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Who were the two English monarchs during Shakespeare's life?
Elizabeth I and James I
In Porphyria's lover, who is Porphyria?
A dagger
For the love of god, Montressor? What happened to Fortunato?
The narrator lures him to, and walls him up, in the cellar.
A feminist reading is...
A reading of a text through a gender lens.
What did the medieval (and early modern) Church think of witches and magic?
They were heresy (against god) and those who used them were evil.
In Count Gismond, what is the narrator looking back upon?
A fight in her youth between two knights (perhaps two lovers but we are not sure)
Who do the witches worship? Name the one who also has lines in the play...
Hecat[e]
Which false news story by Poe caused such a sensation that a huge crowd gathered outside of the New York Sun office, trying to buy a copy of the paper?
The Balloon Hoax
Dramatic Irony is...
When the reader knows something the characters don't
What were the laws called designed to help the impoverished in Victorian England?
The Poor Laws
In The Pied Piper, why does the Piper steal the children of the town?
The Mayor (and council) refuse to pay him.
What do the soldiers of Malcolm and Macduff do to make Burnham wood 'move'?
They dress up as trees or make false trees to carry as disguises to approach the castle.
In The Black Cat, how is the narrator's crime discovered?
The cat howls from within the wall and reveals his wife's body to the police.
Hamartia is...
A Fatal Flaw
Who was Robert Browning's wife?
Elizabeth Barrett Browning (also a poet)
In My Last Duchess, who was the mysterious painter of the picture?
Fra Pandolf
Why does Macbeth have Macduff's family killed?
Because he has betrayed him and is a serious threat to his power.
In The Fall Of The House Of Usher, why does the narrator go to the House of Usher?
He was a childhood friend of Roderick Usher, and he has been invited as Roderick is very unwell.
Ethos, Pathos, Logos could also be described as?
Credibility, Emotion, Logic
What English town (other than London) did Shakespeare inhabit?
Stratford-Upon-Avon
Who are the two named female targets of the narrator in The Laboratory?
Elise and Pauline
Which character was an ancestor of James I?
Banquo/Fleance
What similar horror do the Fall Of The House Of Usher, The Cask Of Amontillado and (to an extent) the Black Cat use? What is the name for this fear?
Taphephobia, the fear of being buried alive.
A Sobriquet is...
A descriptive (often affectionate) nickname.