- •1) What two genres of literature were most important in Elizabethan England?
- •2) What is a sonnet?
- •3) What is iambic pentameter?
- •4) Who was the Christopher Marlowe? What is one of his famous works?
- •5) Why do we know so little about Shakespeare’s life?
- •6) What did Shakespeare do besides writing plays and sonnets?
- •7) What was the most popular form of entertainment in Elizabethan England?
- •8) Why were theatres closed during the Civil War period in 17 th century in England?
- •9) Who were the Puritans and what literature did they write?
- •10) What was the Globe theatre? Why is it important?
- •11) Name one of the Shakespeare’s tragedies and tell briefly what is it about?
- •12) Name a Shakespeare’s tragedy, comedy and histories
- •13) What three types of plays did Shakespeare write? Give examples
- •14) What is the meter and rhyme used in most Shakespeare plays?
- •15) What Shakespeare play is this quote from? What does it mean? “Cowards die many times before their deaths. The valiant never taste of death but once.”
- •20) Who are three writers from the 17th century (Civil War and Restoration)
- •21). What is Puritanism, and who are two famous Puritan writers in the 17th century?
- •22)Who was John Milton? What was his most famous work?
- •23)What is Paradise Lost? Who is the author? Why is it famous?
- •27)What is the most famous example of Enlightenment era social satire?
- •28)Who calls mankind “the glory, jest and riddle of the world”? What does he mean?
- •29) What is Johnathan Swift most famous for?
- •30)Was Gulliver’s Travels intended to be a children’s book? What was the author’s intention?
- •31) What is the main plot of Gulliver’s travels?
- •32) Describe one of Gulliver’s voyages in Gulliver’s Travels.
- •33)Describe Gulliver’s adventure to the land of the Lilliput in Gulliver’s Travels.
- •34) Describe Gulliver’s adventure to the land of the Giants in Gulliver’s Travels.
- •35) Describe Gulliver’s adventure to the land of the Laputa in Gulliver’s Travels.
- •36) Describe the Gulliver’s adventure to the land of Houynhnhnm and Yahoos in Gullivers travels.
- •37) What is the one main theme in Gulliver’s travels.
- •38)Who are the Yahoos in Gulliver’s travels.
- •39) What book is considered as the first English novel?
- •40). Why is the Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe so important?
30)Was Gulliver’s Travels intended to be a children’s book? What was the author’s intention?
Gulliver’s Travels is not really a children’s book, but it has been seen as a children’s story right from the start: little people, big people, talking horses. It was first published in 1726. At the time that Swift published Gulliver’s Travels, he was dean of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin. The book, which made fun of the political scene and certain prominent people in England, was published anonymously and was a great success.
By August 1725 the book was completed, and as Gulliver's Travels was a transparently anti-Whig satire it is likely that Swift had the manuscript copied so his handwriting could not be used as evidence if a prosecution should arise (as had happened in the case of some of his Irish pamphlets).
31) What is the main plot of Gulliver’s travels?
In each of the three stories in this book, the hero, Lemuel Gulliver, embarks on a voyage, but, as in the Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor on which the stories may in part have been based, some calamity befalls him. First, Gulliver arrives in Lilliput, where he finds himself a giant, held prisoner by tiny men. They are initially afraid of him, but he gradually wins their trust and eventually helps them in their war against Blefuscu. The second land he visits is called Brobdingnag, a land of giants. Gulliver, now a tiny person, has to work as a freak in a show at first but is then rescued by the Queen and has long talks with the King. Gulliver finally ends up in the land of the Houyhnhnms, peaceful horses who have created a perfect society, except for the presence of monkey-like Yahoos. Although Gulliver looks like a well-kempt Yahoo, he wants to be a Houyhnhnm. Finally, he has to leave because he does not fit into this society
32) Describe one of Gulliver’s voyages in Gulliver’s Travels.
33)Describe Gulliver’s adventure to the land of the Lilliput in Gulliver’s Travels.
A Voyage to Lilliput and Blefuscu. During his first voyage, Gulliver is washed ashore after a shipwreck and finds himself a prisoner of a race of tiny people, less than 6 inches high, who are inhabitants of the island country of Lilliput. After giving assurances of his good behaviour, he is given a residence in Lilliput and becomes a favourite of the court. From there, the book follows Gulliver's observations on the Court of Lilliput. He is also given the permission to roam around the city on a condition he not harm their subjects. Gulliver assists the Lilliputians to subdue their neighbours, the Blefuscidians, by stealing their fleet. However, he refuses to reduce the island nation of Blefuscu to a province of Lilliput, displeasing the King and the court. Gulliver is charged with treason and sentenced to be blinded. With the assistance of a kind friend, Gulliver escapes to Blefuscu, where he spots and retrieves an abandoned boat and sails out to be rescued by a passing ship which safely takes him back home.
34) Describe Gulliver’s adventure to the land of the Giants in Gulliver’s Travels.
Before long Gulliver undertakes another voyage. The ship anchors near the land of the giants to take in a supply of water. While on shore Gulliver is captured by the giants. They are good-natured creatures and treat Gulliver kindly, though they are amused by his small size and look upon him as a plaything. Brobdingnag is an expression of Swift's desire to find the ideal and escape from the disgusting world of the Liliputians. The author idealizes an agricultural country ruled by ideal monarch. Swift creates such a monarch in the king of Brobdingnag. He is clever, honest and kind to his people. He hates wars and wants to make his people happy.