oxford). 64-65
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Jude ponders the various figures who
attended the school; the narrator of the novel quotes these writers (66-67).
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Jude suffers from the pangs of modernity
on 69--feeling of unrest which won't allow him to take pleasure in his
trade as a mason.
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Like Jude, Sue is also a person of
letters and intellect; she works as an Engraver for a Christian gift shop.
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Three reasons exist why Jude should
not pursue Sue:
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They're cousins; the Fawley's are not
meant to marry; Jude is already married to Arabella.
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Important terms: Exogamous (marrying
outward) and Endagomous (marrying inward)
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Jude is a voyeur
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Sue and Phillotson have a spring and
winter union
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Sue is a highly sensitive character
and a curious person who is drawn to the Pagan--she purchases statues of
Venus and Apollo. 84
Venus: Goddess of vegetation
(In Greek she is known as Aphrodite) protector of feminine chastity.
Apollo: In Greek religion
and mythology is a god concerned especially with prophecy, medicine, music
and poetry, archery, and various bucolic arts, particularly the care of
flocks and herds. He was also frequently associated with the higher developments
of civilization, such as law, philosophy, and the arts. As patron of music
and poetry he was often connected with the Muses.