Witches
What's the name of the famous trials that took place in America ?
The Salem Witch Trials
Name both short stories studied in class.
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Tell-Tale Heart
Who wrote the short stories read in class ?
Edgar A. Poe
Who wrote "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"
Lewis Caroll
When did the SWT begin and end ?
Began : 1692
End : 1693
What's the name of Usher's sister ?
Lady Madeline
Where does gothic come from ?
European architecture
What's the only escape the narrator has in "The Yellow Wallpaper"
Writing in her journal
Who started a witch-hunting in Scotland ?
King James VI
What do you call a narrator that can't be trusted ?
An unreliable narrator
What tool is used in The Fall of the House of Usher to foretell Usher's fall ?
Mise en abyme
What's the name of the movie you dubbed ?
Misery
What's the title of the book in which Corrag, a young 16 year-old girl is accused of being a witch ?
The Highland Witch
To what "creature" is compared Usher ?
A vampire
What are the different stages of the Freytag Pyramid ?
1. Introduction/exposition
2. Initial incident/conflict
3. Rising action
4. Climax
5. Falling action
6/7. Resolution/Dénouement
How is madness portrayed in Alice in Wonderland ?
- grotesque situation (tea outside, huge table for three people, animals talking)
- use of language
- upside down concepts (time, manners, etc)
Can you give the "dates" of the three waves of feminism and their main "ideas" ?
• The first wave fought for women’s suffrage (end of the 19th century, beginning of the 20th century).
• The second wave questioned the role of women in society and coincided with sexual liberation (1960s- 80s).
• The third wave is the modern movement that keeps fighting for gender equality, recognition of the historical breakthroughs made by women, equal pay and the end of feminicide.
What's the name of the poem the narrator reads to Usher during the storm ?
The Haunted Palace
Who directed the movie "The Tell-Tale Heart" (2017)
Steven Berkoff
Films portray stigmas on mental disorders. What are the 6 stereotyped characters you can find in movies ?
- rebellious-free spirit
- homicidal maniac
- seductress
- enlightened member of society
- narcissistic parasite
- zoo specimen