Whoso List To Hunt Context Flashcards
1
Q
What was Wyatt the first to do?
A
Write sonnets in England.
2
Q
Who was Wyatt romantically involved with?
A
Anne Boleyn- Henry the 8ths second wife
3
Q
What happened to Anne Boleyn?
A
She was executed for treason, for ‘being unfaithful with at least 5 different men’
4
Q
What was hunting a metaphor for?
A
The elaborate rituals of courtship and courtly love, with woman being the deer.
5
Q
Who was hunting for in the 1500s?
A
Exclusively for royalty and aristocracy.
6
Q
Why is a deer significant?
A
The goddess Diana is accompanied by a deer, representing her status as the goddess of hunting and virginity.
7
Q
What happened to Diana?
A
Acteon, a hunter stumbled across her naked, and she turned him into a deer and his own hounds would track him down and tear him to pieces.
