Sonnets Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Shakespeare - wrote at least 38 plays and more than 154 sonnets Background on Macbeth - - based on Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland by Holinshed ; wrote during the reign of King James I who loved witchcraft Thane - royal official in Scotland who ruled a district on behalf of the king. Summary Act 1 of Macbeth - Macbeth and Banquo meet the three witches, who prophesy to them. Later, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth decide to kill Duncan. Summary Act 2 of Macbeth - Macbeth kills Duncan. ...

How to Read Literature Like a Professor Chapters 1-26 Already Passed Quests Chapter 1: "Every trip is a quest (except when it is not)" A quest consists of 5 things: a quester, a place to go, a stated reason to go there, challenges on the way, & a real reason to be going there The real reason for a quest is always self-knowledge, self-fulfillment, self-discovery Ex: Huckleberry Finn, Lord of the Rings by J.R.R Tolkien, Star Wars, Crying of Lot 49 Acts of Communion Chapter 2: "Nice to Eat W...

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English poetry notes including but not limited to Rhyme scheme, sonnets, poetic terminology and how to understand the structure and context of a poem.

Arthur Miller - Answer- "The Death of a Salesman" depicted a man whose failure made him feel like an outcast. Alexander Pope - Answer- (1710-1728) "Rape of the Lock", "An Essay on Man", "The Dunciad" Classical Period - Answer- 1200bc - 455ce Forms: lyric poetry, greek drama (tragedy, comedy)(chorus, deus ex machina) Themes: life/death, morality, season changes, political commentary, satire, Greek mythology, Greek wars, Greek Gods, Roman life Homer (Greek) - Answer- The Iliad a...

English Test 1140 Exam Questions & Answers 2023/2024 Wesleyan revivals - ANSWER-_____ directly influenced British government and quickened social reform. Romantic Period - ANSWER-The years 1789-1832 were called the _____, which was an era of literary revolution. Reform Bill of 1832 - ANSWER-_____ was the high point of the British reform movement. romantics - ANSWER-The Middles Ages were a great source of inspiration for ____. human emotions - ANSWER-Reason was as important to neoc...

English 1140 Self Test Exam Questions & Answers 2023/2024 The ... directly influenced British government and quickened social reform - ANSWER-Wesleyan revivals The years 1789-1832 are called the ... --- an era of literary revolution - ANSWER-Romantic Period The ... was the high point of the British reform movement - ANSWER-Reform Bill of 1832 The Middle Ages were a great source of inspiration for ... - ANSWER-romantics Reason was as important to neoclassicists as ... was to romant...

Praxis 5038 - Historical Periods & Authors, Works Already Graded A Ancient World Literature Homer Aristotle Plato Medieval & Early Modern World Literature Dante "Inferno" Martin Luther "Speech at the Diet" Machiavelli "The Prince" Old English Period (450-1066) Beowulf "The Wanderer" Middle English Period () Chaucer "Canterbury Tales" "The Cuckoo Song" The Renaissance - British () Shakespeare "Hamlet" "Macbeth" Milton "Paradise Lost" Carew "An Elegy upon the Death of the D...

who refuses to marry in the beginning of the play? Benedick and Beatrice Where and when does the play take place? Sicily, sixteenth century How does Claudio woo hero? He doesnt; Don Pedro does At the beginning of the play, What is Beatrice's relationship to Benedick? Enemy Who is Leonato? Hero's father What does Don John want? To ruin Claudio What reason does Don John give for his sullenness? its in his nature Why does Claudio reject hero...

English Cumulative Exam Review Latest 2023 Already Passed Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World. In the 1400s, Spain and Portugal were competing to explore down the coast of Africa and find a sea route to Asia. That way, they could have the prized Asian spices they wanted without having to pay high prices to Venetian and Muslim middlemen. Spanish and Portuguese sailors searching for that sea route conquered the Canary Islands and the Azores. Soon they began building Muslim-style sugar ...