Events Leading to the Restoration
This King was executed in 1649, beginning the Interregnum.
Who is Charles I?
This monarch was "restored" to the throne in 1660.
Who is Charles II?
Swift held this religious title at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin.
What is Dean?
Wollstonecraft argues that women lack this, rather than natural ability.
What is Education?
The poem is set at this specific time of day.
What is Evening/Twilight?
This Puritan leader ruled as "Lord Protector" until 1658.
Who is Oliver Cromwell?
These two major disasters hit London in 1665 and 1666.
What are the Great Plague and the Great Fire of London?
In his "Proposal," Swift suggests this age is the ideal time to "sell" a child.
What is one year old?
She wrote her Vindication in response to this political upheaval in France.
What is the French Revolution?
The poem laments the "unhonored" lives of these humble people.
Who are the poor/rustics/hamlet dwellers?
This strict religious group banned theater, Christmas, and dancing.
Who are the Puritans?
This 1688 event replaced James II with William and Mary.
What is the Glorious Revolution?
The "Proposal" targets "absentee" landlords from this country.
What is England?
She compares women to this military group, trained only for show.
What is the Standing Army (Soldiers)?
This is a 14 lined poem written for the dead.
What is an Elegy?
This General marched from Scotland to London to facilitate the return of the King.
Who is General George Monck?
This witty, cynical drama became the hallmark of the era's theater.
What is the Comedy of Manners?
This is the term for the "voice" or character Swift adopts to write his Proposal.
What is a Persona?
She argues that making women "alluring" mistresses is a "short-lived" this.
What is a Tyranny?
This phrase describes a flower blooming unseen in the desert.
What is "Full many a flower is born to blush unseen"?
This 1660 declaration by Charles II promised a general pardon for many.
What is the Declaration of Breda?
This 1707 Act officially united the kingdoms of England and Scotland.
What is the Act of Union?
Swift used this pseudonym when publishing his Drapier's Letters.
Who is M.B. Drapier?
Her daughter, Mary Shelley, wrote this famous Gothic novel.
What is Frankenstein?
Gray’s poem is a precursor to this emotional literary movement.
What is Romanticism?