Significant Quotes
"To be, or not to be, that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles
And by opposing end them..."
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
The recurring theme present in all the short stories in Yoko Ogawa's "Revenge"?
An elderly gardener and masseuse who buried her husband in her garden and had an unhealthy obsession with oddly shaped carrots
Who is Old Ms. J
A play written between the years of 1599 and 1602
What is Hamlet
Yoko Ogawa often uses grotesque language to describe scenarios in her book "Revenge."
What is imagery?
“If you kin see de light at daybreak, you don't keer if you die at dusk. It's so many people never seen de light at all.”
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
What is a hurricane by Janie and Tea Cake
Which character's actions in Shakespeare's "Hamlet" are contrasted with Hamlet's inability to take action in honor of his deceased father, acting as a foil?
Who is Laertes
The majority of Kafka's works were published after what event despite his wishes
What is Kafka's death?
A technique exemplified in "Hamlet", usually used in plays, television shows, or movies where the reader or audience has knowledge of some critical piece of information, while the character or characters to whom the information pertains are naive in their circumstances or "in the dark".
What is dramatic irony?
What text is the following quote pulled from?
“How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all this nonsense."
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
After a series of unfortunate events, avenging, and death, the one to come out on top was the one hardly in the story.
Who is Fortinbras?
Who was Janie's first real love, her third husband, and the man who gets bitten by a rabid dog, causing him to become violent, which leads Janie to shoot him in "Their Eyes Were Watching God"?
Who is Tea Cake?
"Their Eyes Were Watching God" takes place in what place
Where is Eatonville, Florida.
In "The Metamorphosis" written by Franz Kafka, Gregor Samsa transforms into a large, grotesque insect. What philosophical ideology is Kafka trying to convey through this physical transformation, and through what technique?
What is absurdism and symbolism?
“The desires of the human heart know no reason or rules.”
Revenge by Yoko Ogawa
What finally brings the family together in the Metamorphosis?
A mysterious museum curator
Who is the Uncle
What significant literary movement/period was Zora Neale Hurston famously apart of?
What is the Harlem Renaissance
Zora Neale Hurston's "Their eyes were watching god," states, “Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board”
What is a Metaphor
What key plot detail comes full circle at the end of "Revenge" by Yoko Ogawa?
A corpse in the fridge
Who lobs an apple at Gregory Samsa's back, leading to his eventual death?
Gregory's father
What was the original title of "Revenge"?
What is "Quiet Corpse, An Erotic Funeral"