Anglo-Saxon & Beowulf
Primary religion before Christianity in Anglo-Saxon culture
Paganism
The legendary sword that King Arthur is often associated with
Excalibur
Who is considered the greatest playwright of the English Renaissance?
William Shakespeare
The author of Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
The literary device in which the reader knows something that the characters in the story do not
irony
Centers for community gathering and feasts
mead-halls
What did the Round Table in Arthurian legend symbolize?
Equality among the knights
Which theater is most closely associated with William Shakespeare’s plays and performances?
The Globe Theater
Victor's adopted sister that he is engaged to marry
Elizabeth
a piece for writing used to critique or call attention to an issue in a sarcastic or humorous way
satire
What is one of the key trait of an Anglo-Saxon epic hero?
Courage, loyalty, strength
Arthur’s son and betrayer
Mordred
Shakespeare wrote primarily in which genres?
Tragedies, comedies, and histories
What inspired Mary Shelley to write Frankenstein?
a ghost story challenge
the three different rhetoric tactics that can be used to persuade
ethos, logos, and pathos
What language was Beowulf written in?
Old English
The knight who had an affair with Guinevere
Lancelot
Which theme is MOST central to Macbeth?
Ambition can lead to downfall.
Which settings from Frankenstein best reflects Gothic conventions?
isolated laboratories and dark landscapes
a figurative expression—usually made of two words joined together—that replaces a simple noun with a descriptive phrase used in Old English poetry
kenning
Fate or destiny in Anglo-Saxon literature
wyrd
Who wrote The Canterbury Tales?
Geoffery Chaucer
Who does Macbeth murder to become king?
King Duncan
a storytelling structure in which one main (outer) story surrounds and introduces one or more inner stories
frame narrative
an object, person, place, or action in a story represents a bigger idea, concept, or theme beyond its literal meaning
symbolism