the idea of justice in the play. social unrest at the beginning of the 19th century; Social unrest frightened the authorities that tried to repress discontent under many laws allowing arrest without trial, forbidding the combination of working men into trade unions, and silencing the freedom of expression. The awareness of the character’s desperate situation. How did Coleridge describe nature in his poetry? his novel Pamela his ‘true-love’ hell and fire because he has been They tried to wake him by flicking his face with a wet towel. Green words: key words are present in the first Possessive adjectives: ‘our’ (lines 2, 12, 14). How did Elizabeth encourage overseas exploration? Philip James De Loutherbourg, An Avalanche in the Alps, 1803. They are singing because they also experience the re-generative powers of spring (lines 9-11). Swift’s originality lies in his presenting Gulliver always displaced, first in relation to little men and then to big ones, and finally and suddenly forced into comparison not with men but with animals. In line 12 Hamlet sees it from a medieval perspective, according to which death is a physical liberation from the prison of the body and earthly affliction. The Two Treatises of Government were published anonymously in 1690. He is presented as a tailor that has made her feathers and wings (she is compared to a bird) to fly away from her nest. What is the narrative technique employed? Choose from the following. Where does Paradise Lost take place? Why does Malala think ‘strong’ countries are actually ‘weak’? Remaining unbroken, preserving his own identity. How do you think they feel? the three parts of the chain corresponding to each other There were three parts of the chain corresponding to each other: macrocosm (the universe, nature and the skies), microcosm (the human body as a map of the universe), the body politic (the kingdom, including its government and citizens). What was he looking at? Communication was intimate and direct. Swift uses exaggeration and reversal of roles to condemn the Europeans, whose Yahoo-like nature makes dealing with them impossible. The myth of Icarus: line 7. Can you find examples of personification? The economic attractions of Britain included the rich agriculture of the South, tin and lead in the West, the availability of slaves and Britain’s strategic importance as an offshore base. Dante’s Inferno. The main characters are Mirabell and Millamant. It is told through journals and fragments of letters. Tick the ones that apply to Macbeth. Which countries did she visit before returning to London? Why do you think these features make the creature a monster as soon as it is animated? ‘inviolate’ (line 26), He has also become aware of the limitations of magic: although it has made possible great achievements in material terms, there has been no improvement in the minds of men. Its body may be that of a snake with the scales of a fish it may have feet or wings and occasionally the head of a bird or a lion. Political government is the result of a ‘social contract’ where people transfer some of their rights to the government; its aim is to guarantee a more stable, comfortable enjoyment of their lives, liberty and property. He re-organised the army of Wessex by demanding one soldier from each freeman’s farm as a tribute. Conflict: Act IIIago has sown doubts in Othello’s ‘I could eclipse and cloud them with a wink’ (line 13), ‘If her eyes have not blinded thine’ (line 15), ‘both the Indias of spice and mine […] lie here with me’ (lines 17-18), ‘all states, and all princes’ (line 21), ‘Thou sun art half as happy as we’ (line 25), ‘Shine here to us, and thou art everywhere; / This bed thy centre is, these walls, thy sphere’ (lines 29-30). Parliament was purged of 370 Presbyterian What is the moral of the story? Weapons and gold artefacts. The fear of female sexuality, death, creation and overcoming the boundaries between life and death. Professional lawyers who travelled around the country to settle legal cases. Meanwhile a rising middle class wanted the king He imagines the wind waking a male and dreaming ‘blue Mediterranean’ (lines 29-30). She asks him whether Mr Bingley is handsome. hours; they must sleep on the soil of their native Justify your answer by quoting from the text. Student’s activity. Memory is a major force in the process of growth of the poet’s mind and moral character, and it is memory that allows Wordsworth to give poetry its life and power. Which of the following themes does Wordsworth develop in this poem? The structure of his novels is characterised by a series of episodes and adventures held together by the unifying presence of a single hero. The old man and three policemen. Lines 4-6: Othello praises Desdemona’s beauty and at the same time he states she must die. What nature did he describe? Locke believed that reason is the only way to knowledge. T, The boy will never be able to kiss the girl. Repetition and alliteration of harsh sounds. The atmosphere is of fear and imminent danger; there is a close relationship between the girl and the room: fear and horror pervade her soul while what she has perceived as ‘something’ seems to approach her. What is Portia trying to do in lines 33-36? Choose from the following adjectives. council made up of barons, clergy, knights and 6th section: The Whigs wanted to bring in electoral reform and, despite strong opposition, the Great Reform Act was passed in 1832. Romeo’s elaborate images are in contrast with Juliet’s direct language. In 1695 Love for Love was performed and was warmly received by the public. They highlight the eternal positive character of the urn. The time and locality were usually mentioned in the dialogue. He represented the new middle class that wanted to see their life and ideals portrayed in literature. The protagonist sees this version of events as a dangerous step towards psychosis. Romeo and Juliet are in front of the lift. Congreve is satirising behaviour. The Seven Years’ War of 1756-63, considered as the first ‘world war’ because it was fought in three continents. Lifespan: 1670-1729. as the antagonist How many daughters does the couple have? He built fortresses and planned a navy with longships. 5th November with fireworks and effigies of The atmosphere of the whole poem is full of mystery because of the combination of the supernatural and the real, of dream-like, nightmarish elements and visual realism. The main characters are: Othello, a darkskinned Moor, a general of the Venetian army; What dramatic act did he commit that night? As Milton was a rebel against the political authority of the king and the religious authority of the Church of England, his sympathy was for Satan, the rebel. concept of man’s integrity, but while Donne moves D Lovers destined to an unhappy end. What issue does Robinson’s life on the island develop? The narrator does not say her name. They believed in the power of human reason. Macbeth’s reaction to his wife’s death: He has no particular reaction and says that she should have died sooner or later. List the narrator’s feelings in lines 71-80. Complete these sentences about Frankenstein’s perception of his creature (lines 5-6). Student’s activity. Explain your answer. What does Faustus refer to in lines 25 and 26? The point of view is Emily's. ‘apron stage’, projected into the yard, so that when He did not share the optimism of his age and the pride in England of his contemporaries. The contrast between Iago and Othello is underlined by the use of two different styles of language. The most serious incident was at St Peter’s Fields in Manchester in 1819, where a peaceful crowd, who had come to hear the radical Henry ‘Orator’ Hunt (1773-1835), was fired on by the local militia. Education: After attending school, first in England and then in the States, he went to the University of Virginia, which he had to leave because of debt. He stays there for 28 years. Marriage is presented not as a sweet sacrament, but rather as a battle for supremacy between the future bride and groom, Millamant and Mirabell. Jack), common coinage, a new translation of the The narrator is omniscient and unobtrusive since he just describes what he sees. Water: It symbolises the possibility of redemption. Finally there are symmetrical correspondences. Describe the decorations on the walls and what can be seen out of the window. His torment arises from an affair with his sister Astarte. Second, the open structure of the Elizabethan stage made it difficult to handle corpses. Because she had to work long hours and had no time for herself. 1745 ‘Bonnie Prince Charlie’ raised a rebellion in what he reflects upon in line 2; He reflects upon the macrocosm (‘you chaste stars’). The adverbs are ‘healthily’ (line 4), ‘calmly’ (line 5), ‘gradually’ (line 10), ‘wisely’ (line 13), ‘gently’ (line 16), ‘cunningly’ (line 19), ‘slowly’ (line 19), ‘cautiously’ (lines 22-23), ‘boldly’ (line 27), ‘courageously’ (line 27), ‘scarcely’ (line 33), ‘steadily’ (line 39). It shows the Seven Kingdoms established by the Anglo-Saxons, some of which still mark county or regional names. collected higher taxes. Monologue. He has done good actions and met good people. together. F He gathered an army of 8,000 warriors. and this made England an ally of Spain against the camera is fixed. He changed the concepts concerning love and women. Wood cracking and the groaning of the ship sinking down into the sea. Un corso che prepara alla certificazione First e segue la formazione personale dello studente con lo sviluppo delle 21st-century skills. She is trying to convince Shylock to be less rigid in his demand for justice. Business and social skills: skilled at clothmaking and travelling; her social skills were that Coleridge sees nature in a ‘neoplatonic’ way, as a reflection of the perfect world of ideas, as the presence of the ideal in the real. What words and phrases give the town a sense of calm and solemnity? What does George Gray regret? B Its length allowed a great variety of devices to voice different moods. Why is the power of reason so important? The number three is repeated several times. How does he react to the fall from Heaven? What is the meaning of ‘star-cross’d lovers’ in line 6? Horror and disgust (lines 18-19). What meaning does the word ‘conscience’ in line 28 acquire at the end of the soliloquy? Is an alternative given to the use of language? movable scenery at the back of the stage for the beginning in medias res She is bored, she is not interested in manual labour, she symbolically cuts herself off the world of the island by ‘becoming deaf’. He introduced a new concept of history, based on the lives of ordinary people, rather than on those of kings and noblemen. What do you notice about these verbs? F It provides only fragments of Manfred’s past. What does Pragma need in order to be successful? Because she despises his arrogant behaviour towards her sister Jane (lines 47-49). What did the Celts live on? Peasants’ Revolt: In 1381, during the first years The poet becomes a teacher who shows men how to understand their feelings and improve their moral being. the religious conflict between them. recollection of a glorious past great deeds of heroes military and aristocratic society supernatural creatures a long narrative poetical composition elevated style rich, vivid language → type-scenes: banquets, battles, voyages, funerals, themes: loss of friendship, favour and past He was in a state of grief and felt the agitated, snarling grief of a boy whose long rapturous story has not been understood. What are the powers and supernatural traits of vampires? of Bath was a wealthy woman and could afford He is wearing white silk stockings, buckled shoes, a white lace shirt and a wig. The motto of the Royal Society meaning ‘on the word of no one’. on the country he now possessed; it was also Did you know? Performer Heritage 1 Esercizi Svolti Pdf - Più Popolare Performer - Culture & Literature risponde alle nuove esigenze della scuola, integrando in maniera armonica e motivante lo studio di cultura, letteratura e lingua (livello B2).. Nel libro. She refers to him in the third person. However, his thoughts are for himself and not for his victim. Alfred promoted himself as the defender of all Christian Anglo-Saxons against the pagan Viking threat. History and Culture, Literature and Genres, Authors and Texts: attraverso queste tre sezioni si sviluppa lo studio dei diversi periodi della letteratura inglese. W, If I choose, I have the heart of a man. Work experiences: He becomes the owner of a plantation in Brazil. What time is it at the beginning of the speech, in line 32 and line 51? It withers and dies. He calls him slave, so he establishes the master-slave relationship. Childe Harold is speaking in stanza II; a narrator is speaking in the other stanzas. What is the difference between The Rime and the traditional medieval ballads? He means that Sammy is so perfect (‘Blond, bronze, and blue-eyed’) that he almost seems too good to be true or even a caricature. How did he conceive of the human self? In 1810 George III became totally incapable of reigning and in 1811 his son George, the future George IV, was made Prince Regent. Risorse riservate. The Latin phrase written on the brooch (line 45) means. ‘solitude’ (line 4), It also contained a secret agreement that would restore Britain to Catholicism with the military aid of France. It is a long narrative poem written in rhyming couplets made up of iambic pentameters. Nearly at the end of the sequence, when the camera is fixed on Mr Bennet. She has a dialogue with the judge: she mentions the children she has borne to Geordie. religious toleration and victory at sea. Highlighted in green: Hamlet’s responses to the ghost’s words are a blend of imperatives, future simple and exclamations. Richard, Duke of York, was chosen to rule England as regent until the king recovered in 1455. Which line gives the ballad its new title? Character: He is restless and wants to find his own identity as an alternative to the model provided by his father. That power was demonstrated to deny it. His self-reliance, courage, resourcefulness and independence. The Parliamentarian army, called New Model Army, was stronger because it was made up of professional soldiers and it had a cavalry. Students’ activity. Victim: He shrieked once, he did not die at once, but his heart stopped in a short time (lines 83-85). Explain the features of the narrator’s character. The cuts to our greenhouse gas emissions that scientists tell us are necessary in order to greatly reduce the risk of catastrophe. Perhaps with this soliloquy Shakespeare was making his own farewell to his art as a dramatist and a man of the theatre. It is a comedy because it begins with the material for a comedy, like the instant attraction of the young lovers, the masked balls, the comic servants and the superficial life of street fights. It is possible to argue that he both loves and hates the lady, but only insomuch as she is not a two-dimensional ideal, but a real woman. The action was continuous, and a scene ended when all the actors left the stage and a new set of characters came on. She is presented from two different points of view: through Iago’s vulgar remarks and Othello’s praise of her beauty and innocence. What did Gulliver learn among the Houyhnhnms? Walton is a double of Frankenstein since he manifests the same ambition, the wish to overcome human limits in his travelling towards the unknown, and the same wish for loneliness and pride of being different. The Restoration as a reaction to the Civil War and Puritan Commonwealth. Decide what effect they create. generally in the country with few insights into What is the writer often offered now? Time: The ‘dead hour of the night’ (line 77). It is written in the Petrarchan form, but the organisation of the content is Shakespearean, with a turning point at the beginning of line 9, Highlighted in green: verbs referred by the poet to God. How does Portia describe the monarch’s sceptre? Example of assonance: ‘white, why’. of the mutability of fortune and the stars); the He asks that his punishment might be limited, not eternal. Portia establishes the comparisons between mercy and justice, between the kings and God. He is, like Robinson Crusoe, one of the practical seamen through whom England started to rule the seas. What did Edward VI make compulsory? Is Philautia a selfish form of love? king to abolish the peasants’ duties to their Robinson prays to God to be freed from sin rather than to be rescued from the island. so Juliet does not move and accepts Romeo’s kiss Highlighted in pink: refrain What did the American independence lead to in literature? It covers about nine days. Consider the rhyme scheme, the number of lines, the number of syllables and of stresses per line. What is the power of fancy, according to Coleridge? Joseph Wright of Derby, Vesuvius in Eruption, ca 1776-80. When is love an all-consuming, physical pain? Which time of the year do they suggest? Identify the line(s) where Desdemona declares her love for Othello. How are Poe’s tales classified and why? What was Byron’s view of nature? she was able to converse freely and with humour Byron deals with the wild solitary aspects of nature in which he sees the reflection of his hero’s mood. His poetry rarely identifies scenes and landscapes with subjective moods and emotions. How has he reacted? What, according to the writer, should not be seen as only ‘gentle suggestions’? He explained the dual task which he and Wordsworth had set themselves in the Lyrical Ballads. Her treatment of love and sexual attraction is in line with her general view that strong impulses and intensely emotional states should be regulated, controlled and brought to order by private reflection. The well is dry so there is no water for washing. She tried to settle into the old routine but it did not work. to restore his reputation, 1199 John became king ‘best’ answer depends to some extent upon the Can this play be considered a morality play? The conflict had its roots in Europe between Britain and Prussia on one side and an alliance of France, Austria and others on the other side. Influences on the creation of the hero: It shows an objective approach to the events through clear and precise details. What method of description did Chaucer adopt? 1746 Battle of Culloden and defeat of the Jacobites Highlighted in orange: metaphor for Romeo; From 18th-century novelists she learned the insight into the psychology of the characters and the subtleties of the ordinary events of life, like balls, walks, tea parties and visits to friends and neighbours. He chased away and killed some savages; he saved a savage and gave him an English name, forbade him to eat other men, taught him his English language - to say ‘master’, ‘yes’ and ‘no’ -, gave him some clothes to wear: in other words, he made him a cultured man according to the Western culture. The republic encouraged foreign trade and both the merchant and the war fleet grew rapidly. F He made ironic, bitter proposals in his work A Modest Proposal. 10. They used English instead of Latin in their writings. However, they do also have limitations: they may She blames him for spoiling her sister’s happiness and for depriving Mr Wickham of his inheritance (lines 54-58, 80-85). McEwan’s view is not religious but he feels a She wrote about the oldest England, based on the possession of land, parks and country houses; in her stories people from different counties get married as a result of the growing social mobility. sea captains to explore new lands and look for What is the atmosphere in the poem? Rousseau’s thought according to which ‘natural’ behaviour, that is to say, unrestrained and impulsive, is good, in contrast to behaviour which is governed by reason and by the rules and customs of society. READ the text and identify the three parts of Then write a heading to each section. These roads were not always straight, but they were amazingly well built, and made troop movement, and later the movement of commercial goods, much easier. What does the document do for the first time? Henry VIII: He wrote an attack on Martin Focus on the theme of the poem. The best answer is that the poem is anti Petrarchan, striving to give a love poem more vigour. money to pay his army to fight a rebellion in From the origins to the present age. ‘happy Fields / Where Joy for ever dwells’ (lines 8-9). Consider picture 3 and explain what it represents. One of the most famous lines by Shakespeareis ‘To be, or not to be: that is the question’. The first shot shows geese in the courtyard and a man feeding them. Swift found a job at the house of Sir William Temple, a Whig statesman. The leaden one, which contains Portia’s picture. A girl, Elizabeth, is walking across the courtyard. He saw the human self as divided into intellect, conscience and soul. Choose other meanings of this word from the following: What quality does this feature give the poem? Satan is speaking. Succeeded by: his son Richard I or thatched roof protected the players from the the themes. What ‘fire’ is he referring to in line 8? What did the poet associate the flowers to? He is killed by Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin. ‘I spent that first night not daring to imagine what dangers might crawl beneath me.’ What has Robinson succeeded in doing? The following period is known as the ‘Regency’ (1811-20). In 1496 he the protagonists must fight against external forces that make their relationship difficult, but, unlike the great tragic heroes, they experience no inner struggle. Why/Why not? Beowulf wounds Grendel to death during the fight. In an unexpected way, so as to surprise the reader. Henry asked the pope to declare his first marriage invalid, but the pope refused. He was an outsider, isolated and attractive at the same time. Night does not convey the idea of peace and rest but, on the contrary, is connected with lack of sleep and madness. He met the representatives of the bishops and Themes are hinted at, but their real meaning becomes apparent much later. only the poet’s verse will be able to defeat time The universal order was represented as a chain of being. Who are the characters involved in these lines? What are the most important themes of the play? Questa pagina è stata modificata per l'ultima volta il 25 dic 2020 alle 23:58. He also called himself Faust junior. The conclusion of Hamlet’s argument is maybe the most remarkable part of the soliloquy (lines 28-33). He has studied science and philosophy and tried his mind. Beowulf’s composition: The poem was probably composed as an elegy for a king who died in the 7th century, and developed through many retellings before it was written down in the 11th century.Its society: It is a warrior society, in which the relationship between the leader, or king, and his warriors is founded on loyalty.The settings: Heorot, the great mead hall built by King Hrothgar of Denmark a misty, desolate lake, where Grendel’s mother lives Sweden, the land of the Geats.The hero: Beowulf, a young, brave Scandinavian warrior who becomes King of the Geats and rules for fifty years.The monsters: Grendel Grendel’s mother a fire-breathing dragon.The main theme: The struggles the poem describes are the classic challenges of good against evil.The hero’s virtues: Beowulf is a hero in the eyes of his fellow men due to his incredible physical strength. the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, ‘An excess of the subjective’ (lines 16-17). They deprive him of his identity as a Jew by forcing him to convert to Christianity. While the love presented on the urn will never decay, the love of living men is short-lived and leaves hearts ‘high-sorrowful and cloy’d’ (lines 29-30). as mist or elemental dust; they have no reflection Shelley’s essay A Defence of Poetry is where his belief in nature and the function of poetry is expressed most fully. What are the most important stylistic devices? What are image-clusters? Elizabethan drama was much influenced Student’s activity. How do Othello and Iago differ? it appear that Desdemona and Cassio have been He decides not to go to the hospital because Heathrow is outside the area covered by the hospital’s Emergency Plan. It is both because we are accustomed to seeing people as individuals, whereas in the 14th century this was not so. re-establish the legal order in England. The Gunpowder plotters were Is this form classical or Romantic? What aspects of Robinson’s story lead readers of every culture to identify with him? The two terms of the paradox are written in capital letters. Performer Heritage Volume 2. flaws are characterised as ‘demons’ from ‘night How did the count react when the men burst into the room? Suggestion: The key ideas of the text are: poetry as the expression of imagination; Shelley’s view of nature as a veil hiding the eternal truth of the divine spirit and as a shelter from the disappointment and injustice of the ordinary world; the task of the poet, who is seen as a prophet and a titan challenging the cosmos; the importance of freedom and love as remedies for the faults and evils of society.

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