He can see a gold cornucopia which belonged to Beowulf. He is both a prophet and a titan challenging the cosmos. In this way knights could the themes. England’s golden age. what power it gave the Romantic poet; It enabled him to see beyond surface reality and discover a truth beyond the powers of reason; it allowed him to re-create and modify the external world of experience. Tick as appropriate. How did he arrange his images? Prospero is not a vengeful deity, he typifies good, ‘white’ magic. He offers God to burn his books, which represent his knowledge. He was characterised by proud individualism and the rejection of the conventional moral rules of society. Edgar Allan Poe. of Oxford and Cambridge, while Sir Thomas More Weapons and gold artefacts. The restoration of Catholic rituals and heresy laws. She is shown in front of a window, in full light. What kind of character is Macbeth? They are the relationship between the individual and society, the contrast between imagination and reason, and marriage. These could be violent storms and other extremes. The bride’s white dress underlines her ‘chastity’. Write down the corresponding images from the text. two rival families, the Montagues and the Capulets. They took place in daylight, usually starting at 2 p.m. because of the absence of electric light. Is there a villain? What is an important characteristic of the Romantic Age? F He is the strongest of all men on earth. His self-reliance, courage, resourcefulness and independence. Is Romeo and Juliet a comedy or a tragedy? blu. What meaning does the word ‘conscience’ in line 28 acquire at the end of the soliloquy? Recognise the poetic form of the prologue. Being so cut off from the world, they lose contact with reality. Stanza 1: In autumn the West wind blows; it blows away, destroys the dead leaves and preserves the seeds to grow in spring. Sight and hearing. To the stars in the sky which shine and twinkle in the Milky Way. It is clear, however, that the ‘horror’ comes from inside the self and this is typical of Poe’s ‘tales of imagination’. The resources required to rapidly move away from fossil fuels and prepare for the coming heavy weather could pull large numbers of people out of poverty, providing services now sorely lacking, from clean water to electricity, and on a model that is more democratic and less centralised. They must be dated by combining three kinds of evidence: external, internal and stylistic. How is the West wind called? She complains about her husband’s lack of respect for her nerves. to restore his reputation, 1199 John became king Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in 890. Thus the king or the queen became the symbol of stability and unity, and the murder of the king/queen was considered as an act against nature which would lead to chaos and disorder. What are its main events? The Latin phrase written on the brooch (line 45) means. Why does Donne think that ‘Any man’s death diminishes me’ (lines 26-27)? His pallor is compared first to the whiteness of a lily, which is here associated with death, then to a rose which quickly withers. The poet is addressing the wind as an agent of re-generation and new life, and is asking this natural element to give him the strength to awaken mankind to a new spiritual life. What does the document do for the first time? Who ruled England during Henry VI’s mental illness? His/her ‘individualisation’ is therefore dynamic, in antithesis with the conventional medieval character portrait which was generally rather static. His ‘100 Days’ in 1815 ended in his final defeat at the hands of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo. Underlined in blue: lines referred to Juliet as This creates a sort of interplay between real and unreal so that the reader is left to decide whether what he/she is reading is true or not. Othello uses poetry with an elevated tone while the prose of Iago contrasts with Othello’s sonorous poetry: his ‘voice’ is intellectual, controlled, cynical and brutal. comely; handsome; perfectly well made; tall; well shaped; straight, strong limbs, manly; sweet, soft features; round and plump, not quite black; very tawny; a bright kind of a dun olive colour; agreeable. What was Robinson like? What are the little birds doing? Prospero does not turn his gaze inwards, nor towards his immediate surroundings; he contemplates the invisible and the many phenomena of nature in such a way that the imagination of the listener opens onto horizons far beyond the limits of the actual plot. The connection with the devil is made clear Highlighted in orange: Shylock’s reaction to Jessica’s elopement. has to be first (lines 5-8). He was a man of wit, sensitivity, knowledge and cleverness. It is that man should not give up in the face of difficulties, but try to see the positive side of every situation in order to react and try to solve his problems. Lines 24-27. a repetition of phrases: ‘But they avail not’/‘But this availed not’ (lines 17, 19, 21). Probably that he is too ill to be aware of what is happening around him or to realise that he is dying. Cotton was the leading sector of industrialisation. Nature provides him with images, such as the wind and the clouds, and symbols for the creation of his cosmic schemes. Why was Georgius Sabellicus associated with the legend of Faust? 1721 Sir Robert Walpole became the first Prime Parliament was purged of 370 Presbyterian and she was good in bed What effect the colours used by Gainsborough produce; They create a lyrical and romantic atmosphere, in which the colours of the couple’s costumes are in harmony with the landscape. Over the stage the ‘shadow’ PROGRAMMI SVOLTI LICEO “P. In what ways do the descriptions in the extract seem like a dream? In lines 8-9 death is seen as a welcome relief. At this point there is a kind of insuperable distance between her and the viewer (Sir William). At the end he looks for a final solution in suicide. The Professor held the envelope containing the ‘Sacred Wafer’ towards him, while the others advanced lifting their crucifixes. clergy, were subject to the Crown. In such a superficial society, the fact that Mirabell contradicts her means nothing, they accept the same things. Temporal and His stay on the island is seen as a chance to exploit and dominate nature. He could not see much except the snow on the ground outside. 3rd section (lines 32-44): Salerio asks Shylock what he will do with Antonio’s flesh. In Othello the West stands for rationality and the East for irrationality. what the woman looks like; She is wearing a bonnet which reveals a wasted face. Grendel breaks into the mead hall at Heorot and fights against Beowulf. Blue words: the action of moving forward is 1381 Introduction of a poll tax by Richard II and Peasants’ Revolt Describe the cause and effect relationship in lines 1-13. Themes are hinted at, but their real meaning becomes apparent much later. It has been interpreted as the description of a dream, which allows the poet to relate the supernatural and the less conscious part of his psyche to a familiar experience; as an allegory of the life of the soul in its passage from sin, through punishment, to redemption; as a description of the poetic journey of Romanticism. Performer Heritage Edizione Blu. He asks for time to stop. garlic and holy symbols (crucifix, Holy Wafer); The West wind is the breath of personified autumn. 1453 End of the Hundred Years’ War against France. He built fortresses and planned a navy with longships. From the origins to the present age. He perceives its limbs move. What mood does Shakespeare create with the language of this scene? Numerous big windows, very high steeples, high roof, fan vaulting, pointed arches, and wall surfaces covered with a vertical pattern of geometrical panels. He attacks the degeneracy of a fashionable world in which it was necessary for a nobleman to marry his son outside his class in order to improve his financial condition. clash between the ideal and the real; Physical beauty is linked to life, enjoyment, decay and death, while spiritual beauty is related to eternity. If he had conformed by putting on prison clothes, his nightmarish cell would have been changed. Various grammatical structures are used, a series of infinite forms (‘To be, or not to be’ is followed by ‘to suffer’, ‘to take arms’, ‘To die, to sleep’, ‘to say’, ‘To die to sleep’, ‘To sleep’, ‘to dream’) gives voice to Hamlet’s uncertainty and enables him to distance himself from the action. abolished. Mother: Mary, Queen of Scots activity. main representative: Laurence Sterne with his In modern times we are strongly affected by Chaucer’s humour and that makes us see her as an individual, though one of a type. What changes are proposed in the third paragraph? A formulaic phrase that is used in place of a name or noun. In The Armada Portrait the queen’s hand rests on a globe, which symbolises England’s greatness as a world power. marched on London led by Wat Tyler to ask the Highlighted in blue: metaphor for Juliet Elizabeth had become a sort of goddess of her time therefore, her exterior appearance was not important, what mattered most was her divine authority. The red dragon, which is the emblem of Wales, has the colour of rage and violence while the white dragon, which has the pale hue of death, is the symbol of the Saxon invader. Her cold blooded planning and her remark ‘A little water clears us of this deed’ (line 64) makes her less sympathetic than Macbeth, who has done the murder but is passionately affected by it. The great art of this soliloquy lies in the way in which the personal is elevated to the level of the universal. chancellor, suppressed 400 small monasteries who Macbeth murders after meeting the witches again; Macduff’s wife and children. Main ideas: Gulliver is a typical European. Faustus changes his request in lines 36-38. Latinisms: ‘impertinent’ (line 4). What does Blake associate the Lamb with in the second stanza? List the pathologies that may be cured by the use of stem cells in the future. After his disillusionment with the French Revolution, he and the poet Robert Southey (1774-1843) planned to move to America and to establish a utopian community in Pennsylvania, called ‘Pantisocracy’, where every economic activity would be done as a community, and private ownership would not exist. Text 2 Blake describes London at night. Circle the former and square the latter. subjectively because of his great anxiety: time There was no scenery. T, It hints at the character’s plans for the future. Has he made a pact with the devil? To be aware of one’s condition (lines 46-47), sleep and nourishment (line 50). what caused her to stay there; The plane crash. ‘Find the words that matter / Say them out loud’ Everyone should try to express in some way their concern publically. Leader: Oliver Cromwell, who gave himself the F There was no curtain and the action was continuous. Why? <>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/Annots[ 24 0 R] /MediaBox[ 0 0 595.32 841.92] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> the other characters of the play. How is marriage presented? Shylock promises he will be kind to Antonio. The spectacle is one of incomparable force: Othello stands with a candle in his hand next to Desdemona, who lies sleeping under the protection of the night. Women did not act in Shakespeare’s time and the female parts were acted by boys. They began to burn and cut down the forests, to grow cereals like wheat, barley or oats. It was certainly effective for the Elizabethan audience, which was accustomed to use imagination. F Anglo-Saxon literature was anonymous and it was sung by the scops. Who is Cerberus and what does he represent? His task is to help mankind to reach an ideal world where freedom, love and beauty replace tyranny. Stephen 1135-1154 Science: The Royal Society, which was an association of scientists and intellectuals. Business and social skills: skilled at clothmaking and travelling; her social skills were that She felt pain in her shoulder. Explain the different reasons. Performer Heritage ti guida in un affascinante viaggio attraverso la letteratura inglese. Tragic atmosphere: lines 8-12; sad mood: lines 6, 12-19, 35-36. Pink words: destructive power of time R, Then have my lips the sin that they have took? Personal pronouns: ‘we’ (line 2), ‘you’ (line 13). navy against the Spanish Armada. Because he is a man of great culture and ambition who is dissatisfied with his own situation and thus tries to increase his powers. how many types of love are presented. Examples of assonance: line 1 (‘bride’/‘quietness’), line 2 (‘silence’/‘time’), line 10 (‘pipes’/‘wild’). To emphasise the main themes of the play. The Parliamentarian army, called New Model Army, was stronger because it was made up of professional soldiers and it had a cavalry. He asks that his punishment might be limited, not eternal. The magnetic and intelligent gaze of Elizabeth. The first two metaphors belong to the semantic sphere of purity; the last one refers to a timeless tale better than poetry. Which countries did she visit before returning to London? Where does the tragedy take place? It is the presence of a moral at the end, which makes The Rime a Romantic ballad. The phrase ‘Since that all-nameless hour’ (line 24) hints at a … in Manfred’s past. There are several extremely large stained glass windows to let in the light. No, he is not, since he is talking to the other fallen angels (line 3). physical love He ran to Robinson and lay down on the ground to show his gratitude. the day, like the Romantic poets Samuel Taylor Consider picture 3 and explain what it represents. He sees Christ crucified, whose blood was spent to save mankind but not Faustus. Qui puoi trovare gli esercizi svolti del libro Performer Heritage - Volume 1. Where is the climax of the story? Stanza XV shows that he has deliberately chosen to leave his native land. He became popular in Europe thanks to Charles Baudelaire, who translated his tales, and Stéphane Mallarmé, who translated his poems and regarded him as a forerunner of the Symbolist movement. The reversal of values introduced by the three witches, the chain of metaphors connected with ‘clothing’, especially clothes that do not fit, and the repetition of the verb ‘to seem’. Does he really think that Sammy is destined to become President? Main features: Milton’s Hell is not divided into They were addressed to all social classes. The poet was wandering in the countryside. main features: the orderly narratives of events The myth of Faust, Milton, the Gothic novel, No, the poem does not provide any answer and ends with a question. He and his warriors are the strongest among their people. To the impression of realism conveyed by the description of the objects, Swift adds a twist of absurdity through the distorted perspective of the Lilliputians. T, It conveys some philosophical speculations. They believed in immortality and in the transmigration of the soul from one person to another. Correct the following statements about New Learning. Does Malala say that education is a ‘blessing’, a ‘necessity’ or both? Sight. Constitutional monarchy: During William and Mary’s reign, acts were passed which set the course of parliamentary rule in Britain: the Toleration Act (1689) introduced more religious tolerance; the Bill of Rights (1689) established that the king could levy taxes, raise an army and suspend laws only with parliamentary consent; a Triennial Act asserted that Parliament should last for three years. How does Robinson consider nature? They highlight the eternal positive character of the urn. What does he stand for, in contrast to the Lilliputians? The sounds in stanza II are soft and whooshing, like the movement of wind and water. His contempt for traditional forms of religion was matched by an interest in the occult sciences and in scientific experiments. what the warriors kindled They kindled a huge funeral fire (lines 7-8). The writer Horace Walpole (1717-97) was the first to establish a link between the two; his obsession with his beloved miniature castle at Strawberry Hill was the inspiration for The Castle of Otranto (1764), and its subtitle, ‘A Gothic Story’, marks the first time that the term was used in a literary context. Identify the line(s) where Desdemona declares her love for Othello. Because we do not know his name, he represents all travellers. What message does the Traveller leave? formal and occasionally ironic. The whole passage is built on the metaphor of hearing, the ear is a symbol that connects the individual and the national sphere, the microcosm and the macrocosm. How is he presented? the Metropolitan Police; In 1829 the Home Secretary, Sir Robert Peel, created the Metropolitan Police, known as ‘bobbies’ after their founder. Is the setting indoors or outdoors? What was it about? Being devoured by a ravenous beast. Explain the features of the narrator’s character. He was interested in the moments when an important historical crisis, especially in Scottish history, caused personal problems in individuals or in groups: Waverley (1814) and Ivanhoe (1819), his most important works, describe these conflicts. Roman control of Britain came to an end in 409 AD. The poet finds the answer to his question. What is the Traveller doing in the poem? It is echoed in the couplet in the adjective ‘cruel’, The language is simple, matter-of-fact and concrete to reinforce the impression of reality. Box:Main theme of the text: Prospero is a European who has taken charge of a remote island and gets the local inhabitants work for him. They decide to go to Thomas Becket’s shrine in Canterbury because he is the most venerated among English saints (lines 16-17). who Duncan’s sons are; Malcolm and Donalbain. Why do you think these features make the creature a monster as soon as it is animated? What characterises the language in the play? The king also married his son and heir to the Aragonese heiress Catherine and two of his daughters equally well to the Kings of France and Scotland. Beginning of the sequence Romeo is going to speak. Tick as appropriate. back How did Heracles and Orpheus defeat the monster? The Celtic language remains in Welsh in Wales, and Gaelic in Scotland and Ireland. Read lines 1-57 and put these facts into the order in which they appear in the text. Why are the three girls at the door so excited? Ballads still have a universal appeal and students will be able to find modern parallels in rap stories.

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