The artifact that I will be identifying via Pentadic Criticism is the hit show "Glee". First of all, I think it is important to pick an artifact that one likes, that way one can enjoy working on the process. I am a big fan of "Glee", so therefore, I will have fun reviewing this artiact.
The five elements of pentadic criticism are the agent, act, agency, purpose, and scene. For the show, these elements are as follows:
The Agent of the show "Glee" is the faculty and students of McKinley High. They are the agents becuase they are the main characters of the show.
The Act of the show "Glee" is to become popular and to maintain popularity for those who have it already. The strive for popularity is the major action taking place in the show.
The Purpose of "Glee" is to smooth out their high school years, and try not to make their teenage years so tough. This is what the cast of "Glee" is trying to to accomplish by performing the Act.
The Agency of the show "Glee" is manipulation and innocence. The reason that as the rhetor, that I chose those completely different attributes is becuase the agents of the show are different.
The Scene of the show "Glee" is McKinley High School, in a suburban neighborhood, in modern times. The scene is self-explanatory.
As for the ratios, that can be a bit more complicated. It's a bit more time consuming. Comparing the five elements to see which one is the more dominant one is done as follows:
Scene-Act: Unclear
Scene-Agent: Unclear
Scene-Agency: Unclear
Scene-Purpose: Unclear
Act-Scene: No
Act-Agency: Yes
Act-Purpose: Yes
Act-Agent:No
Agency-Act: Yes
Agency-Scene: No
Agency-Purpose: Yes
Agency-Agent: Yes
Agent-Agency: Yes
Agent-Act: Yes
Agent-Purpose: Yes
Agent-Scene: Yes
Purpose-Act: Yes
Purpose-Agency: Yes
Purpose-Scene: No
Purpose-Agent: Yes
So, according to my calculations, the Agent has the most direct influence over the other elements.
The five elements of pentadic criticism are the agent, act, agency, purpose, and scene. For the show, these elements are as follows:
The Agent of the show "Glee" is the faculty and students of McKinley High. They are the agents becuase they are the main characters of the show.
The Act of the show "Glee" is to become popular and to maintain popularity for those who have it already. The strive for popularity is the major action taking place in the show.
The Purpose of "Glee" is to smooth out their high school years, and try not to make their teenage years so tough. This is what the cast of "Glee" is trying to to accomplish by performing the Act.
The Agency of the show "Glee" is manipulation and innocence. The reason that as the rhetor, that I chose those completely different attributes is becuase the agents of the show are different.
The Scene of the show "Glee" is McKinley High School, in a suburban neighborhood, in modern times. The scene is self-explanatory.
As for the ratios, that can be a bit more complicated. It's a bit more time consuming. Comparing the five elements to see which one is the more dominant one is done as follows:
Scene-Act: Unclear
Scene-Agent: Unclear
Scene-Agency: Unclear
Scene-Purpose: Unclear
Act-Scene: No
Act-Agency: Yes
Act-Purpose: Yes
Act-Agent:No
Agency-Act: Yes
Agency-Scene: No
Agency-Purpose: Yes
Agency-Agent: Yes
Agent-Agency: Yes
Agent-Act: Yes
Agent-Purpose: Yes
Agent-Scene: Yes
Purpose-Act: Yes
Purpose-Agency: Yes
Purpose-Scene: No
Purpose-Agent: Yes
So, according to my calculations, the Agent has the most direct influence over the other elements.
I think that your analysis of the hit show, "Glee" is very good. You seem to have a great understanding of the show and have great analysis ideas about the show. I think this is a great artifact to analyze more in depth. I also believe that you should stick to using the method of pentadic criticism.
ReplyDeleteI normally suggest using ideological criticism because i believe it allows you to be creative. However, you seem to have a great understanding of the pentadic concept. Since you understand this method so well I believe you should stick to it.
You've got a great start to your analysis, when writing your essay just go more in depth with your artifact and explore different possibilities.
I'm not too familiar with the show, Glee, but it seems like you're very knowledgable on the subject! It also seems like you're very passionate about the show. Like Caitlyn, I think you have a strong understanding of pentadic criticism. This is a great start to what could be a really great paper!
ReplyDeleteSo after doing the other two members in the groups review I realized I had been doing it wrong. HA so to do it right here I believe you should use Glee as your essay. You seem to have a good understanding of how Glee can be used in the pentadic method so you could use that to make a really good essay. I dont think you will have to worry about the length especially with something like a television show.
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