Victorian Movement Test Flashcards
Most popular and important figure of the Victorian Movement
Charles Dickens
Wrote Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
Wrote Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
Wrote Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte
Wrote Alice in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
Quit school at the age of 12
Robert Browning
Spoke Greek, French, Latin, and Italian
Robert Browning
Was part of the first couple of poetry
Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett
Obsessed with King Arthur
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Wrote “The Devil and the Lady” at age 14
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Part of an underground society at Cambridge
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Encouraged Tennyson to write
Arthur Henry Hallam
Was engaged to Tennyson’s sister
Arthur Henry Hallam
Wrote “The Charge of the Light Brigade”
Alfred Lord Tennyson
12th poet laureate of England
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Wrote about marrying outside your social class
The Brontes (Charlotte, Emily)
Victorianism quote from your notes.
“Victorianism was a conservative response to the chaos and moral impunity of urban life.”
What percentage of Victorians were literate?
90%
What were 4 urbanization issues that Browning wrote about?
Closed quarters, poverty, violence, lack of hygiene
What were 4 things that Victorian Literature did?
Entertained, Informed, Warned, and Reassured
Know what the stories often were
focused on improving one’s social standing (financial or marrying up), stories of “moving up” were accompanied by making sure proper behavior was demonstrated (at the end issues with status quo led to satire and pieces that questioned why)
What were Dickens characters like and what were they exposed to?
His characters showed descent people being neglected, abused, and exploited.
What did Browning think of urban life?
He thought that urban life was numbing due to overstimulation. His works often related urban living to violence.
define dramatic monologue
A single character delivers a speech addressed to a silent listener.
Know 3 of the 5 levels of “My Last Duchess”
history, irony, psychological, theatrical
Describe the Duke from “MLD”
A fascinating character with many facets to his personality. He is an arrogant monster who openly admits to having his last wife killed. He is a well-spoken, poetic man who appreciates art and beauty. He is a control freak, his defining characteristic. He’s in love with the idea of the women he has killed, not the women themselves. He can’t control the women, but he can control their portraits.
Briefly explain the plot of “The Lady of Shallot”
A lady lives in a gray castle on the Island of Shalott, in the middle of a river that flows down to Camelot. No one sees her, but reapers can hear her singing. The Lady of Shalott spends her time weaving a magic web. She’s heard a whisper telling her that if she looks at Camelot, she will be cursed. As she weaves, she looks into a mirror in front of her that reflects the comings and goings of Camelot. What she sees, like funerals and young lovers, makes her discontent with the images in the mirror, and she gets tired saying, ‘I am half-sick of shadows.’ Sir Lancelot comes by riding to Camelot. He is described in great detail; he has a shield and armor, his helmet has a feather, and his saddle has jewels. He has ‘coal-black curls’, and he rides by the banks of the river singing ‘Tirra Lirra.’ The lady is so taken by Sir Lancelot that she stops her work and looks at Camelot. The mirror breaks and the Lady of Shalott realizes she is cursed.
The Lady of Shalott goes to the river, finds a boat, and writes “the Lady of Shalott” on the stern.. She enters the boat, and it begins to float downstream toward Camelot. She sings as she floats onward; others hear song. She freezes to death before she reaches the first house in Camelot.
Everyone is Camelot comes to look at the Lady of Shalott. They read her name, cross themselves, and find a parchment on her chest that explains the web and curse and to “fear not this is I, the Lady of Shalott”
