MEETING THE OTHER: Forbidden Love in Literature

Terminale L – LELE : Anglais
Année scolaire 2013-2014
Lycée de la Côtière - 01120 LA BOISSE
Académie de Lyon
MEETING THE OTHER: Forbidden Love in Literature
Central question: How was the topic of forbidden love tackled in literature?
Le candidat cochera dans la liste des textes suivants étudiés en classe, deux textes de son choix.
LOVE AND FAMILY FEUD
 “The balcony scene”, an extract from Romeo and Juliet (Act 2, Sc. 2) – W. Shakespeare (1597)
+ TWO FILM ADAPTATIONS
Directed by Franco Zeffirelli (UK/Italy -1968)
Directed by Baz Luhrmann (USA- 1996)
+ ON STAGE FOOTAGE – N.Y – Royal Shakespeare Company (2010)
LOVE, NORMS AND CONVENTIONS
 The Scarlet Letter , an extract from Chapter 2 – Nathaniel Hawthorne (1850)
 Brokeback Mountain, an extract from the short story – Annie Proulx (1997)
+ FILM ADAPTATION - “Brokeback mountain” directed by Ang Lee (1997) – 2 extracts (Ennis visits Jack’s
parents + final scene)
PERSONAL DOCUMENT : …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Cachet de l’établissement
F. DUPERRAY, professeur d’anglais