Julius Caesar & Oedipus
A Doll's House
Grammar
Vocabulary
Literary Terms
100
The conflict in both plays
What is Some believe Caesar is too ambitious and plot to assasinate him when he believes he is being crowned king. There is a plague in Thebes and the only way to rid the city of the plague is to rid the city of the former king's (Laius) murderer
100
Explain the role of women in the 19th century and why Ibsen's play would have been considered shocking to its audience.
What is women were to be submissive to the husband, take care of the home and children, and have no say in finances. Ibsen's play would have been shocking because Nora not only forges a signature and borrows money without her husband's consent, she undergoes a complete transformation and becomes an independent woman who leaves behind her husband and children in order to find herself
100
Although I love basketball I hate practice.
What is comma after basketball (D, I) Although I love basketball, I hate practice.
100
I had to take a second job to AUGMENT my income after buying the new SUV
What is supplement
100
Parody and Satire
What is Parody--mocking an original work for the sake of being funny Satire--ridiculing or mocking someone or thing in order to promote change; satire often points out shortcomings in people and/or works in hopes of change
200
The genre of both plays
What is tragedy
200
Social criticism
What is literature that points out flaws in society and the reasons behind those flaw
200
That dog chased it's tail and made everyone laugh.
What is it's should be its; its=possessive; it's=it is
200
The DIFFIDENT student hated to speak in front of the class
What is shy
200
Tragic Hero, tragic flaw, and example
What is a person who has a high position in society and falls from that position due to a tragic flaw, which is a flaw (personality trait) that leads to the hero's downfall Ex: Brutus -- naive Oedipus--quick to anger
300
Why the conspirators needed Brutus in the conspiracy
What is because the common people love him; if he is involved, the people will think that Caesar's murder was for the good of Rome because they trust Brutus. ("O, he sits high in all the people's hearts...")
300
The characteristics of Realism and how A Doll's House fits the characteristics
What is real people (Helmers are middle class family), real problems (in this case financial problems), and real language (characters speak in everyday language; not formal)
300
She baked pies all day and had no time to rest.
What is CORRECT; no need for comma after day because "had no time to rest" is not an independent clause.
300
Doug felt AMBIVALENT about his job; although he hated the pressure, he loved the challenge
What is faltering/wishy-washy
300
Catharsis & example
What is feeling purged of unsettling emotions (after the resolution in Oedipus, the audience feels a release of the pity and fear they felt while watching the play)
400
The differing view of fate vs. free will in each play and examples of each
Julius Caesar--Shakespeare lived in Elizabethan England, which believed in free will over fate; therefore, he uses events in the play to prove that the characters could have avoided their fate if they had listened to the warnings they were given. (Soothsayer's warning to Caesar--Caesar ignored) Oedipus--definitive belief in fate over free will; the gods controlled all, and there was no way of avoiding one's fate (No matter what he did, Oedipus could not avoid his fate)
400
What was Ibsen's inspiration behind writing A Doll's House and what he hoped to accomplish
What is his friend Laura Keiler, who was in a situation much like Nora Helmer; she wound up going crazy and was admitted to a mental institution; Ibsen felt that her situation was unfair because she suffered so much due to her gender, and he hoped that ADH would shatter the illusions of life that people held during the Victorian age, and at least start a dialogue about the treatment of women in an effort to change the status quo
400
There movie tickets were harder to get then they expected.
What is "there" should be "their" and "then" should be "than"
400
He became a doctor, not to save lives but to appease his AVARICE
What is greed
400
Anachronism & example
What is something out of its proper time or place in history Ex: Clock or doublet in Julius Caesar
500
Definition of peripeteia and anagnorosis and who experiences these moments & when in both plays.
What is peripeteia--reversal of fortune; anagnorosis--sudden realization of important truth Caesar--"Et tu, Brute"--realizes betrayal of Brutus and death is his reversal of fortune Oedipus--realizes he killed his father and married his mother--loses everything (moment is same here)
500
Explain how A Doll's House fits the characteristics of Realism and of the well-made play. (At least 4 characteristics of how it fits and at least 1 of how it does not)
What is tightly structured plot, conflict revolves around a missing document that falls into the wrong hands (loosely), climax that happens near the end of the play, much exposition, sub-plots; departs in that the denouement does not follow soon after climax, there are unanswered questions at the end of the play, & the audience does not go home happy
500
Someone needs to pick up their dirty clothes.
What is their should be his or her; (pronouns must agree in number) Someone needs to pick up her dirty clothes.
500
He gave a CANDID speech about the time he had spent in prison
What is honest
500
hubris & example
What is excessive self-pride Ex: Oedipus' hubris against the gods (thinking he can outsmart them) or Brutus (thinking he is the only person capable of making the right decision)
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