Historical Time
What was the reason of mass migration of people to big cities and the growth of which new class is connected with the Elisabethian Era?
Colaps of the feudal system & merchant class
This woman is caught between her own wishes and the expectations created by her family or social position. Justify your answer.
Julia ( her family stands against Romeo family)/ Daisy ( is married but wants to be with Gatsby)
A young man attends a party partly because of another woman, but there he meets the woman who changes the course of his life. Which story?
Romeo & Juliet
In which story, a distant object represents a future that the protagonist desperately wants but cannot fully reach. What is the object?
Great Gatsby - green light
Which character becomes the link between Gatsby and Daisy and helps them meet again after years apart?
Nick Caraway
Which historical period was characterised by expanding job opportunities and the illegal production and sale of prohibited products?
Roaring twenties
This aggressive male character contributes directly to the destruction around him and is strongly connected with conflict and violence. Explain which story he belongs to.
Tybalt - he is hot-tempered, aggressive, and deeply committed to the feud between the Capulets and Montague & wants to kill Romeo and kills Mercutio.
Tom Buchanan- he is aggressive, unfaithful, possessive, and protected by his wealth and social status.
In this story, a secret romantic relationship develops while another important relationship or marriage already creates an obstacle.
Great Gatsby
In a story a liquid intended to solve a romantic problem eventually contributes to catastrophe. What story is it / name the liquid.
Romeo & Juliet - sleeping potion
Whose death in a car accident sets off the final chain of events that eventually leads to Gatsby’s death?
Myrtle Wilson
Signed more than 300 years before Elizabeth I became queen, this document helped establish the principle that even the English monarch was subject to the law & representing an early step towards limiting the power of the English monarch What was it?
Magna Charta (1215)
This narrator is not the central romantic hero, but his position gives the audience access to the hero's mysterious life and eventual downfall. Who is he?
Nick Carraway
A misunderstanding concerning death causes one lover to make an irreversible decision before discovering the truth. Which story?
Romeo & Juliet
This object represents hope, desire and an idealised future, but its physical distance reflects how difficult that future is to achieve. Identify it & the story.
The green light & Great Gatsby
Gatsby is surrounded by people at his parties, yet one event near the end of the novel reveals how superficial most of these relationships were. What event is it?
Almost nobody comes to Gatsby’s funeral.
What time is connected with flourishing of the society, creating more job opportunities, expansion of the new class & flourishing of the arts?
Roaring twenties & Elizabethian Era
Compare Juliet and Gatsby: both pursue a desired future despite forces around them. What major social force restricts each character?
Juliet is constrained mainly by family expectations/conflict and marriage expectations; Gatsby by class hierarchy, status and the division between new and old money. Your Gatsby slides explicitly emphasise that Gatsby's wealth cannot overcome entrenched social barriers.
In this story, a man confronts his romantic rival, after which the relationship he hoped to recover begins to collapse. Which story and where does the confrontation occur?
he Great Gatsby, the confrontation with Tom at the Plaza Hotel. Your Gatsby material identifies this confrontation as the climax
What type of light symbolises love, beauty, and hope on hand, and secrecy and protection on the other hand in one story? What story?
Light and darkness / Romeo and Juliet - they often associate each other with light, while darkness provides secrecy and protection for their forbidden love.
What event changes Romeo from someone trying to avoid violence into someone responsible for another man’s death?
Mercutio is killed by Tybalt, and Romeo kills Tybalt in revenge. The plot summary in your presentation shows this turning point.
Which historical period helped generate sufficient resources for future development and the expansion of the country?
The Elisabethian Era ( English Navy / colonialism)
Which wealthy and aggressive character uses his social power and manipulation in ways that contribute to the deaths of several characters?
Tom Buchanan
In one story, the lovers' deaths finally affect the conflict between the groups around them; in the other, the protagonist's death reveals how shallow many of his social relationships were. Identify both stories and explain the contrast.
Romeo and Juliet: the lovers' deaths conclude the tragic family conflict; The Great Gatsby: Gatsby dies and almost nobody attends his funeral. The Gatsby plot summary in your presentation explicitly shows his death and the poorly attended funeral
Whose eyes appear as an important image connected with seeing, judgement and the decline of the American Dream. Whose eyes are they?
The eyes of T. J. Eckleburg are an old billboard overlooking the Valley of Ashes. They symbolise judgement and may represent the eyes of God watching the characters’ immoral behaviour.
Which desperate plan is intended to prevent an unwanted marriage but instead becomes one of the main causes of the tragedy?
Juliet takes a sleeping potion so that everyone will believe she is dead.