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Dream of the Rood: Where and on what was it found?

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Etched on the Ruthwell Cross, in Northumbria

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Dream of the Rood: What is the significance of this poem?

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Earliest piece of English Literature

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Dream of the Rood: What is the poem about

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Tells the story of Jesus being crucified from the crosses perspective

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Judith: Who translated It?

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Aelfric

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Judith: What is the book of Judith, where is it found?

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Apacratha

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Judith: What did the poet change about the poem?

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In Judith she is a widow in the bible she is not, he added war, exaggerated the evilness of Holofernes, glorified Judith,

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Dream of the Rood: When was it found?

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8th Century

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Judith: Why did the poets make the changes he did?

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He wanted it to appeal to the people of the time, it was war propaganda for the people to join together to fight the Vikings

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Lanval: When was it written?

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12th Century

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Lanval: Who wrote it?

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Marie de France

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Lanval: Why did she write it?

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To show that both sexes are equal. We see the women save the man in this story. This goes against all common beliefs of the time.

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Lanval: What genre is it?

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Fairytale, Lay

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Lanval: How does the author change the story?

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The girl saves the guy, instead of the typical guy saves girl

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Lanval: Why does the author make the changes she does?

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Women are not perfect and both sexes are equal

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Lanval: Have a general idea what the poem is about?

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Basically Lanval is a dope knight, everyone is jealous of him so he doesn’t get any credit or rewards like the other knights in Arthur’s court. He meets this hot fairly lady they get together and she gives him everything as long as he doesn’t tell anyone. He’s wealthy and well liked because he is rich. Queen try’s to get at him he says no, she is mad and has him put on trial saying he tried to sleep with her. The only way he won’t be killed is if the lady who he is with is real. The lady comes saves him and ha.

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Canterbury Tales: When was it written?

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1385-1400, Chaucer died

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Canterbury Tales: Who wrote it?

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Chaucer

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Canterbury Tales: Why was it written?

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Covered a whole range of English life and characters, it also made fun of society and tore down the social hierarchy

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Canterbury Tales: Have a general idea about what happens in The Knight’s Tale, The Miller’s Tale and thje Wife of Bath’s tale, as well as their significance.

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Knights Tale: guy telling wants to seem smart but his story is bad. Guys fall in love with girl they never met and fight over her
Millers Tale: Nicolas sleeps with his landlords wife, he gets caught and is punished meanwhile Alison gets away cause she’s a girl
Wife of baths tale: guy rapes a girl, has to find out what all women want, ugly lady gives him answer but he has to marry her, he is misrable, but because he lets her do what she wants she loves him. So she changes into a hot lady

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Geoffrey Chaucer: When, Where, and to whom was he born?

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Born: 1340, in London, to a family of wealthy wine merchants

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Geoffrey Chaucer: What job did he have growing up?

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He was a page to the Countess of Ulster

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Geoffrey Chaucer: What languages was he proficient in?

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Latin, French, Italian, English

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Geoffrey Chaucer: Who was his benefactor and lifelong friend?

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John of Gaunt

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Geoffrey Chaucer: What were his intended goals for the Canterbury Tales?

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30 people, 2 stories each

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Anglo-Saxon Period: How long did it last?

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450-1066

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Anglo-Saxon Period: Who unified the the English people for the first time against the Vikings?

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King Alfred the Great

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Anglo-Saxon Period: What happened in 1066?

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The country was entirely Christian

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Anglo-Saxon Period: How were women treated in this time?

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They were very respected; they were view of the people who brought men into the world, they could own property.

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Anglo-Norman Period: How long did it last?

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1066-1204

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Anglo-Norman Period: what happened in 1066?

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William the conquer takes over

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Anglo-Norman Period: overview

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Lots of French influence, all of the elites spoke French

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Anglo-Norman Period: How women are treated?

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They are thought of as a possession, weren’t allowed to do anything, couldn’t own property, not much Christian literature during this period

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Anglo-Norman Period: Marie de France

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Invented Breton Lays(focused on chivalry), tried to show in her works that both sexes were equal

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Hamlet: Have a general understanding of the plot and major themes of the play.

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Themes: Family relationships
Symbols: Poison, ears, daggers, unweeded gardens

35
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Hamlet: soliloquy?

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Lengthy speech spoken alone on stage

36
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Hamlet: What is an Antithesis?

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When you compare two unlike things to have a central truth

37
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John Donne: What is he famous for writing?

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Holy sonnets

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John Milton: what did he write

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Paradise lost

39
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John Milton: what were his political view? Religious?

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He hated the monarchy, liked democracy, didn’t like the church, and thought war was pointless

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Paradise Lost: What were the primary purposes behind paradise lost?

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It justifies the way of God to man

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Paradise Lost: be able to discuss the social commentary and underlying themes?

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War is pointless, corruption of politics, hated the monarchy, discussion of free will, gods sovereignty, and milton’s views on women

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Judith: what is the poem about?

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Assyrian army is having a party, there leader Holofernes requests Judith to be brought to him, he falls into a drunken sleep and Judith chops his head off escapes, brings it to the Jewish army, they attack and with gods help destroy the Assyrians

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