BYU English 11 pt. 1 Unit Quiz 3
The witches in Macbeth foresee a long line of Banquo's descendants who will become king that "stretch out to the crack of doom." Their vision
Does not accurately reflect the line of King James in history
KING CLAUDIUS Take they fair hour, Laertes; time be thine, And thy best graces spend it at thy will! But now, my cousin Hamlet, and my son- HAMLET [Aside] A little more than kin and less than kind. (Note that "kind" can refer to being kind, but it can also refer to "kindred" here.) Hamlet's line is an example of what?
pun
LADY MACBETH: To beguile the time, Look like the time. Bear welcome in your eye, Your hand, your tongue. Look like th' innocent flower, But be the serpent under 't. HE THAT'S COMING MUST BE PROVIDED FOR; and you shall put This night's great business into my dispatch, Which shall to all our nights and days to come Give solely sovereign sway and masterdom. The capiatalized phrase is an example of __________________
euphemism
In Julius Caesar, the characters Cassius and Brutus both conspire to kill Caesar. However, Cassius is full of evil ambition and is anxious to do the deed. Brutus only agrees to the plot after a very careful analysis. Brutus is honest and believes he is motivated by his obligations as a Roman. These two characters are an example of a _________
foil
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: (syllables in bold font are stressed) What literary term is evident in this paragraph?
iambic pentameter
Refer to the second underlined section. Which of the following changes would make this sentence grammatically correct?
is half the task of developing a persuasive argument
Refer to the fourth underlined section. Which of the following changes would make the sentence grammatically correct?
NO CHANGE
Nurse What's this? what's this? JULIET A rhyme I learn'd even now Of one I danced withal. One calls within 'Juliet.' Nurse Anon, anon! Come, let's away; the strangers all are gone. EXUENT What does the capitalized word mean?
more than one character exits the stage
JULIET But to be frank, and give it thee again. And yet I wish but for the thing I have: My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite. Nurse calls within I hear some noise within; dear love, adieu! Anon, good nurse! Sweet Montague, be true. Stay but a little, I will come again. EXIT What does the capitalized word mean?
one character exits the stage
JULIET ...Beautiful tyrant! fiend angelical! What is Juliet's line an example of?
oxymoron
JULIET My only love sprung from my only hate! What is this line an example of?
paradox
Refer to the fifth underlined section. This sentence is a _________________ sentence.
Simple
Macbeth's words which begin with "to be thus is nothing" and that end with "Who's there" represent
A soliloquy
What significant historical event occurred the year before Shakespeare wrote Macbeth
An assassination plot on the monarch
In the Chronicles of Holinshed, a historical account from the time of Macbeth,
Banquo is a traitor who helps Macbeth murder Duncan
Refer to the first underlined sentence. This sentence is a ___________ sentence.
Compound
Shakespeare wrote for the theatre during the reign of two monarchs. This is significant because
His writings were light and optimistic during the Elizabethan period and dark during the Jacobean period
Which of the following lines (all spoken by Macbeth) illustrate hamartia as it relates to Macbeth?
I have no spur To prick the sides of my intent, but only Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself And falls on the other.
Where is Macbeth's castle?
Inverness
What is the significance of Daemonologie?
It is the paper King James wrote about the supernatural
What does Macbeth mean by "upon my head they placed a fruitless crown and put a barren scepter in my grip"?
Macbeth has been given a crown and a scepter that the three witches have prophesied will not be passed on to his sons.
Read the following passage from Macbeth, act 3, scene 1, and answer the three questions that follow: Exeunt all but MACBETH, and an attendant Sirrah, a word with you: attend those men Our pleasure? ATTENDANT They are, my lord, without the palace gate. MACBETH Bring them before us. Exit Attendant To be thus is nothing; But to be safely thus.--Our fears in Banquo Stick deep; and in his royalty of nature Reigns that which would be fear'd: 'tis much he dares; And, to that dauntless temper of his mind, He hath a wisdom that doth guide his valour To act in safety. There is none but he Whose being I do fear: and, under him, My Genius is rebuked; as, it is said, Mark Antony's was by Caesar. He chid the sisters When first they put the name of king upon me, And bade them speak to him: then prophet-like They hail'd him father to a line of kings: Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown, And put a barren sceptre in my gripe, Thence to be wrench'd with an unlineal hand, No son of mine succeeding. If 't be so, For Banquo's issue have I filed my mind; For them the gracious Duncan have I murder'd; Put rancours in the vessel of my peace Only for them; and mine eternal jewel Given to the common enemy of man, To make them kings, the seed of Banquo kings! Rather than so, come fate into the list. And champion me to the utterance! Who's there! Re-enter Attendant, with two Murderers Now go to the door, and stay there till we call. Exit Attendant In this passage,
Macbeth is deciding to kill Banquo.
Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow. (Note: words and phrases that are underlined and numbered correspond to the questions that follow.) Developing an Argument Once you have decided on your major points and assembled your evidence, you have to decide how you are going to present your argument and how you are going to present yourself. What you say is, of course, more important than how you say it, but your manner of presentation can make a world of difference. (1) Putting your evidence together effectively--in a coherent and logical order so that your readers' curiosities and questions are answered systematically and fully--are half the task of developing a persuasive argument. (2) The other half involves your choice of a voice and tone that will make your reader want to read on--and make them favorably disposed toward what you say. Your tone in your paper is just as important in its way as is the tone of the work of literature you are writing about. It is the basis of your relationship with your reader. If you have not done a lot of formal writing, you may feel that you have no choice of tone or of how you are going to present yourself. "I will just be me," you may say, "and write naturally." But writing is not a "natural" act, any more than swinging a tennis racket, (3) carrying a football, or dancing a pirouette. (4) The "me" you choose to present is only one of several possible me's; you will project a certain mood, a certain attitude toward your subject, a certain confidence. Will you choose to be cocky and arrogant? Tentative and uncertain? Rigid, difficult, and dogmatic? Insecure, bewildered, and hesitant? The question is, how do you want your readers to feel about you and your argument? Being too positive can make your readers feel stupid and inadequate and can turn them into defensive, resistant readers who will rebel at your every point. Friendship with your reader is better than an adversary relationship. (5) Sounding like a nice person who is talking reasonably and sensibly is not enough if in fact you don't make sense or have nothing to say, but the purpose of the tone you choose is to make your reader receptive to your content, not hostile. The rest of the job depends on the argument itself. ✓ 16. Refer to the third underlined section. "swinging a tennis racket" is a
Phrase
Lady Macbeth: Come, thick night, And pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell, That my keen knife see not the wound it makes, Nor heaven peep through the blanket of the dark, To cry 'Hold, hold!' What is this line an example of?
apostrophe
JULIET O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name; Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I'll no longer be a Capulet. ROMEO SHALL I HEAR MORE, OR SHALL I SPEAK AT THIS? In these lines, Juliet is on the balcony and Romeo is hiding below listening. While Juliet speaks, Romeo is listening and speaks to himself in the line written in caps. What is this capitalized line?
aside
SCENE III. The same. Alarums, excursions, retreat. Enter KING JOHN, QUEEN ELINOR, ARTHUR, the BASTARD, HUBERT, and Lords. KING JOHN [To QUEEN ELINOR] So shall it be; your grace shall stay behind So strongly guarded. To ARTHUR Cousin, look not sad: Thy grandam loves thee; and thy uncle will As dear be to thee as thy father was. The stage directions written in bold font mean ___________
the sound of fighting
KING HENRY V We hope to make the sender blush at it. Therefore, my lords, omit no happy hour That may give furtherance to our expedition; For we have now no thought in us but France, Save those to God, that run before our business. Therefore let our proportions for these wars Be soon collected and all things thought upon That may with reasonable swiftness add More feathers to our wings; for, God before, We'll chide this Dauphin at his father's door. Therefore let every man now task his thought, That this fair action may on foot be brought. Exeunt. FLOURISH
the sound of horns or trumpets
The following scene is toward the end of Hamlet: SCENE I. A churchyard. Enter two Clowns, with spades. First Clown Is she to be buried in Christian burial that wilfully seeks her own salvation? Second Clown I tell thee she is: and therefore make her grave straight: the crowner hath sat on her, and finds it Christian burial. First Clown How can that be, unless she drowned herself in her own defence? Second Clown Why, 'tis found so. First Clown It must be 'se offendendo;' it cannot be else. For here lies the point: if I drown myself wittingly, it argues an act: and an act hath three branches: it is, to act, to do, to perform: argal, she drowned herself wittingly. What do you think is the purpose of these clowns?
to provide comedic relief
Hamlet Prince Hamlet returns home to Denmark from school to discover that his father has died and his mother has married his father's brother, Claudius. Despite the fact that Hamlet is the heir to the throne, Claudius crowns himself king, and Hamlet suspects that his uncle actually killed his father. Visited by his father's ghost, Hamlet discovers that, indeed, his uncle did poison his father. Hamlet decides to kill his uncle to avenge his father. However, Hamlet is plagued by indecision and the inability to act. Will he become a ghost as well for murdering his uncle? Is the ghost of his father truly a trustworthy ghost? Hamlet's inaction leads to the death of six other people. Additionally, his mother, The Queen, drinks poison from a cup Claudius intended for Hamlet and dies. Hamlet is also lethally cut by a poisoned sword, but before he dies, he finally kills Claudius. What type of play is this?
tragedy
In The Winter's Tale, King Leontes believes his wife, Hermione, has been unfaithful and throws her in prison. When the baby girl is born, Perdita, he gives the order that she should be taken somewhere desolate and abandoned. Leontes' son dies of a broken heart because of the accusations against Hermione, and, heartbroken, Hermione faints. Her death is reported to Leontes who greatly regrets his actions. Sixteen years later, a series of events leads Perdita back to Leontes' court. Leontes is still in great mourning, but he is overjoyed to discover his daughter is still alive, and, suddenly Hermione is revealed as well. The play ends happily. What type of play is this?
tragicomedy
