Waltons Letters

Question 1

Success shall ______ my endeavours

Answer 1

Crown

• reveals his desire to gain praise for his discoveries and achievements from mankind
• modal verb showcases his arrogance - very sure he will succeed
• crown shows his desire for a high and noble status
• persistent and confident in his goal

Question 2

Shall _______ my ardent curiosity

Answer 2

Satiate
- hubris and selfishness
- uses nature for his own benefits and actively seeks praise from mankind

Question 3

The ____ a child feels when he _____ on a little boat

Answer 3

Joy and embarks

• sees the expedition as an innocent ‘adventure’
• undermines the dangers
• little boat juxtaposes which physical size of the arctic

Question 4

Region of _____ and _____

Answer 4

Beauty and delight

• Walton views nature in a romanticised glorified viewpoint and thus ignores its dangers
• overactive imagination - childish views

Question 5

_______ light

Answer 5

Eternal
- childish hope and ambition that nature is welcoming

Question 6

Shall kill no _____

Answer 6

albatross

• AO3 : rime of the ancient mariner
• serves as a reminder of the potential dangers and consequences of his hubris
• highlights his inexperience and naïve
• foreshadows a usurpation in nature and his later realisation

Question 7

______ element

Answer 7

obedient
- foolish and arrogant belief that he is superior to nature and has control over it
- nature is subservient to his desires

Question 8

_____ power of the needle which may regulate ________ celestial observations

Answer 8

Wondrous and a thousand

• AO3 enlightenment ego and scientific expansion
• the sheer trust Walton puts into science
• ‘may’ isn’t completely sure himself and is only fuelled by desire
• hyperbole demonstrates his extreme ambition and greedy desire for praise

Question 9

AO3

Answer 9

enlightenment ego
rime of the ancient mariner
robert mcclure

Question 10

AO3 Robert mcclure

Answer 10

• explorer who was trapped in the arctic for 4 years
• northeast passageway
• message is more relatable and familiar to the reader - ongoing explorations
• danger is more apparent and emphasises Walton’s hubris
• foreshadows the consequences

Question 11

AO3 Robert mcclure

Answer 11

• explorer who was trapped in the arctic for 4 years
• message is more relatable and familiar to the reader - ongoing explorations
• danger is more apparent and emphasises Walton’s hubris

Question 12

enlightenment AO3

Answer 12

discoveries science and exploration
- Walton is a characterisation of society’s eager and intrigued nature towards exploration
- desire for knowledge itself isn’t bad but it can easily become tainted by arrogance