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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
1
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Deep thoughts, reflections

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Cogitations

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Imitation, copying in attempt to equal or surpass someone

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Emulation

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Eagerly, happily

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Fain

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Mourned, grieved

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Lamented

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5
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To reject

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Spurn

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An absolute ruler, usually oppressive

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Tyrant

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Honorable, Noble in action

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Valiant

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8
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Face, appearance,(also ghost or apparition)

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Visage

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9
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Easygoing, like able

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Affable

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10
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Unable to have children

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Barren

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11
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To beg

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Beseech

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12
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Scolded, corrected

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Chidden

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13
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Inactive, lazy

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Idle

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14
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Filled with strong emotion

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Infused

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15
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About to occur

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Imminent

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16
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Win

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Prevail

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17
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People with significant talent or ability

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Prodigies

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18
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What is a monologue

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Long speech by one person

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19
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Aside

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Lines spoken by character directly to audience

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20
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Tragic hero

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Protagonist with flaw that eventually leads to downfall

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21
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Character foil

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Character who is nearly opposite of another character

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22
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Soliloquy

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Thighs spoken aloud by character when alone or believes he is alone

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23
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Et tu brute

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Julius Caesar

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24
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Epicurean

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Cassius

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25
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Exiled because he was against Caesar

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Marullus and flavius

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26
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Stoic

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Brutus

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27
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Beware the ides of March

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Soothsayer

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28
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Married to Brutus

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Portia

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29
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Dreams that Caesar is murdered, married to Caesar

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Calpurnia

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30
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Tries to warn Caesar with a letter

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artemidorus

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31
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I thrice presented him with a kingly crown

Which thrive he did refuse, was this ambition

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Antony

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32
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The last to stab Caesar

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Brutus

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33
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Caesars right hand man

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Antony

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34
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Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more

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Brutus

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35
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Convinces Caesar to go to the Capitol to meet with the senate

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Decius Brutus

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36
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Into what dangers would you lead me Cassius
That you would have me seek into myself
For that which is not in me

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Brutus

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37
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What type of play is Julius Caesar

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Tragedy

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38
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What was the highest level of school Shakespeare received

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Grammar school

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39
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What did Shakespeare leave his wife in his will

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His second best bed

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40
Q

Where was the globe theater

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London

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41
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What is the globe theater

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The theater where most of Shakespeare’s plays were presented, located

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42
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Who did Julius Caesar think is his most loyal companion

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Brutus

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43
Q

What did the festival of the Lupercal celebrate

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Fertility

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44
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What does Caesar do when he is offered the crown?

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Refuse it thrice, then faints

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45
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Which qualities of Julius Caesar does Antony use to disprove Brutus’s argument of Caesar’s being too ambitious

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Faithful
Just
Brought captives and spoil home
Wept with poor
Refused crown
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46
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What did Antony show the crowd during his speech that helped to win their favor

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Bloody cloak and the will

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47
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Brutus was visited by the ghost of whom?

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Caesar

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48
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Which characters killed themselves or had people kill them?

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Cassius, Brutus, Portia, titinius

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49
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How was Caesar physically challenged

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Epilepsy

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50
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Who had his birthday in the play

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Cassius

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51
Q

Who spares Antonys life

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Brutus

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52
Q

Octavius and Antony form a triumvirate with whom

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Lepidus

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53
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Who said that the conspirators didn’t need an oath because they were bound by their cause and not empty words

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Brutus

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54
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What fatal mistake did Brutus make

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Underestimated Antony by letting him live and talk

He believed Cassius

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55
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Why did Brutus view Caesars assassination as necessary

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Too ambitious, tyrant

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56
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What was one of Caesars fatal flaws

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Trusting

Arrogant ambition

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57
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Who tries to warn Caesar

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Artemidorus
Soothsayer
Calpurnia
Priests

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58
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Brutus charged Cassius with what

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Bribery

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59
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According to Antony who is the noblest Roman of them all

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Brutus

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60
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Inflexibility versus compromise

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Cassius and Brutus

Opinions on calpurnia’s dream

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61
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Weak people can be manipulated

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People of Rome

Brutus manipulated by Cassius

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62
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Public self versus private self

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Antony

Brutus

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63
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Misinterpretations and misreadings

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Calpurnia’s dream

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64
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Rhetoric and power

A

Speeches

Decius

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65
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One man’s hero is another man’s enemy

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Caesar

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66
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Fate versus free will

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The ides of March

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67
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Too much ambition can be dangerous

A

Caesar

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68
Q

Look at timeline

A

Did you get it?

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69
Q

What do modern historians say King Arthur was

A

Celtic war chief

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70
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Which people began the storytelling of King Arthur

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The celts

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71
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Who made the King Arthur legend forever English

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Sir Thomas Malory

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72
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Where did sir Thomas Malory write his King Arthur stories

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Prison

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73
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Middle age social classes

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Nobility
Clergy
Peasants

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74
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Reasons the King Arthur legend has endured so long

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Exciting story
Camelot is the capital of dreams
Not what kings are, but what kings could be

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75
Q

What kind of hero is superior in all respects to other men and his environment

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Mythic

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76
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Why a hero or legend endures across generations

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Real and universal
Larger than life
Part of cultural heritage
Stories through generations

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77
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Chivalry

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Code of behavior

Demanded that the knight be loyal to God first King second, as ferocious in the battle field as gentle off

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78
Q

Why is everyone going to London

A

Jousting tournament

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79
Q

Who gives Arthur assistance in pulling out the sword

A

Merlyns animals

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80
Q

What does Kay do when he realizes that Arthur has pulled out the famous sword in the stone

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Claims it and Takes it to his dad

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81
Q

Does Arthur eventually come to the conclusion that might cannot be used for right, violence always breeds more violence

A

No

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82
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What does Arthur intend to do with the rebels after he conquers them

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Turn them into Knights

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83
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Who is the author of Arthur becomes King

A

T.h. White

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84
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Arthur’s nickname

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Wart

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85
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Arthur’s guardian

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Sir Ector

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86
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Sir Kay

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Foster brother/ector’s son

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87
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Arthur’s sword

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Excalibur

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88
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Arthur’s kingdom

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Camelot

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89
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Arthur’s tutor

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Merlyn

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90
Q

Where does Arthur find the sword

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The stone

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91
Q

What does Arthur think about might

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Should be used for right

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92
Q

Why does Lancelot leave Camelot

A

Adventure

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93
Q

What happens when Lancelot sleeps

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Sirs lyonel and ector get defeated by sir tarquine

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94
Q

Who discovers Lancelot as he sleeps under the tree

A

Morgan le Fay and her queens

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95
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What does he agree to do in return for his freedom

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Fight for bagdemagus

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96
Q

Why has sir tarquine sworn revenge against Lancelot

A

Lancelot killed his brother

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97
Q

Who said it was he who slew my brother and it is because of him that I have killed a hundred Knights, and maimed as many more, apart from the sixty four I still hold prisoner

A

Tarquine

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98
Q

Who said I will cast a spell over him so that he remains asleep while we take him to my castle and make him our prisoner

A

Morgan le Fay

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99
Q

Who said understand that I choose none of you, lewd sorceress that you are, rather will I die in this cell. But were I free, I would take pleasure in proving it against any who would champion you that Queen gwynevere is the finest lady of this land

A

Lancelot

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100
Q

Evil sorceress

A

Morgan le Fay

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101
Q

Good King, was defeated by Knights of the round table in a tournament

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Bagdemagus

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102
Q

Captured by an evil knight

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Lyonel and ector

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103
Q

Has a daughter who helps him

A

Bagdemagus

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104
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Evil knight

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Tarquine

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105
Q

Is captured by an evil sorceress

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Lancelot

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106
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At the beginning of the story, what does Lancelot set out to do

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Find adventure

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107
Q

Who captures Lancelot and how

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Falls asleep, Morgan le fays Magic

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108
Q

What did the evil Knight do to the Knights that he captured

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Stripped and beat them and threw them in a dungeon

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109
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What does Lancelot agree to do in exchange for his freedom

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Fight for bagdemagus

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110
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Enlarged

A

Augmented

111
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Why does the evil knight hate Sir Lancelot?

A

Lancelot killed his brother

112
Q

What happens to the evil knight at the end of the story?

A

Lancelot beheads him

113
Q

Who is the author of Lancelot

A

Sir Thomas Malory

114
Q

How many times does Bedivere fail to complete his task?

A

2

115
Q

Why does Bedivere fail at his task?

A

the sword is beautiful
greed
he wants to keep it as a tribute to King Arthur

116
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Which of Bedivere’s actions does Arthur identify as being particularly shameful?

A

lying

117
Q

After Bedivere returns a second time, what does Arthur do?

A

get mad, threaten him, and send him away again

118
Q

Where is Arthur going at the end?

A

Avilion

119
Q

What is the significant image in the last line?

A

sunrise

120
Q

Who wrote “The Passing of Arthur”

A

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

121
Q

In TPCASTT, what the author says about the subject is the

A

theme

122
Q

When a sentence carries on to the next line of the poem, sometimes changing the meaning

A

enjambment

123
Q

In “The Lake Isle of Innisfree” the author uses a lot of what literary device?

A

imagery

124
Q

in “She Sweeps with many colors brooms” the speaker compares sweeping to

A

sunset

125
Q

in “Big Wind” the speaker compares the greenhouse in the storm to

A

a ship

126
Q

Cavalry Crossing a Ford paints what kind of picture of war

A

peaceful

127
Q

what are you supposed to write in the attitude section of TPCASTT

A

speaker, author, and subject attitude

128
Q

how does summer remembered speak about childhood summer

A

fun and chaotic with a lot of alliteration and onomatopoeia, but ends sadly

129
Q

What are the African-American women in Women fighting for

A

education for their children

130
Q

What is dreams about?

A

how dreams can affect your life

131
Q

The Dreams Died devastatingly is

A

alliteration

132
Q

The Creation is an example of what kind of poem

A

narrative

133
Q

In me she has drowned a young girl and in me an old woman rises toward her day after day like a terrible fish

A

Mirror

134
Q

He’s only flirting, crowd him crowd him, delicate, delicate, delicate, delicate, now

A

basestealer

135
Q

his hands are fine and nervous on the lug wrench. It makes no difference to the lug wrench though

A

ex-basketball player

136
Q

there would be more than ocean water broken before God’s last put out the light was spoken

A

once by the pacific

137
Q

but I was going to say when truth broken in with all her matter of face about the ice storm

A

birches

138
Q

you were the river current carrying the roaring notes you were the caravan master at the reigns

A

my mother pieced quilts

139
Q

and a blue true dream of sky and for everything which is natural which is infinite which is yes

A

i thank you God for most this amazing

140
Q

Beat beat drums

A

Walt Whitman

141
Q

Big Wind

A

Theodore Roethke

142
Q

Birches

A

robert frost

143
Q

cavalry crossing a ford

A

walt whitman

144
Q

dreams

A

langston hughes

145
Q

ex-basketball player

A

john updike

146
Q

i thank you God for most this amazing

A

e.e. cummings

147
Q

mirror

A

sylvia plath

148
Q

once by the pacific

A

robert frost

149
Q

she sweeps with many colored brooms

A

emily dickinson

150
Q

summer remembered

A

isabella gardner

151
Q

the base stealer

A

robert francis

152
Q

the creation

A

james weldon johnson

153
Q

the lake isle of innisfree

A

william butler yeats

154
Q

two bodies

A

octavio paz

155
Q

women

A

alice walker

156
Q

the metaphors in two bodies

A

a relationship

two waves, 2 stones, 2 knives, 2 shooting stars

157
Q

4 examples of poem shifts

A

stanzas, tone, subject, point of view

158
Q

where was John Steinbeck born

A

Salinas, CA

159
Q

Steinbeck’s movement

A

naturalism

160
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what is naturalism

A

the author does not hide the hardships and ugliness of human existence, not afraid to explore violence and the lives of America’s lower class

161
Q

where does the Pearl take place

A

La Paz, Mexico

162
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what kind of novel is the pearl

A

parable

163
Q

who is oppressing the Native Americans

A

Spanish Mexicans

164
Q

Why does the doctor refuse to see Coyotito in the beginning

A

he is poor and Native American

165
Q

what is the significance of the songs Kino hears?

A

his ancestors sing, dictate his emotions

166
Q

What did Kino dream of when he first found the pearl?

A

marrying Juana, a rifle, clothes, education for Coyotito

167
Q

How did the doctor cruelly manipulate Kino and Juana into his treatment of Coyotito?

A

he poisoned him and then healed him

168
Q

what do Kino and Juana compare finding the pearl to

A

Coyotito’s birth

169
Q

What happens to Kino’s boat

A

someone puts a hole in it

170
Q

What song provided Kino strength before attacking the trackers

A

the song of the family

171
Q

greed as a destructive force

A

the pearl, the trackers, Kino murdering

172
Q

the roles of fate in shaping human lives

A

finding the pearl, stuck in your birth position, scorpion bite

173
Q

colonial society’s oppression of native cultures

A

not serving Coyotito, no education

174
Q

men and women’s roles in society

A

Juana yields to Kino and he beats her when she steps out

175
Q

the importance of family

A

Kino tries to save his family

176
Q

Poverty versus wealth

A

Kino has nothing, the doctor is fat and lazy

177
Q

the pearl

A

greed, success, hopelessness, human vice

178
Q

the canoe

A

family, manhood, heritage, stability, provision

179
Q

greed, eagerness for riches

A

avarice

180
Q

having a kindly disposition

A

benign

181
Q

skillful in physical movements, especially of the hands

A

deft

182
Q

something that derogates or casts in a bad light

A

disparagement

183
Q

important to the topic at hand

A

germane

184
Q

having a harsh, throaty sound

A

guttural

185
Q

needy, very poor

A

indigent

186
Q

wise

A

judicious

187
Q

the quality or state of being drowsy, apathetic activity

A

lethargy

188
Q

softly shining, translucent, clear

A

lucent

189
Q

dangerous to health, characterized by progressive growth, especially a tumor

A

malignant

190
Q

moved to or showing sudden impatient irritation

A

petulant

191
Q

in a way that sounds sad and mournful

A

plaintively

192
Q

having rugged physical strength, hardened to fatigue or hardships

A

stalwart

193
Q

bringing under control

A

subjugation

194
Q

humble, imploring

A

suppliant

195
Q

right before Kino finds the pearl, what song does he hear?

A

the song of the pearl

196
Q

what does Kino do for a living

A

a pearl diver

197
Q

How are Apolonia and Juana related

A

sisters in law

198
Q

Where are Kino and Juana’s ancestors from

A

native

199
Q

What else did John Steinbeck write?

A

Cup of Gold, The Pastures of Heaven, To a God Unknown, Tortilla Flat, Dubious Battle, Of Mice and Men, The Long Valley, The Grapes of Wrath, Sea of Cortez, Cannery Row, Burning Bright, East of Eden, The Winter of our Discontent, Travels with Charley, Red Pony

200
Q

when is the best time for demons to exploit to get readers hooked on sex and alcohol

A

trough periods

201
Q

Who is the originator of pleasure

A

God

202
Q

What is the first step of exploiting the truth

A

keep knowledge out of his mind

203
Q

how does Screwtape describe the married couple that the patient has become friends with?

A

rich, smart, superficially intellectual, brightly skeptical about everything in the world

204
Q

what does Screwtape say the patient will call people who warn him against worldly vanities, choice of friends, and the value of time?

A

puritans

205
Q

what are the causes of human laughter

A

joy, fun, the joke proper, flippancy

206
Q

which humor is most dangerous to humans

A

flippancy

207
Q

what is the point at which time touches eternity

A

present

208
Q

which is least like eternity

A

future

209
Q

what is screw tapes’ advice if a man can’t be cured of church going

A

church hopping

210
Q

what are party churches

A

cliquey churches who split up and hate each other for the little unessentials

211
Q

of which sin have the demons been able to deaden the human conscience in Europe

A

gluttony

212
Q

explain the patient’s mother’s version of gluttony

A

delicacy - all I want - everything has to be perfect

213
Q

what should the patient feel ownership over

A

time

214
Q

why doesn’t Screwtape like the woman with whom the patient is in a relationship?

A

she is a good Christian and a good influence on him

215
Q

What happened to Screwtape as he was furiously writing about the woman

A

he turned into a centipede

216
Q

Now that the patient is dating this girl, what else is happening

A

he is around more Christians and his faith is growing because of it

217
Q

How does Screwtape suggest corrupting the patient’s Christianity (with what view of Jesus)

A

historical view, opinion based, praying to a merely physical Jesus

218
Q

what is the patient’s girlfriend’s vice

A

thinking people who don’t agree with her are ridiculous

219
Q

What does Screwtape say is the strongest and most beautiful of the vices

A

spiritual pride

220
Q

who plays the trumpet and is Gene’s closest competition academically

A

Chet Douglass

221
Q

Who supervises the dorm in an authoritarian manner during the regular sessions

A

Mr. Ludsbury

222
Q

Who manages crew but is systematically disliked by most of the boys

A

Cliff Quackenbush

223
Q

who trains Gene for the Olympics

A

Finny

224
Q

Who is the Yellow Peril

A

Brinker Hadley

225
Q

Who gives the key testimony in the investigation of the accident

A

Elwin “Leper” Lepellier

226
Q

What is the price for membership in the Super Suicide Society of the Summer Session

A

jumping off the tree into the Devon

227
Q

When does Gene first confess to Finny that he caused the accident on the tree

A

Finny’s house

228
Q

What causes Gene to finally admit to the reality of the war

A

Leper going crazy, 2 people not being able to fight, his injury, Gene almost enlisting

229
Q

how do we know that Finny really was interested in the war all along

A

letters to the war office

230
Q

where is the official investigation of Finny’s accident held

A

assembly hall

231
Q

what causes Finny’s death

A

marrow from his bone got into his bloodstream and stopped his heart during surgery - setting his leg

232
Q

What is Gene’s chief war memory?

A

walking around the country alone

233
Q

did john knowles base this novel on his own experiences at Exeter Academy

A

yes

234
Q

Finny wears what color shirt as his emblem for the war

A

pink

235
Q

Describe Finny’s concept of authority

A

necessary evil, make friends, meant to be broken

236
Q

what does Finny do when he breaks the swimming record

A

didn’t let Gene tell anyone

237
Q

does Gene believe Finny purposely tried to wreck his academics

A

yes

238
Q

what does Finny tell Gene at the beach

A

you are my best friend

239
Q

what does Brinker try to encourage Gene to do

A

enlist

240
Q

in the Butt Room, what is Gene charged with

A

killing Finny to have the room to himself

241
Q

because he can’t play sports, what does Finny want Gene to do

A

play for him and train for the Olympics

242
Q

finny says the war has been made up by

A

fat old men defending their jobs

243
Q

what is the inscription over the door to the court room

A

here boys come to be made men

244
Q

when Gene first visits the infirmary after the investigation, how does Finny respond

A

angrily

245
Q

at finny’s funeral, how does gene feel?

A

doesn’t cry because he feels like it is his own funeral

246
Q

after the peaceful interlude at Devon, when does Gene face his first experience with conflict

A

defeating his inner struggle

247
Q

according to gene, what is the cause of wars

A

ignorance in the human heart

248
Q

things Finny is linked to

A

fun, summer, innocence, friendship

249
Q

why does finny refuse to believe the truth about the accident

A

he loves Gene and can’t see evil in people

250
Q

why does Finny love sports

A

he is good at them, no one wins, the only pure good

251
Q

last conversation between Gene and Finny

A

they decided it was a blind impulse, not an act of hate

252
Q

where did George and Lennie flee from

A

Weed, California

253
Q

What excites Lennie most about his dream life with George

A

rabbits

254
Q

why is Candy unable to imagine getting rid of the dog

A

he had it a long time and loved it

255
Q

why does Curley wear a vaseline filled glove

A

keep his hand soft for his wife

256
Q

why does Carlson insist on shooting candy’s dog

A

it is old and stinky

257
Q

Whit brings a magazine with what? from a man that used to work there

A

a letter praising the publication

258
Q

what is Old Susy’s place

A

brothel

259
Q

who discovers Curley’s dead wife

A

candy

260
Q

what does curley wear to set himself apart from the other men

A

high heeled boots

261
Q

who cared for Lennie before George

A

Aunt Clara

262
Q

When is Of Mice and Men set

A

1930s

263
Q

what does Curley’s wife offer to let Lennie touch

A

her hair

264
Q

Whom does Candy look to for advice before allowing Carlson to shoot his dog

A

Slim

265
Q

How does Steinbeck foreshadow the death of Curley’s wife

A

dead animals

266
Q

how did Crooks get his name

A

crooked back

267
Q

before George meets Lennie in the woods in the final scene, whose gun did he take

A

Carlson’s

268
Q

what does George say to Lennie before shooting him

A

talks about their relationship and their farm

269
Q

when Lennie drops down next to the pool of water as the story opens, what is George’s advice to him

A

not to drink too much

270
Q

who is the only man to understand the bond between Lennie and George

A

Slim

271
Q

after killing curler’s wife, who appears to lennie to chastise his behavior

A

Aunt Clara, giant rabbit

272
Q

who do Lennie and George allow to live on their farm

A

Candy

273
Q

why doesn’t crooks allow lennie to enter his room at first

A

skin color

274
Q

what did curley’s wife want to be

A

a movie star

English II (8 decks)

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