Who said it?
“Nobody owns anything but everyone is rich - for what greater wealth can there be than cheerfulness, peace of mind, and freedom from anxiety?”
Raphael Hythloday
What language is Utopia written in?
Latin
What is the first word in Seamus Heaney’s translation of Beowulf?
So
What is Beowulf's fatal flaw?
Pride
What two works that we read in class are set in a pre-Christian world?
Beowulf and King Lear
“All is not lost, the unconquerable will, and study of revenge, immortal hate, and the courage never to submit or yield.”
Satan from Paradise Lost
Whale road and raven harvest are examples of what?
Kenning
What is the name of Hrothgar’s hall?
Herot
Why is the Green Knight able to make a cut on Gawain's neck?
Gawain lied about having the girdle/scarf
According to Utopian philosophy, what is the root cause of all bad?
Need
"However, I with thee have fixed my lot,
Certain to undergo like doom; if death
Consort with thee, death is to me as life;
So forcible within my heart I feel
The bond of nature draw me to my own,
My own in thee, for what thou art is mine;
Our state cannot be severed, we are one,
One flesh; to lose thee were to lose myself.”
Adam from Paradise Lost
What language is The Canterbury Tales written in? Be specific.
Middle English
How many copies of the Beowulf manuscript remain?
One
What is Chanticleers fatal flaw?
Vanity
Where is Beowulf set?
Denmark and/or Sweden
"'Perhaps, if my hands were quicker, I could have
Dealt you a better blow, and done harm.
I pretended one stroke, a threat, a joke,
But left you whole;....."
The Green Knight
In what way did the Norman Invasion influence the English language?
French became the language of the ruling class
Beelzebub
What is the significance of Satan placing the bull head on Beelzebub?
Parallels God crowing his son with a sheep's head.
What are two of the three main cultural influences on Sir Gawain?
Celtic, Christianity, and Arthurian
“As flies to wanton boys are we to th’ gods.
They kill us for their sport.”
Earl of Gloucester from King Lear
What early philosopher's style did Thomas More model Utopia on?
Plato
Cordelia's husband is the king of what country?
France
Why was Thomas More beheaded?
He refused to take an oath that called for the resignation of the pope and annulled the marriage between Henry VII and Catherine of Aragon.
What does the color green symbolize in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?
nature and wildness