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Victorian era (1837-1901)

Jade Saalmink, Donna van Es, Kaoutar Mousslih

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What do you already know about the Victorian era?

Historical background

1832-1901

Queen Victoria

Abolishment Slavery -1834

The London to Birmingham Railway -1838

Penny postal system got implemented -1840 

Queen Victoria marries prince Albert -1840 

the Public Health Act passed -1848

Crimean war -1854

first war of independence in India -1857

Prince Albert dies –1861

London Underground opened –1863

the Suez Canal opens –1869

invention, the telephone- 1876 

the Elementary Education Act passed –1880

Queen Victoria dies -1901

How many children did queen Victoria have with her Husband Albert?

1. 6
2. 7
3. 8
4. 9

What was Victoria's reaction to het husband dying?

1. She didn't care
2. She whore black for a year
3. No public appearance for 10 years
4. A big funeral with a lot of people

Who invented the telephone

1. William teller
2. Alexander Graham
3. Edward Wettin
4. Steve Jobs

Charles Dickens

-  February 7, 1812

- His dad was a clerk at a naval pay office

- “penny-a-line stuff”

- At 16 he became a freelance reporter

- At 20 he got a job as a reporter for the Mirror of Parliament

- Sketches by Boz (1836)

- The Pickwick Papers 

- In January 1846 he became founding editor of the Daily News

Robert Browning

- May 7, 1812

- The Ring and the Book (1868-1869)

- The Pied Piper of Hamelin

- Bells and Pomegranites (1842)

- The fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen and J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan

Alfred Tennyson

- August 6, 1809

- Poems by Two Brothers (1827)

- Poems, Chiefly Lyrical  in June 1830

- The two volumes of Poems (1842) were the best-loved books Tennyson ever wrote

Which man did I not mention?

1. Robert Browning
2. Matthew Arnold
3. Alfred Tennyson
4. Charles Dickens

When was Charles Dickens born?

1. January 12, 1810
2. February 7, 1812
3. August 3, 1812
4. September 29, 1811

With who did Tennyson wrote poetry?

1. His 2 brothers; Frederick and Charles.
2. His dad
3. His best friend
4. His uncle

Analysis

- One of the most preeminent poets

- 1830 First collection

- The lady of shalott

- In 1833 he published his second collection 

What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

1. aaaabcccb
2. aabbccaab
3. abbccaabc
4. aabccbabc

- Another paragraph of his collection

- The same rhyme scheme 

She lives with little joy or fear.

Over the water, running near,

The sheepbell tinkles in her ear.

Before her hangs a mirror clear,

       Reflecting tower'd Camelot.

And as the mazy web she whirls,

She sees the surly village churls,

And the red cloaks of market girls

       Pass onward from Shalott.

What do you think this poem is about?

- A young woman called lady of shallot

- A curse 

- Heavily criticized

She lives with little joy or fear.

Over the water, running near,

The sheepbell tinkles in her ear.

Before her hangs a mirror clear,

       Reflecting tower'd Camelot.

And as the mazy web she whirls,

She sees the surly village churls,

And the red cloaks of market girls

       Pass onward from Shalott.

Do you think he continued to publish other poems?

1. yes
2. no

Sources

- Poetry Foundation. (z.d.-a). Charles Dickens | Poetry Foundation. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/charles-dickens

- Poetry Foundation. (z.d.-b). Robert Browning | Poetry Foundation. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/robert-browning

- Poetry Foundation. (z.d.-a). Alfred, Lord Tennyson | Poetry Foundation. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/alfred-tennyson

- Victorian Britain: a brief history. (z.d.). The Historical Association. https://www.history.org.uk/primary/resource/3871/victorian-britain-a-brief history#:~:text=The%20Victorian%20era&text=During%20this%20period%20England%20changed,adjust%20to%20the%20new%20conditions.

- What happened during the Victorian era? (z.d.). Royal Museums Greenwich. https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/what-happened-during-victorian-era

- The Victorian era. (z.d.). TheSchoolRun. https://www.theschoolrun.com/homework-help/victorian-era#:~:text=The%20Victorian%20era%20is%20named,in%20a%20horse%2Ddrawn%20coach.

Sources

- Infoplease. (2017). The victorian age. InfoPlease. https://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/arts/english-lit/20th-century-plus/english-literature/the-victorian-age

- Poetry Foundation. (1891). The Lady of Shalott (1832) by Alfred, Lord. . . | Poetry Foundation. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45359/the-lady-of-shalott-1832Wikipedia-bijdragers. (2022). Alfred Tennyson. Wikipedia. https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Tennyson