Works & Quotations
“Beware; for I am fearless and therefore powerful.”
What is Frankenstein?
“He prayeth best, who loveth best — All things both great and small.”
Who is the Ancient Mariner?
The declaration “Beware; for I am fearless…” comes from this literary movement.
What is Romanticism?
Who wrote “The chittering of sparrows in the elm-tree sounded pleasant to her”?
Who is Katherine Mansfield?
The Mariner’s final line celebrates this compassionate ideal.
What is universal compassion?
“Is this a dagger which I see before me, the handle toward my hand?”
What is “Macbeth”?
“Up, and eat. Down, and eat. Up, and eat, and drink, and sleep.”
Who is the narrator of “Get Up and Bar the Door”?
The question “Is this a dagger which I see before me?” originates in this era.
What is the Renaissance?
Who wrote the tale that observes villagers using stones in a forgotten ritual?
Who is Shirley Jackson?
The stubborn silence in “Get Up and Bar the Door” exemplifies this comedic device.
What is ironic stubbornness?
“Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original black box, they still remembered to use the stones.”
What is “The Lottery”?
“The chittering of sparrows in the elm-tree sounded pleasant to her.”
Who is the protagonist in “Feuille d’Album”?
The anonymous ballad “Get Up and Bar the Door” was composed in this period.
What is the Medieval Period?
Who proposed “A little learning is a dangerous thing…” in verse?
Who is John Keats?
Jackson’s unthinking ritual critiques this societal problem.
What is blind tradition?
“I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel…”
What is “Frankenstein”?
“Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!”
Who is the traveler in “Ozymandias”?
Wollstonecraft’s “power over themselves” essay was published during this intellectual age.
What is the Neoclassical?
Who proposed “A little learning is a dangerous thing…” in verse?
Who is Alexander Pope?
Wollstonecraft’s assertion champions this principle of self-determination.
What is rational self-governance?
“I do not wish them [women] to have power over men; but over themselves.”
What is “A Vindication of the Rights of Woman”?
“I am malicious because I am miserable.”
Who is the Creature in Frankenstein?
The creed “Each moment… an opportunity for pleasure” belongs to this late-Victorian movement.
What is Aestheticism?
Who penned the ballad that commands “Up, and eat. Down, and eat…”?
Who is Anonymous?
Keats’s sonnet offers this concept of art conquering time.
What is immortality through art?