Final Exam Flashcards
What is the definition of earnest?
Serious in intention, sincerity of feeling
What type of play is “The Importance of Being Earnest”
comedy of manners
When is this play set
London 1890
Where does the play begin
Algernon’s morning room
Who is Algernon’s butler
Lane
Why does Jack Worthing come to Algernon Moncrieff’s residnece
To propose to Gwendolen
What does Lane prepare for Lady Bracknell’s arrival that Algernon consumes?
Cucumber sandwiches
How does Algernon learn about Cecily
Through Jack’s cigarette case
Whom does Algernon tell Jack he will need to know if he marries
Clear up questions of Cecily
What does Ernest Worthing say he is known by in the country
Jack
What is the name of Algernon’s permanent invalid friend?
Bunbury
Whom does Jack ask to marry him
Gwendolen
Why does Jack say he needs to make frequent trips to London
To get his brother Ernest out of trouble
What does Lady Bracknell describe as the “primary duty of life”
One’s health
Why does Gwendolen want to marry someone names Ernest
the name inspires confidence
Where does Jack propose to Gwendolen
Algernon’s place
Where was Jack found as a baby
Cloakroom of the Victoria Station in London
Why does Lady Bracknell object to Ernest’s proposal to Gwendolen
He has no relations
Which character is described as a Gorgon
Lady Bracknell
According to Algernon, who becomes like their mothers
all women
How does Algernon learn of Jack’s country address
Jack gives it to Gwendolen and he writes it down
Where is act II set
Garden at he manor house
Who is Cecily’s governess
Miss Prism
What language does Cecily not like
German
What does Cecily view as her guardian’s primary characteristic
Serious, duty, responsible
What does Miss Prism tell cecily she had done when she was younger
Wrote a 3 volume novel
Who keeps a diary
Cecily
Whom does Algernon present himself as to cecily
Ernest Worthing, brother of Jack
Why has chasuble never married
church is against marriage of a minister
Why does Jack wear black throughout act II
Mourning for his “dead” brother
How does Jack claim his “brother” has died
severe chills
What does Jack send for when algernon arrives at this house
dog cart
While algernon compliments her, what does cecily do
she takes dictation in her diary
Whom does algernon ask to marry him
Cecily
What does cecily say she and algernon have been for the past three months
engaged
Why did cecily fall in love with algernon/ernest
because he is talked about alot
Who bought the ring that cecily wears
cecily in ernest’s name
What personality trait attracts cecily to algernon/ernest
He is much talked about and his name is ernest
What does gwendolen say cecily may call her
gwendolen
Why do gwendolen and cecily fight
they are both engaged to ernest worthing
What does gwendolen say is rarely seen in the best houses
cake
What food does cecily serve to gwendolen
cake
What consoles algernon when he is in trouble
food
What food do algernon and jack fight over at the end of act ii
muffins
Where do the women go after they make up
inside the house
What do gwendolen and cecily requre of their husbands
change their names to ernest
Why do the women forgive the men
they are going to be christened ernest
Why does lady bracknell come to jacks country house
To take gwendolen home
How does algernon rid himself of bunbury
tells everyone he is dead
how does algernon explain bunbury’s death
he exploded
what makes lady bracknell think cecily is a good choice for her nephew algernon
she is wealthy
how old is cecily
18
at dinner parties, how old does cecily say she is
20
at what age does cecily become independent from jack
35
what do algernon and jack want chasuble to do
baptize them with the name of ernest
where did miss prism accidentally leave the baby
cloakroom of a train station
what did miss prism put in the perambulator instead of the baby
her 3 volume novel
who left jack in the handbag when he was a baby
miss prism
who is jack’s aunt
lady bracknell
who is jacks brother
algernon
what is jack’s father’s first name
ernest john montcrieff
who was named ernest when he was born
jack
what does jack say he has realized for the first time in his life
the importance of being earnest
What does the mirror show the Lady of Shalott (Lady of Shalott)
Her tapestry and shadowy images of the world outside
Why does she leave the island (Lady of Shalott)
Because of the sight of Sir Lancelot
What is the crisis in the poem(Lady of Shalott)
The Lady of Shalott’s realization that she lo longer wishes to live with the shadows
Why are the reapers aware of the Lady of Shalott’s presence on the island? (Lady of Shalott)
They hear her singing
What does the mirror cracking “from side to side” foreshadow? (Lady of Shalott)
The end of the poem
How does Tennyson contrast the Lady’s life with the lives of the villagers and court in Camelot? (Lady of Shalott)
The Lady lives alone in a world of shadows while the villagers and courtiers move and mingle in a bright world. The poet suggests participation in life is alluring, though perhaps falsely so.
`How does Ulysses plan to spend the rest of his life?
On a quest
How does Ulysses represent his subjects?
savage
How does Ulysses contrast his past and present lives?
His present life is boring and unsatisfying to him compared to his past
In line 19-21, what does Ulysses claim about “all experience”?
Experience is an arch through which he sees a boundless, untraveled world
Why is Ulysses determined not to “yield” to (line 70)?
He is determined not to yield to old age, to domestic comfort, or to complacency
What does the irregular line length suggest? (Dover Beach)
The ebb and flow of the sea
What is this poem is mostly about? (Dover Beach)
The loneliness of love in a Godless world
What sport die the athlete excel?(Athlete Dying Young)
Running
What did the townspeople do to show their admiration for the athlete following the contest mentioned in the first stanza?(Athlete Dying Young)
Carried him home on their shoulders
Where is the athlete “today”?(Athlete Dying Young)
Carried to grave
This era was characterized by prosperity and
peace
This event was an important influence on the Victorian era
Industrial Revolution
Name the term that best describes the behavior of most victorians
Well Mannered
The scientific and technological advance of the period gave the people
a sense of confidence
In general, victorian writers believed that their writing would raise doubts about
materialism
By the end of the 19th century many writers found it difficult to belive in an infinite power and became this
skeptical
Late victorian literature focused on this
Human troubles in an indifferent world
The new was of transportation made the novel very popular
the train
This man invented the publishing of the novel once a month three chapters at a time
charles dickens
In the presence of a lady men were not allowed to mention a body part below this
neck
