Beowulf
The author of the story
Who is Anonymous?
Who warns Arthur of the upcoming battle with Mordred?
Sir Gawain
Who wrote "The Pardoner's Tale"?
Geoffrey Chaucer
Who wrote Sonnet 130?
William Shakespeare
Where does the play take place?
Scotland
The antagonists
Who are Grendel, Grendel's mother, and the dragon?
What triggers the battle between the two armies?
An adder (or snake) bite to a soldier's ankle
True or False: The three rioters were brothers.
False
Which sonnet compares love to fire and ice?
Sonnet 30 by Edmund Spenser
Who was Macbeth written for?
King James I
The era of Beowulf
The Anglo-Saxon Era
What is the name of Arthur's sword?
Excalibur
Who were pardoners during this time period?
Church representatives who sold "pardons" to repentant sinners
In "Whoso List to Hunt", the speaker compares his loves to
A deer
In which Act does Duncan die?
Act 2
Main characters who have heroic or superhuman qualities
Action on a huge scale
Story begins "in medias res"
Who wrote Le Morte d'Arthur?
Sir Thomas Malory
What is ironic about the whole story?
The three rioters were looking to find and kill "Death"
How many lines make up a sonnet?
14
A dramatic device in which a character, alone on stage, reveals his or her private thoughts and feelings
Soliloquy
The place where the Geats and Danes are from
Geats - Sweden
Danes - Denmark
What is chivalry?
Medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code.
How does the story demonstrate the power of faith at this time?
The sin of greed is the worst sin of all. It leads to moral destruction and chaos.
Three major sonnet forms
English (Shakespearean)
Italian (Petrarchan)
Spenserian
Name all of the witches predictions/prophecies shown to Macbeth so far.
Thane of Glamis, Cawdor, and King
Banquo's descendants will reign as King
(Floating armored head) Beware Macduff!
(Bloody child) No man born of woman shall harm Macbeth
(Child with crown holding tree) Macbeth shall never be defeated until Birnam Wood marches on his castle