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Why does Wiglaf think he and his comrades should help Beowulf fight the dragon?
in the past, they promised to repay Beowulf's kindness with their lives
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What is imagery?
language that writers use to re-create sensory experiences
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What makes Beowulf an epic/legendary story?
the hero is described as someone greater than all other men
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Of the following choices, which one best describes the theme of Act I of Macbeth: the price of fame, betrayal, the supernatural, or loyalty in battle
What is betrayal
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Why doesn't Lady Macbeth kill Duncan herself?
He looks like her father
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What happens to young Siward?
He is killed in battle at the end of the play
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Looking at the following rhyme scheme, name the type of sonnet: abab bcbc cdcd ee
Spenserian
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What is the signal for Macbeth to kill Duncan?
a bell
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What is Macbeth's character flaw?
ambition / desire for power
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Macbeth's guilt associated with the murders causes him to see Banquo's ghost. What kind of conflict is this an example of?
internal conflict
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How does Morte d'Arthur involve an element of the supernatural?
the catching of King Arthur's sword
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What does Macbeth ask the doctor when he comes to see Lady Macbeth?
if there is a medicine for her sleepwalking problem
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Why does Sir Gawain volunteer to fight the Green Knight?
to protect the honor of his king and fellow knights
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What character traits does King Duncan value in a person?
What are bravery and loyalty
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Why does the witch say, in act IV, "Something wicked this way comes"
Macbeth is coming and she thinks he is evil
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What is the theme of "The Prologue" of Canterbury Tales
the infinite variety of human nature
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Why does dying Beowulf give Wiglaf his gold necklace?
Beowulf is passing on the rulership of Greatland to Wiglaf
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Who do the pilgrims set up to be a judge over themselves in The Canterbury Tales
the Host
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Why does Lady Macbeth think Macbeth has a poor chance of achieving power?
He is not ruthless enough
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What does Macbeth mean when he says his bloody hands will redden the sea?
he is feeling very guilty
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True or False: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight has a damsel in distress in the story, making it a medieval romance
False
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Which sonnet contains three quatrains and a couplet?
Shakespearean
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"Oh Scotland, Scotland" 1. Who says this 2. To whom does he say it?
1. Macduff 2. Malcolm
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Of the following symbols, which signals that a murder has been accomplished in Act II scene ii: a knocking at the door, the words spoken by Malcolm and Donalbain, the owl's scream and the crickets' cries, or the voice Macbeth hears?
the owl's scream and the crickets; cries
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When in Act V does Macbeth finally realize he's being tricked by the prophesies?
When Macduff reveals the details of how he was born