Beowulf
Who is the first monster Beowulf encounters?
Grendel
Macbeth is often controlled by who?
Lady Macbeth
What are the boys trying to escape in England?
WWII bombings
What disease killed 1/3 of Europe
Bubonic Plague
Black Death
Macbeth says "Your children shall be kings." in Act I Scene 3 line 90.
How would you cite this?
(1.3.90).
Beowulf is what type of character?
What recurring motif symbolizes guilt and violence in Macbeth?
Blood/hands
What does the conch symbolize?
Order
Society
Civilization
What was Thomas Beckett's job?
Archbishop of Canterbury
Oh no! My source from the CC does not have an author, jsut the article titled "Listeria Outbreak Linked to Ready-to-Eat Foods"
How do I cite this?
("Listeria Outbreak Linked to Ready-to-Eat Foods").
What three trials does Beowulf face to become an epic hero?
Grendel
Grendel's Mother
The Dragon
What is Macbeth's mental state for a majority of the play?
Paranoid
Violent/rage
In the first chapter Jack is unable to kill the piglet caught in the vines. What does this do to him for the rest of the novel?
He develops a complex, thinking he has to prove his brutality to the rest of the boys through his cruelty to others as well as to the pigs on the island.
Why did the King Arthur let Queen Guinevere decide the fate of the knight in "The Wife of Bath's Tale?"
Because she is a woman and the crime was committed against a woman.
AWhat infomration goes at the top of the essay?
Your name
Your teacher's name
lass Name
Date
10 bonus points for your last name and page number.
Why did Beowulf not use weapons against Grendel?
Because Grendel did not have weapons, and the vikings believed in fair fights.
Why does Shakespeare use a motif of nature to symbolize the Scots?
He is belittling them by comparing them to animals.
Describe the difference between Ralph's reaction to the death of the boy with the mulberry mark vs the death of Simon.
He is in denial about the boy with the mulberry mark, stating "he's probably around here somewhere." However, with Simon, he acknowledges not only the murder, but his own participation in it. He feels A LOT of guilt about Simon's death.
What is ironic about the Pardoner's tale?
The theme is greed is evil, however, he's telling it to make money.
What order does your works cited page need to be in?
Alphabetical
"Grendel will carry our bloody flesh to the moors, crunch on our bones and smear torn scraps of our skin on the wall of his den."
List two types of figurative language used here
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Also allowed: Kenning
Why does Lady Macbeth monologue that she wants to be "unsexed" and made into a man?
Because she seeks the power that men have. She knows her husband is too weak to take power.
What does the Naval Officer represent?
A return to civilization
What does the round table symbolize?
Equality
"Strong as a bull" is on page 23 in Of Mice of Men. How do I cite this?
(Steinbeck 23).