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1
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What was the societal event during William Blake’s lifetime?

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Industrial Revolution

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2
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What was Blake’s special ability?

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Visionary = saw energy bodies

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3
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What inspired Blake?

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The French Revolution

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4
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How was the economy shifting during Blake’s era?

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From farming to manufacturing

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5
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What did Blake think of industrial life?

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Physical and mental enslavement

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6
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What is the form of The Schoolboy?

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Dramatic Monologue of 18th century Schoolboy

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7
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How did education vary during Blake’s era?

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Opportunity depended on class

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8
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Whose ideas about childhood did Blake support?

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Jean Jacques Rousseau

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9
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How was Lord Byron described?

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“Mad, bad, and dangerous to know”

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10
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What were Byron’s personal relationships like?

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Stormy

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11
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What is the subject of She Walks In Beauty supposedly in?

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Mourning

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12
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What structural aspects are there in She Walks In Beauty?

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Blazon

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13
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Who is referenced in She Walks In Beauty?

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Stella Maris = Blessed Virgin Mary who guided sailors with her light

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14
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Who did Byron fall in love with and how did they influence his works?

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His cousin Mary Chaworth
“fables about the celestial nature of women”

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15
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What form is Percy Bysshe Shelley’s Ozymandias?

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Sonnet

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16
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Who is the pharaoh in Ozymandias?

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Ramses 2

17
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What did Shelley want to bring an end to?

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Tyranny

18
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In which work did Shelley discuss empires crumbling over time?

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A Philosophical View of Reform

19
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What was the inscription on Ozymandias’ statue?

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Challenging someone to surpass his works

20
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What sort of things did Ramses 2 create?

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Ramesseum
Tombs
Temples

21
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How did Shelley and his friend find the statue?

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The British Museum acquired the large statue head

22
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What was Ozymandias a potential response to?

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Rise and fall of Napoleon

23
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What were aristocrats like in England 1819?

A

Out of touch

24
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What was society like in England 1819?

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Oppressed and starving

25
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How was the Church viewed in England 1819?

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Corrupt and Christless

26
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Who was declining in England 1819?

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King George 3

27
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What event happened during the England 1819 era?

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Peterloo Massacre

28
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Who became the new monarch in England 1819 and what were they like?

A

The Prince Regent
Spoiled and indulgent

29
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What were Shelley’s religious beliefs?

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Outspoken atheist

30
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What was Shelley’s life like in 1818

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He left England for Italy to escape tyranny and for his health
Experiencing marital problems with Mary
Mourning two children’s deaths

31
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What ideas did Shelley sympathise with?

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Democratic ideals of the French Revolution

32
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What structure is John Keats’ To Autumn?

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Ode

33
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What age did Keats die and why?

A

25
Tuberculosis

34
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To Autumn was written 4 years after which battle?

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Waterloo

35
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What were societal conditions like during Keats’ life?

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Widespread unemployment, poverty, and famine

36
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What is To Autumn potentially a response to?

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The Peterloo Massacre

37
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Why did Keats move to Italy?

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Doctors ordered him to a warmer climate because of his declining health

38
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Who was Keats separated from?

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His lover Fanny Brawne