What is supersition?. Answer the following questions with a “Y” for yes o a “N” for no. Be prepared to explain your response.

Superstitions

What is supersition?

Superstition Quiz

Answer the following questions with a “Y” for yes o a “N” for no.

Be prepared to explain your response

WOULD YOU…

Refuse to live or stay on the 13th floor?

WOULD YOU…

Turn around to avoid passing a black cat?

WOULD YOU…

Cross the street to avoid walking under a ladder?

WOULD YOU…

Throw salt over your left shoulder if you spilled some on the table?

WOULD YOU…

Say “God Bless You” if someone sneezes?

WOULD YOU…

Knock on wood to avoid spoiling your good fortune?

WOULD YOU…

Carry a rabbit’s foot for good luck?

If you… Answered “yes” to 6-8 questions:

You are a VERY superstitious person! Make sure all your friends know about your beliefs so they don’t get you in trouble!

Answered “yes” to 3-5 questions: While you might observe many

superstitious beliefs, you do not let them govern your life

Answered “yes to 0-2 questions You prefer to live firmly in the world

of reality without letting any otherworldly beliefs keep you from living your life.

Superstitions

Main Entry: su·per·sti·tion Date: 13th centuryPronunciation: \ˌsü-pər-ˈsti-shən\Function: noun Etymology: Middle English supersticion, from Anglo-

French, from Latin superstition-, superstitio, from superstit-, superstes standing over (as witness or survivor), from super-+ stare to stand — more at STAND

1 a : a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation b : an irrational abject attitude of mind toward the supernatural, nature, or God resulting from superstition

2 : a notion maintained despite evidence to the contrary

*A BELIEF OR NOTION NOT BASED ON REASON*

Superstitions run deep!

What are some other superstitions you know of or observe?

**EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY** Research at least 3 other

superstitions from 3 other cultures. Write the superstition, country of origin and your opinion of the superstition and turn it in tomorrow for a 10 point EC coupon.

How is the use of superstitions “romantic”?

RomanticismAffected

Visual Arts Literature

Effects Increase in nationalism

(expansion!!! 2nd British Empire etc)

Increase in individualism (French Revolutions, rise in freedom, rise of the common man)

Romantic Literature

The publication of Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge in 1798 is considered the beginning of literary Romanticism.

“[Romanticism] must have come on like punk rock to a public groaning under the weight of over-cooked Augustinisms.”

Augustinisms = classical, religious commentary from Augustine.

How can Romanticism be seen as a rebellion against The System,

The Man, The Accepted?

“They said, we'd be artistically free When we signed that bit of paper.”

-The Clash

Romantic Literature

“Men of England, wherefore ploughFor the lords who lay ye low?Wherefore weave with toil and careThe rich robes your tyrants wear?Wherefore, Bees of England, forge Many a weapon, chain, and scourge, Sow seed,-- but let no tyrant reap; Find wealth,--let no imposter heap”

- Shelley

What do Romantic Artists think about the Common Man and Individuality?

Romantic Literature

Relationship with Nature“Are not the mountains, waves, and skies, a part Of me and my soul, as I of them?” - Byron

“[A mountain is] the type of amajestic intellect, . . . There I beheld theemblem of a giant mind that feeds uponinfinity.” - Wordsworth

What is the relationship between Romantic Artists and nature?

Romanticism

The Visual Arts & Literature

Visual Arts: Summary Earlier art

(neoclassical art) was rigid, severe, and unemotional.

Follows strict classical rules from ancient Greece and Rome… proportions, symmetry… simplicity

Romantic art was emotional, deeply-felt, individualistic, and exotic. It has been described as a reaction to earlier styles (neoclassical art).

Conveyed personal feeling of artist.

Glorified the common man.

Depicted the exotic (subjects).

Landscapes/Nature became important.

Visual Arts: Examples

Neoclassical ArtDeath of Marat

Romantic ArtHow are these two pieces of art different?

What words best describe these paintings?

Romantic Art

How does Nature appear in this painting?

Turner’s The Slave Ship

Bottom Right Detail

Nautical Superstitions Main Entry: nau·ti·cal  Pronunciation: \ˈnȯ-ti-kəl, ˈnä-\ Function: adjective Etymology: Latin nauticus, from

Greek nautikos, from nautēs sailor, from naus ship — more at nave

Date: 1552 : of, relating to, or associated

with seamen, navigation, or ships — nau·ti·cal·ly  \-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Superstitions about the sea!

Nautical Superstitions

Unlucky to… Start a cruise on a Friday—why? Start a cruise on the first Monday in Aril

—why? Meet a redhead on the way to the ship—

why? Step onto a boat with your left foot first Look back once your ship has left port Bring flowers on board a ship Cut your nails or hair while at sea Hand a flag through the rungs of a

ladder Have a woman on board Kill an albatross or a gull

Nautical Superstitions

Lucky to… See a swallow while at sea See a dolphin while at sea Pour wine on deck Have a naked woman on board (calm the sea)—naked figure heads are common for this reason

Nautical Superstitions

Throwing stones into the sea will cause great waves and storms

Throwing a stone over a vessel pulling out will ensure she never returns

Church bells heard at sea=someone dead

Many sailors think it is bad luck to learn to swim

Nautical Superstitions

Flying Dutchman—ghost ship that can never go home; sighting it=doom

Davy Jones’ Locker—idiom for the bottom of the sea; euphemism for death at sea; Davey Jones=Devil of the sea

While Watching the Following Clip you need to…

1. Identify 3 superstitions2. Explain the context from the movie

for the 3 superstitions3. Explain how it affects the

character’s mood4. Explain how it affects your

perception of the character.

After the clip Choose one of the superstitions you

identified. Speculate in 1-2 sentences about how

this may have originated. Explain to the character from the story

about how the superstition is not based on reason. Use LOGICAL arguments to convince them of the romantic nature of their superstition. Finally, either COMMEND them for their belief or CONVINCE them they shouldn’t believe in it based on your personal feelings about superstitions. (4-5 sentences)

Are all beliefs LOGICAL or REASONABLE?

Should they be?

How do our superstitions and beliefs guide our actions and emotions?