THE SORROWS OF

HAN, ACTS THREE

AND FOUR
Translated into English by John Francis Davis
OBJECTIVES
◦TO DISCUSS WHAT A TRAGEDY IS AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO
LITERATURE
◦TO EVALUATE THE WRITER’S CHARACTERIZATION IN A DRAMA
◦TO PRESENT A SOLIQUY THAT ADDRESSESE A FICTIONAL
CHARACTER
◦TO WRITE AN ESSAY ABOUT A INSIGHT GAINED FROM THE
LITERARY SELECTION
◦TO ANALYZE AND EVALUATE A CHARACTER’S DECISIO
 Activity 1: Vocabulary Game
◦OPEN A SEARCH ENGINE (GOOGLE CHROME, MOZILLA, INTERNET
EXPLORER)
◦SEARCH FOR A VOCABULARY BEING DESCRIBED IN EACH STATEMENT.
◦SCRAMBLED LETTERS ARE PROVIDED AS HINT.
◦SEND YOUR ANSWER VIA EDMODO MESSENGER. THE FIRST 10
STUDENTS WHO CAN SEND THE ANSWER WILL BE POSTED IN OUR
EDMODO GROUP.
 READY?
HINT STATEMENT
EDOSETAL Without vegetation or water source, the desert is a _______
place.
MAELCNHLOY The desert is vast, and its largeness can make a human
feeling _______.
DEMCIATEA Loneliness can suck the life out of a human being, and put
the spirit intro an _____ state.
SENTERMTEN An unhealthy spirit is one that is full of _____ and bitterness.
SUPOSEDE The health of the spirit can be compromised if doubts are
_____.
PREFDIOIUS In a _____ environment like the desert, it is very easy for faith
to be tested.
LEODLUF If someone allows doubts to cloud the mind, one may become
_____ for rest of his life.

BALLONIT In the desert, the spirit’s _____ is faith, as water is to the flesh.
KNOWLEDGE IS
POWER!
History presents many
tragedies that occurred
in many nations at
different times.
TRAGEDY
Tragedy is an imitation of an action that is
serious, complete, and of a certain
magnitude; in language embellished with
each kind of artistic ornament, the several
kinds being found in separate parts of the
play; in the form of the action, not of
narration; through pity and fear effecting
the proper purgation of these emotions.
-Aristotle born 384 BCE, Stagira, Chalcidice, Greece—
died 322, Chalcis, Euboea), ancient Greek philosopher and
scientist, one of the greatest intellectual figures of
Western history.
Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), a great literary critic, highly individualistic writer and a major modern essayist, shows
the difference between tragic literature, containing partial truth and the non-tragic literature, containing whole
truth, in his master-piece essay “Tragedy and the Whole Truth”.
“Tragedy is more important than love. Out of
human events, it is tragedy alone that brings
people out of their own petty desires and into
awareness of other humans’ suffering.
Tragedy occurs in human lives so that we will
learn to reach out and comfort others.”
Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was a British writer and lay theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at both Oxford University (
Magdalen College, 1925–1954) and Cambridge University (Magdalene College, 1954–1963). He is best known for his works of fiction, especially The Screwtape Letters, 
The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Space Trilogy, and for his non-fiction Christian apologetics, such as Mere Christianity, Miracles, and The Problem of Pain.
“What makes a tragedy so
tragic is not that the noble
individual falls into ruin, but
that his fall causes so much
suffering in others.”
- Charmezel Dudt
Activity 2: Answer the following questions. Make your
own conclusion about the importance of creating or
reading tragedies in literature.
1. How do writers compare tragedy and comedy?
2. What is catharsis? How does it relate to tragedy in literature?
3. What makes a work of literature a tragic one? What role must the hero or other
main characters play?
4. Explain the concepts of peripetea and anagnorisis.
5. Briefly explain your idea about tragedy and its importance in literature.

Type your answer in a Microsoft Word, send the file through our Edmodo group.
Due Date: April 3, 2020.
Activity 3:
VLOG
1. Create a VLOG.
2. In your VLOG, share the
bravest deed you have ever
done. What forced you to
be brave at that moment?
What effects were yielded
because of your bravery?
3. Submit your video in
EDMODO messenger.
4. This is the best time to use
your time well. This is due
on April 3, 2020.
 The Sorrow of Hand, Acts III and IV
DRAMATIS PERSONAE (the
characters of a play, novel, or
narrative.)
YUENTE Emperor of China of the Dynasty Han
HANCHENYU K’han of Tartars
MAOUYENSHOW A worthless Minister of the Emperor
SHANGSHOO (a title) President of the Imperial Council
CHANGSHEE (a title) Officer in waiting
FANSHE (a title) Envoy of the K’han
CHAOUKEUN Lady, raised to be Princess of Han.
Tartar Soldiers, Female
Attendants
Activity 4: Reading Comprehension
1.Download the Microsoft Word File in our Edmodo Group.
2.Use the template where you can type your answers.
3.After you filled the boxes, send it to me via Edmodo
Messenger.
 Analysis
The Sorrows of Han is
considered as one of the most
important tragedies written in
Chinese Literature. It
introduces us to two tragic
characters: Lady Chauokeun
and Minister Maouyenshow.
These characters had a huge
turnaround or reversal of
fortune as dictated by fate or
flaws in their characters.
Activity 5: Analysis Lady
Chaouken

Chart Character
’s Fate or • ______________________
Flow
Complete the chart being
uploaded in our Edmodo How it led
to • ____
tragedy?
account. Analyze the fate or
tragic flaws of Lady Chaoukeun Minister
Maouyensho
w
and Minister Maouyenshow. In
your opinion who suffered the Character’s
Fate or Flow
• ______________________

greater downfall?
How it led to • ____
tragedy?
 REMINDER:

SCHEDULE OF QUIZ WILL BE ANNOUNCED NEXT WEEK.

March 30, 2020

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