English 12B Lesson 12

How is the mother figure and protector archetype portrayed in the development of Rebecca?

Rebecca exhibits a nurturing nature by caring for Ivanhoe and treating his injuries.

Which excerpts accurately express Ivanhoe's view of the Black Knight's actions? (Select all that apply.)

"I swear by the honor of my house—I vow by the name of my bright lady-love, I would endure ten years' captivity to fight one day by that good knight's side in such a quarrel as this!" "That cannot endure," said Ivanhoe; "if they press not right on to carry the castle by pure force of arms, the archery may avail but little against stone walls and bulwarks. Look for the Knight of the Fetterlock, fair Rebecca, and see how he bears himself ..." "By Saint John of Acre," said Ivanhoe, raising himself joyfully on his couch, "methought there was but one man in England that might do such a deed!" partial-0.75

Read the excerpt from Ivanhoe. "He calls me DEAR Rebecca," said the maiden to herself, "but it is in the cold and careless tone which ill suits the word. His war-horse—his hunting hound, are dearer to him than the despised Jewess!" Through her words, Rebecca conveys how Ivanhoe despises her. Why does Ivanhoe treat Rebecca so badly, causing her to compare herself to a "war-horse" and a "hunting hound"?

Because of Rebecca's religious background, Ivanhoe feels that she, being Jewish, is far less a person than himself, being Christian.

Which excerpts from Ivanhoe reveal Ivanhoe's belief that glory is probably the most important achievement of man, regardless of its cost? (Select all that apply.)

"Rebecca," he replied, "thou knowest not how impossible it is for one trained to actions of chivalry to remain passive as a priest ... . The love of battle is the food upon which we live—the dust of the 'melee' is the breath of our nostrils! We live not—we wish not to live—longer than while we are victorious and renowned—Such, maiden, are the laws of chivalry to which we are sworn, and to which we offer all that we hold dear." "Chivalry!—why, maiden, she is the nurse of pure and high affection—the stay of the oppressed, the redresser of grievances, the curb of the power of the tyrant—Nobility were but an empty name without her, and liberty finds the best protection in her lance and her sword." 0.67

Read the paragraph from Ivanhoe. "Rebecca," said Ivanhoe, "thou hast painted a hero; surely they rest but to refresh their force, or to provide the means of crossing the moat—Under such a leader as thou hast spoken this knight to be, there are no craven fears, no cold-blooded delays, no yielding up a gallant emprise; since the difficulties which render it arduous render it also glorious. I swear by the honor of my house—I vow by the name of my bright lady-love, I would endure ten years' captivity to fight one day by that good knight's side in such a quarrel as this!" In which sentence is the word arduous used in a similar manner as in the paragraph?

The group began the arduous climb up the rock face, which would require some difficult maneuvers and would take many hours to complete.

Which excerpts from Ivanhoe show Rebecca's conflicted thoughts and feelings about her love for Ivanhoe? (Select all that apply.)

"He names not the Jew or Jewess," said Rebecca internally; "yet what is our portion in him, and how justly am I punished by Heaven for letting my thoughts dwell upon him!" Her voice faltered and her hand trembled, and it was only the cold question of Ivanhoe, "Is it you, gentle maiden?" which recalled her to herself, and reminded her the sensations which she felt were not and could not be mutual.

In the excerpt from Ivanhoe, Ivanhoe conveys to Rebecca his beliefs about the meaning of chivalry and glory in battle. Which option most appropriately describes Rebecca's response to these ideas?

She contends that his ideas represent the essence of war and battle, but are useless because they only lead to the pointless deaths of many men. wrong She says that these ideas are why knights wage war, because the only way to attain honor is by mercilessly killing others for no reason. wrong

Read the paragraph from Ivanhoe. "Alas," said Rebecca, leaving her station at the window, and approaching the couch of the wounded knight, "this impatient yearning after action—this struggling with and repining at your present weakness, will not fail to injure your returning health—How couldst thou hope to inflict wounds on others, ere that be healed which thou thyself hast received?" What is Rebecca trying to convey to Ivanhoe when she says, "How couldst thou hope to inflict wounds on others, ere that be healed which thou thyself hast received?"

She feels that Ivanhoe should not return to battle because he will probably sustain more injuries. wrong She feels that Ivanhoe should not want to injure others in battle because he is suffering and in a great deal of pain. wrong

Which excerpt from Ivanhoe communicates a hopeful tone and shows Wilfred of Ivanhoe's confidence that the castle will be seized by the attacking forces?

"Our friends," said Wilfred, "will surely not abandon an enterprise so gloriously begun and so happily attained.—O no! I will put my faith in the good knight whose axe hath rent heart-of-oak and bars of iron.—Singular," he again muttered to himself ...

Read the excerpt from Ivanhoe. "By the soul of Hereward!" replied the knight impatiently, "thou speakest, maiden, of thou knowest not what. Thou wouldst quench the pure light of chivalry, which alone distinguishes the noble from the base, the gentle knight from the churl and the savage; which rates our life far, far beneath the pitch of our honor; raises us victorious over pain, toil, and suffering, and teaches us to fear no evil but disgrace. Thou art no Christian, Rebecca; and to thee are unknown those high feelings which swell the bosom of a noble maiden when her lover hath done some deed of emprise which sanctions his flame." What do Ivanhoe's words reveal about the disparity he perceives between Rebecca's and his religious beliefs?

His words reveal his feelings that Rebecca could never understand the importance of nobility, honor, and glory because she is not a Christian.

Read the excerpt from Ivanhoe. "I am, indeed," said Rebecca, "sprung from a race whose courage was distinguished in the defense of their own land, but who warred not, even while yet a nation, save at the command of the Deity, or in defending their country from oppression. The sound of the trumpet wakes Judah no longer, and her despised children are now but the unresisting victims of hostile and military oppression. Well hast thou spoken, Sir Knight,—until the God of Jacob shall raise up for his chosen people a second Gideon, or a new Maccabeus, it ill beseemeth the Jewish damsel to speak of battle or of war." This excerpt reveals Rebecca's outlook on the nature of killing for a cause by showing she believes that ___________. Which option most accurately completes the statement?

the only acceptable reason to fight in wars or battles is to stop oppression and suffering wrong no logical reason justifies wars or battles but it is sometimes necessary to defend oneself wrong

Read the sentence. A theme in Chapter 29 of Ivanhoe is that love is powerful and sometimes one must suffer for or agonize over love. How is the theme developed through the character of Rebecca?

Rebecca fights her loving feelings for Ivanhoe because she knows her love for him will never be reciprocated.

How does the setting of Ivanhoe's prison chamber help develop the interaction between Rebecca and Ivanhoe?

It forces Rebecca to describe the battle outside the castle, since Ivanhoe is wounded and unable to stand to watch the battle for himself.

ead the excerpt from Ivanhoe. But Ivanhoe was like the war-horse of that sublime passage, glowing with impatience at his inactivity, and with his ardent desire to mingle in the affray of which these sounds were the introduction. "If I could but drag myself," he said, "to yonder window, that I might see how this brave game is like to go—If I had but bow to shoot a shaft, or battle-axe to strike were it but a single blow for our deliverance!—It is in vain—it is in vain—I am alike nerveless and weaponless!" "Fret not thyself, noble knight," answered Rebecca, "the sounds have ceased of a sudden—it may be they join not battle." "Thou knowest nought of it," said Wilfred, impatiently; "this dead pause only shows that the men are at their posts on the walls, and expecting an instant attack; what we have heard was but the instant muttering of the storm—it will burst anon in all its fury.—Could I but reach yonder window!" How does the impatient and anxious tone of the excerpt reveal Ivanhoe's feelings about being imprisoned in the castle?

The impatient and anxious tone reveals that Ivanhoe would much rather die in battle than be injured and imprisoned in the castle.

Read the excerpt from Ivanhoe. But, confident in their armor of proof, and in the cover which their situation afforded, the followers of Front-de-Boeuf, and his allies, showed an obstinacy in defense proportioned to the fury of the attack and replied with the discharge of their large cross-bows, as well as with their long-bows, slings, and other missile weapons, to the close and continued shower of arrows; and, as the assailants were necessarily but indifferently protected, did considerably more damage than they received at their hand. Which word is an appropriate synonym for the word obstinacy as it is used in the excerpt?

determination