Ancient Literature
Rama was an avatar of what god?
Vishnu
This was Creon's decree, which Antigone defied
Polyneices is forbidden burial; punishment is death
How do Miranda and Prospero survive and arrive on the island?
Antonio overthrew Prospero; they were set adrift and survived through Gonzalo’s kindness.
This was Frankenstein's close friend who is the third victim of the Creature (if you count Justine as one )
Henry Clerval
A central, underlying message or insight about life.
theme
Wild man created by the gods to balance Gilgamesh; becomes his friend; his death motivates Gilgamesh’s quest.
Enkidu
This is Creon's tragic flaw
hubris
These two characters provide comic relief and also attempt a farcical coup; parody ambition and corruption.
Trinculo and Stephano
By observing this family, the creature learns language, empathy, and morality.
The DeLacey family
A larger-than-life hero whose deeds reflect the values of a culture
Epic hero
This Indian value refers to cosmic law, natural order, duty, or one's righteous path
dharma
This character was Creon’s wife. She kills herself upon learning of Haemon’s death.
Eurydice
This character was Alonso’s brother; easily persuaded to treason.
Sebastian
This tragic flaw binds both Frankenstein and Walton and led to Frankenstein's tragic tale
Excess ambition
A story within a story, often with a layered narrator.
Frame story
This character in Gilgamesh is described as the Guardian of the Cedar Forest; he represents natural/worldly order; his death symbolizes Gilgamesh’s overreach.
Humbaba
This blind prophet warns Creon of the gods’ anger and future tragedy.
Tiresias
Who ultimately reveals to Alonso that Ferdinand is alive?
Prospero
The science that possibly brought the creature to life was based on this type of pseudoscience that was practiced during Shelly's time that believed electricity could bring life back into dead things
Galvinism
Excessive pride
hubris
These events lead to Gilgamesh's quest for immortality
Enkidu’s death and Gilgamesh’s fear of his own mortality.
Explain the events that set up the tragedy of Antigone (that is, what events happen BEFORE the play begins)
Oedipus' sons, Eteocles and Polynices, fight over the Theban throne and kill each other in battle.
Their uncle Creon becomes king and orders a full burial for Eteocles but forbids burying Polynices, threatening death to anyone who disobeys.
Antigone, driven by familial loyalty and divine law, secretly buries her brother Polynices
Prospero asks this of the audience in the closing scene
Paradise Lost
A character’s inherent defect that leads to downfall
Hamartia