Ransom & The Queen Revision

Question 1

[Ransom] “Their relationshop to him was…”

Answer 1

“…formal and symbolic, part of that dreamlike play before the gods…” [Narrator]

Question 2

[Ransom] “But they also made me…”

Answer 2

“…a man, and mortal.” [Priam]

Question 3

[Ransom] “I have no more weight in the world than…”

Answer 3

“…droppings of the lowest beggar or street sweeper.” [Priam]

Question 4

[Ransom] “I am just one more…”

Answer 4

“…slave-thing like the rest, one among many.” [Priam]

Question 5

[Ransom] “…the thing that is needed to cut this knot…”

Answer 5

“…Something new.” [Priam]

Question 6

[Ransom] “…he whose life has been…”

Answer 6

“…guided by what is established and conventional.” [Narrator]

Question 7

[The Queen] “I declare that my whole life…”

Answer 7

“…shall be devoted to your service.” [Queen Elizabeth]

Question 8

[The Queen] “That’s the way we do things in this country…”

Answer 8

“…quietly, with dignity.” [Queen Elizabeth]

Question 9

[The Queen] “…I phoned them with a couple of suggestions…”

Answer 9

“…to make it sound like it came from a human being.” [Alastair Campbell]

Question 10

[The Queen] “Nowadays people want…”

Answer 10

“…glamour and tears, the grand performance. I’ve never been good at that.” [Queen Elizabeth]

Question 11

[The Queen] “There’s been a change…”

Answer 11

“…some shift in values.” [Queen Elizabeth]

Question 12

[The Queen] “When you no longer understand your people…”

Answer 12

“…maybe it is time to hand it over to the next generation.” [Queen Elizabeth]

Question 13

How are we first introduced to both King Priam and Queen Elizabeth?

Answer 13

They are both introduced to us in their full regal dress, presented in their roles as both a leader and a member of royalty. Queen Elizabeth’s initial display makes her out to be a painting, and breaking the fourth wall by staring directly down the camera.

Question 14

Describe some similarites between Somax, Tony Blair, and Alastair Campbell.

Answer 14

They all play a pivotal role in keeping their text’s respective leaders grounded and aware of their own mistakes or misguided thoughts/actions. Somax is the voice of the “common man” for Priam, explaining the beauty in the ordinary and the way of normal life. Tony Blair and Alastair Campbell give insight into how disconnected Queen Elizabeth is from her people, attmepting to have her face the truth that she must adapt to her new surroundings.

Question 15

[The Queen] “I want to set an ambitious course to…”

Answer 15

“…modernise this country, to breathe new life into old institutions.”

Question 16

Name the main themes that appear throughout the novel ‘Ransom’ written by David Malouf.

Answer 16

• Fate
• Chance
• Change
• Identity
• Humanity

Question 17

Name the main themes that appear throughout the film ‘The Queen’ directed by Steven Frears.

Answer 17

• Tradition
• Change
• Public Perception
• Identity
• Modernisation

Question 18

Name the main symbols that appear throughout the novel ‘Ransom’ written by David Malouf.

Answer 18

• Beauty the Mule
• Hector’s Body
• Breath

Question 19

Name the main symbols that appear throughout the film ‘The Queen’ directed by Steven Frears.

Answer 19

• Crown/Royal Regalia
• Guns
• The Stag

Question 20

[The Queen] “Uneasy…”

Answer 20

“…lies the head that wears the crown.”

Question 21

[The Queen] “Bit over the…”

Answer 21

“…top don’t you think?”

Question 22

Name key events from ‘The Queen’ directed by Steven Frears.

Answer 22

• Reactions to newspaper headlines
• Tony Blair makes statement; Elizabeth does not
• Queen Elizabeth receives flowers
• Queen Elizabeth visits stag; stalked and wounded
• Refusal of flag at half-mast by royal family
• Elizabeth’s speech; not sincere but for survival
• Tony Blair’s outburst at Alastair’s criticism of Queen
• Queen Elizabeth accepts public funeral

Question 23

Name key events from ‘Ransom’ written by David Malouf.

Answer 23

• Iris visits Priam; explains idea of chance - no fate
• Priam hallucinates Hector’s body
• Somax eats with Priam - explains family life
• Achilles confused Priam for father- share connection
• Priam sees Hectors body; sees warrior - at peace
• Achilles and Priam acknowledge fall of Troy