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Some Wilde Quotes
(name the speaker and give significance)
Victorian Culture
All about the Language!
Name that Piece and author
We've all got Daddy problems! (Freud)
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"I'm not a Bunburyist at all. If Gwendolen accepts me, I am going to kill my brother, indeed I think I'll kill him in any case. [...] So I am going to get rid of Earnest."
Who is Jack? (page 11). Doesn't mean killing anyone, just stop pretending to be Earnest. Irony because of meaning of "earnest" and Algernon really is his brother.
100
These are the two "I's" of Victorian cultural significance
What is Imperialism and Industrialism?
100
This is the term for when you say one unpleasant thing in pleasant terms.
What is a euphemism? Example: She's knocked up --> The stork is coming!
100
In this piece, the author discusses whether the glory of victory has to fade.
What is "To an Athlete Dying Young" by A.E. Houseman?
100
This is the other name for the "monster" who lives within us.
What is the Id?
200
"I have never met any really wicked person before. I feel rather frightened. I am so afraid he will look just like every one else."
Who is Cecily? She is bored and wants excitement in her life.
200
This is why tablecloths were invented
What is to cover up the legs of the table so that men wouldn't become excited.
200
"In married life, three is company and two is none" (from the Importance of Being Earnest) is an example of this literary device.
What is aphorism?
200
"How do I love thee? Let me count the ways"
What is "Sonnet 43" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning?
200
According to Freud, the mind is split into these two parts.
What is the conscious mind and the subconscious mind?
300
"You have filled my tea with lumps of sugar, and though I asked most distinctly for bread and butter, you have given me cake. I am known for the gentleness of my disposition, and the extraordinary sweetness of my nature, but I warn you, Miss Cardew, you may go too far."
Who is Gwendolen? (page 45) Passive aggression. Shows how fake the two girls were when they first met and were pretending to be friends.
300
These are two drawbacks to increased industrialization
What is 1) ruining the environment and 2)exploitation of the lower class?
300
This is the rhyme scheme for a limmerick
What is AABBA?
300
This author believes that one of the purposes of the novel is social reform. He/She wrote about educational reform in this piece.
What is Hard Times by Charles Dickens?
300
This is Freud's term for the part of the mind that is our awareness of ourselves and how other people see us.
What is the super ego?
400
"There are distinct social possibilities in your [Cecily's] profile. The two weak points in our age are its want of principle and its want of profile. The chin a little higher, dear."
Who is Lady Bracknell? (page 55). She only likes Cecily when she finds out Cecily will be rich. Then she pretends that Cecily's class is in the look of her face, not her money.
400
Rudyard Kipling wrote in favor of the British Empire. What two themes regarding imperialism is he known for?
What is loneliness and a sense of duty?
400
Daily Double! You may wager up to 2x the point value! These are the three parts of the pendulum theory of literature AND what they mean.
What is Romanticism, Realism, and Naturalism. Romanticism -- life is peachy Realism -- tell it like it is (some is good, some not so good) Naturalism -- life stinks. It's all Darwinian competition
400
This poem is about a painting on a wall.
What is "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning?
400
This is the term for when we take out our anger in indirect ways.
What is passive aggression (think Cecily and Gwendolen with the tea and sugar)
500
"Were I fortunate enough to be Miss Prism's pupil, I would hang upon her lips. -- My metaphor was drawn from bees. Ahem! Mr. Worthing, I suppose, has not returned from town yet?"
Who is Dr. Chasuble? (page 27) He really likes Miss Prism, but because he's a priest and cannot marry, he has to repress his feelings. His Id was momentarily exposed in a Freudian slip.
500
DAILY DOUBLE! You may wager up to double the points (1000) This is the explanation for why manners and etiquette became so important to Victorian society.
What is: increased urbanization lead to people leaving rural environments and moving to cities. Manners and etiquette give an immediate way to tell whether or not a stranger is a "worthy" person without having to know his/her family.
500
This is a fancy word for a pun.
What is paronomasia?
500
In this nonsense poem, a Walrus and a Carpenter eat a bunch of Oysters.
What is "The Walrus and the Carpenter" by Lewis Carroll?
500
This is the term for the healthy way to exercise your id.
What is sublimation. Examples are art and dreams.