Men and Monsters
History
Holding out for a Hero
Shakespeare
Shelley
100
The monster attacking the mead hall.
What is Grendle
100
Beowulf belongs to the oral tradition of this culture
What is Anglo-Saxon
100
A noble figure who suffers destruction at their own hands because of a tragic flaw.
What is tragic hero
100
The name of Shakespeare's theater, "this wooden O"
What is the Globe
100
Era during which Mary Shelley lived
What is Victorian
200
The Moor
Who is Othello
200
This was the political system during the time Romance Tales were written
What is feudalism
200
An atypical hero modeled after the life and work of one of the most famous Romantic poets.
What is Byronic Hero
200
Time period during which Shakespeare lived and wrote
What is the Renaissance
200
Romantic poet Shelley married
Who is Percy Shelley
300
He decapitates a green giant.
Who is Sir Gawain
300
The three tribes that made up the Barbarian invasion of England
What are the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes
300
A larger than life figure, like Beowulf.
What is epic hero
300
The place where Shakespeare was born and died
What is Stratford upon Avon
300
Scientific field that inspired Shelley to write about electricity animating a corpse
What is Galvanism
400
This monster represents original sin
What is Mer-Wyf
400
This greatly influenced the English language by introducing French, around 1066
What is the Norman Conquest
400
He is usually a knight who goes on a journey where he is tested
What is Romance Hero
400
The meter Shakespeare is most known for
What is iambic pentameter
400
Feminist who was Shelley's mother
Who is Mary Wollestoncraft
500
His name means unfaithful
Who is Unferth
500
This caused theaters to close during Shakespeare's day and helped bring an end to feudalism
What is the plague
500
The hero type most prevalent in modern literature, some may argue isn't a hero at all
What is anti-hero
500
The name of Shakespeare's acting company
What is The Lord Chamberlain's Men, or The King's Men
500
"spooky" genre associated with Mary Shelley
What is Gothic
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