Vocabulary
This medical term describes the death of body tissue due to injury or lack of blood supply.
What is necrosis?
The main hero in the story
Beowulf
This Scottish general becomes king after hearing a prophecy from three witches.
Macbeth
This monarch was restored to the English throne in 1660 after years of exile.
Who was King Charles II?
Lilliput is a land where the people are only about this many inches tall.
What is six inches?
If something is easily replaced or not essential, it is described by this word.
What is expendable?
Grendal is this type of creature
A monster
These three mysterious figures predict Macbeth’s rise to power.
Who are the witches (or the Weird Sisters)
Theatres, which had been closed under Puritan rule, reopened during the Restoration, allowing this group of people to act on stage for the first time.
Who were women?
When Gulliver arrives in Lilliput, the tiny people call him by this term because of his large size.
What is a Man-Mountain?
In biology and the internet, this word refers to a specific area of control or expertise.
What is domain?
Beowulf defeats Grendal with these
His bare hands
Macbeth kills this king to take the throne.
Who is King Duncan?
In 1666, this major disaster destroyed much of London, including thousands of homes.
What is the Great Fire of London?
The Lilliputians argue over how to properly break this common breakfast food.
What is an egg?
A doctor uses this procedure with a small camera to look inside the body.
What is endoscopy?
Beowulf helps this King by defeating Grendel?
King Hrothgar
After Macbeth murders Duncan, his wife famously says, "Out, damned spot!" while trying to wash this off her hands.
What is blood?
During King Charles II’s reign, this deadly disease struck London in 1665.
What is the Great Plague?
When Gulliver wakes up in Lilliput, he finds himself in this unusual situation.
What is tied to the ground?
This word describes a character who changes and grows throughout a story.
What is dynamic?
Beowulf comes from this country
Geatland (modern-day Sweden)
"Double, double, toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble" is spoken by these characters.
Who are the witches?
The Restoration Period is named for the return of this type of government in England.
What is a monarchy?
The Lilliputians are at war with this neighboring island over a disagreement about breaking eggs.
What is Blefuscu?