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100
I try in vain to be persuaded that the pole is the seat of frost and desolation; it ever presents itself to my imagination as the region of beauty and delight.
Who is Walton, writing to his sister about his voyage through the Arctic. What is the connection to Romantic themes?
100
So rested he by the Tumtum tree, and stood awhile in thought.
Who is the narrator in "Jabberwocky"?
100
"I'll plead my honesty no more, Elizabeth."
Who is John Proctor to his wife? What are the circumstances and the significance of this statement?
100
"Look like th' innocent flower, but be the serpent under 't."
Who is Lady Macbeth to Macbeth, while plotting the killing of King Duncan?
100
"You endowed me with perceptions and passions and then cast me abroad an object for the scorn and horror of mankind."
What is Frankenstein's monster speaking to his creator? What is the significance of this passage?
200
It was not splintered by the shock, but entirely reduced to thin ribbons of wood. I never beheld anything so utterly destroyed.
What is Frankenstein? And what is the situation and its significance?
200
Yet the prince of rings was too proud to line up with a large army against the sky-plague.
Who is Beowulf? (and what is the situation?)
200
The prince realized his state and struggled towards a seat on the rampart.
What is Beowulf, dying from the dragon's poison.
200
I have seen them gentle, tame, and meek...
What is "They Flee From Me"-- to whom is the author referring?
200
[It] came whiffling through the tulgey wood, and burbled as it came!
What is the Jabberwock?
300
"Light thickens, and the crow makes wing to th' rooky wood. Good things of day begin to droop and drowse; while night's black agents to their preys do rouse."
Who is Macbeth to Lady Macbeth, regarding planning the murder of Banquo? Why is the imagery significant?
300
It may be imagined that while during every hour of my infant life I received a lesson of patience, of charity, and of self-control, I was so guided by a silken cord that all seemed but of one train of enjoyment to me.
Who is Frankenstein, describing his upbringing? What is the reader intended to compare this statement with?
300
"I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang!"
Who is John Proctor, speaking to Danforth? What is the occasion?
300
"Yet do I fear thy nature; it is too full o' th' milk of human kindness."
Who is Lady Macbeth, reading the letter from Macbeth that described his encounter with the witches? What does this line tell us about their relationship?
300
I would fain know what she hath deserved.
What is "They Flee From Me"-- and what is the situation and the significance?
400
He swings a pot out of the fire and smells it.
What is the stage direction for the beginning of Act II of the Crucible; John Proctor has entered his house and is tasting Elizabeth's stew. What is the significance of this action and the setting?
400
He could not hold back: one hand brandished the yellow-timbered shield, the other drew his sword- an ancient blade that was said to have belonged to Eanmund, the son of Ohthere..."
Who is Wiglaf?
400
Sometimes, seized with sudden agony, he could not continue his tale; at others, his voice broken, yet piercing, uttered with difficulty the words so replete with anguish.
Who is Walton, writing to his sister Margaret about Frankenstein? What is the situation?
400
"Be assured that if a lively joy is not painted on my face, my heart is contented. Something whispers to me not to depend too much on the prospect that is opened before us."
Who is Elizabeth to Frankenstein, on their wedding day? Significance?
400
"I give you pretty dress to wear, and put you way high up in the air, and you gone fly back to Barbados!"
Who is Tituba to Parris, Hale and others, describing the Devil tormenting her? Why is this a significant line in the play?
500
"I shall no longer see the sun or stars, or feel the winds play on my cheeks. Light, feeling, and sense will pass away; and in this condition must I find my happiness."
Who is Frankenstein's monster, speaking to Walton about his plans for suicide?
500
"He unseamed him from the nave to th' chops, and fixed his head upon our battlements."
Who is the bleeding captain, describing Macbeth's killing of Macdonwald in battle? Why is this a significant event in the play?
500
"It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."
Who is Macbeth, on the occasion of Lady Macbeth's death? What does he mean?
500
"He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!"
Who is Elizabeth Proctor, speaking to Hale. What are the circumstances?
500
"Out, damned spot! out, I say!"
Who is Lady Macbeth? Explain the circumstances and significance of the line.