Yr 11 English 'Journey' [Cosi] Guide
Standard English Yr11 Task 1 a & b- Journey as a Self-Discovery (Cosi and another novel) OUTLINE.
The term "journey of self-discovery" refers to a travel, pilgrimage ,[1] or series of events whereby a person attempts to determine how they feel, personally, about spiritual issues [2] or priorities,[3][4] rather than following the opinions of family, friends, neighborhood[5] or peer pressure. The topic of self-discovery has been associated with Zen.[6] A related term is "finding oneself".
In drama, a journey of self-discovery is sometimes used to drive the plot of a play or film.[3][7] Some films use similar phrases, such as in the 2008 film Petals: Journey Into Self Discovery.[8] The 2010 film Eat Pray Love is also associated with the idea of a journey of self-discovery.
# How is this phrase explored in ‘Cosi’ & YOUR OTHER READING (‘Heidi’??)
1. Cosi Notes:
Nowra uses the play within a play, 'Cosi Fan Tutte', to convey his key values regarding the importance of love and fidelity in today's world, while questioning the necessity of war and condemning society's perceptions of madness itself. The playwright delivers these messages through a number of subtle implications and symbolic features which are evident in the story, ideas, characters, and actual dialogue which are presented in the play, and mirrored in Mozart’s opera ‘Cosi Fan Tutte’. His insights and opinions which are offered through Lewis, go largely against the views of Nick and Lucy who represent the general public, because in addition to the main themes of the play, Nowra intends to open the audience’s eyes to some of the less obvious ideas, such as the necessity of self-discovery and transformation, the significance of art and music in life, and the therapeutic nature of theatre.
The predominant theme which runs through ‘Cosi’ is one of love and fidelity, and the opera ‘Cosi Fan Tutte’ parallels these ideas by following a similar story line, particularly in the way Guglielmo and Ferrando’s acts
The term "journey of self-discovery" refers to a travel, pilgrimage ,[1] or series of events whereby a person attempts to determine how they feel, personally, about spiritual issues [2] or priorities,[3][4] rather than following the opinions of family, friends, neighborhood[5] or peer pressure. The topic of self-discovery has been associated with Zen.[6] A related term is "finding oneself".
In drama, a journey of self-discovery is sometimes used to drive the plot of a play or film.[3][7] Some films use similar phrases, such as in the 2008 film Petals: Journey Into Self Discovery.[8] The 2010 film Eat Pray Love is also associated with the idea of a journey of self-discovery.
# How is this phrase explored in ‘Cosi’ & YOUR OTHER READING (‘Heidi’??)
1. Cosi Notes:
Nowra uses the play within a play, 'Cosi Fan Tutte', to convey his key values regarding the importance of love and fidelity in today's world, while questioning the necessity of war and condemning society's perceptions of madness itself. The playwright delivers these messages through a number of subtle implications and symbolic features which are evident in the story, ideas, characters, and actual dialogue which are presented in the play, and mirrored in Mozart’s opera ‘Cosi Fan Tutte’. His insights and opinions which are offered through Lewis, go largely against the views of Nick and Lucy who represent the general public, because in addition to the main themes of the play, Nowra intends to open the audience’s eyes to some of the less obvious ideas, such as the necessity of self-discovery and transformation, the significance of art and music in life, and the therapeutic nature of theatre.
The predominant theme which runs through ‘Cosi’ is one of love and fidelity, and the opera ‘Cosi Fan Tutte’ parallels these ideas by following a similar story line, particularly in the way Guglielmo and Ferrando’s acts