March 21 Agenda
- View Discovery Channel episode on Samurai
- Define:
- samurai
- bushido
- seppuku
- ninja
- nightingale floor
- Complete reading of "Taketori Monogatari"
- Answer the following questions in notes:
- What are the five tasks for the suitors?
- What is the meaning of the emperor's love tanka (on last page)?
- How is the tale feminist?
- How is the tale anti-feminist?
- How is Heian society reflected through the tale?
- What are some specific details about the tale, including:
- Kaguya's full name in translation
- Kaguya's origin
- Reason for Kaguya's time on Earth
- Gifts Kaguya gave to her parents/the emperor
- Meaning of "etymological folktale" and its applicability
Reading Due: Taketori Monogatari (complete)
HOMEWORK: STUDY FOR QUIZ!
