English 12B Lessons 12-
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 want to injure others in battle because he is presently recovering from battle wounds.
Read the excerpt from The Mysteries of Udolpho, which describes the Italian countryside through which Emily travels. The gloom of these shades, their solitary silence, except when the breeze swept over their summits, the tremendous precipices of the mountains, that came partially to the eye, each assisted to raise the solemnity of Emily's feelings into awe; she saw only images of gloomy grandeur, or of dreadful sublimity, around her; other images, equally gloomy and equally terrible, gleamed on her imagination. Which options most clearly indicate how this description reflects Emily's feelings about her upcoming marriage to Morano?
25% Emily's upcoming marriage to Morano makes her upset, as indicated in phrases such as "The gloom of these shades" and "equally gloomy and equally terrible." Emily's upcoming marriage to Morano makes her question her judgment, which is indicated in the use of clauses such as "gleamed on her imagination."
Which excerpts accurately express Ivanhoe's view of the Black Knight's actions?
"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!" "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!"
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 ...
In The Mysteries of Udolpho, Annette tells Emily that the previous owner of Udolpho went missing. Which excerpt from The Mysteries of Udolphomost effectively contributes to the apprehensive tone of their conversation?
'The wind blew cold, and strewed the leaves about, and whistled dismally among those great old chesnut trees, that we passed, ma'amselle, as we came to the castle ...'
Which excerpts from The Mysteries of Udolphomost effectively push the plot forward while contributing an eerie tone?
... while she had been so eloquently haranguing on ghosts and fairies, wandered about through other passages and galleries, till, at length, frightened by their intricacies and desolation, she called aloud for assistance: but they were beyond the hearing of the servants, who were on the other side of the castle. She was going she scarcely knew whither, under the dominion of a person, from whose arbitrary disposition she had already suffered so much.
Read the excerpt from The Mysteries of Udolpho, which includes a portion of Annette's tale to Emily. 'It was one evening, they say, at the latter end of the year, it might be about the middle of September, I suppose, or the beginning of October; nay, for that matter, it might be November, for that, too, is the latter end of the year, but that I cannot say for certain, because they did not tell me for certain themselves. However, it was at the latter end of the year ...' Which inferences are most accurate, based on the information in the excerpt?
Annette enjoys talking and gossiping, indicated by her non-stop chatter and verbose storytelling. Annette has a habit of focusing on insignificant details, indicated by her emphasis on exact dates.
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.
Which excerpt from The Mysteries of Udolpho most effectively demonstrates how author Ann Radcliffe uses the Italian setting to foreshadow the melancholy that awaits the visitors at Udolpho?
The gloom of these shades, their solitary silence, except when the breeze swept over their summits, the tremendous precipices of the mountains, that came partially to the eye ...
Read the excerpt from The Mysteries of Udolpho, in which Annette describes the previous owner's disappearance. 'Well, they saw her go down among the woods, but night came, and she did not return: ten o'clock, eleven o'clock, twelve o'clock came, and no lady! Well, the servants thought to be sure, some accident had befallen her, and they went out to seek her. They searched all night long, but could not find her, or any trace of her; and, from that day to this, ma'amselle, she has never been heard of.' Which option most effectively outlines what is explicitly and implicitly stated in the excerpt about the previous owner's disappearance?
Though no explicit evidence is given to explain her disappearance, it is implied that she was the victim of some supernatural force or of murder.
Read the excerpt from The Mysteries of Udolpho. 'But all this was told me for a great secret,' rejoined Annette, without noticing the remark, 'I am sure, ma'am, you would not hurt either me or Benedetto, so much as to go and tell it again.' Emily remained silent, and Annette repeated her last sentence. 'You have nothing to fear from my indiscretion,' replied Emily ... Which context clue is most helpful in defining the word indiscretion as it is used in this passage?
all this was told me for a great secret
Read the excerpt from The Mysteries of Udolpho, in which Annette and Emily discuss Udolpho's mysterious past. 'That is stranger still, Annette,' said Emily, smiling, and rousing herself from her reverie. 'But, when Signora Laurentini was afterwards seen in the castle, did nobody speak to her?' 'Speak—speak to her!' cried Annette, with a look of terror; 'no, to be sure.' 'And why not?' rejoined Emily, willing to hear further. 'Holy Mother! speak to a spirit!' Which option most accurately identifies how Emily's character is developed in the excerpt?
Emily is trying to be level-headed and avoid being afraid. She does not want to jump to irrational conclusions, which is shown by her questions to Annette.
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?
NOT Rebecca puts herself at risk to convey the events of the battle to Ivanhoe, even though she knows she may die. NOT Rebecca argues with Ivanhoe about honor and glory in battle, even though, deep down, she knows she will never change the mind of a Christian.
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
Which excerpts from Ivanhoe show Rebecca's conflicted thoughts and feelings about her love for Ivanhoe?
25% 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. "Thou wilt but injure thyself by the attempt, noble knight," replied his attendant. Observing his extreme solicitude, she firmly added, "I myself will stand at the lattice, and describe to you as I can what passes without." 25% "Thou wilt but injure thyself by the attempt, noble knight," replied his attendant. Observing his extreme solicitude, she firmly added, "I myself will stand at the lattice, and describe to you as I can what passes without." "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!"
Read the excerpt from The Mysteries of Udolpho, which describes a portion of Emily's travels to the castle. As the travellers still ascended among the pine forests, steep rose over steep, the mountains seemed to multiply, as they went, and what was the summit of one eminence proved to be only the base of another. Which option most accurately explains the significance of the excerpt in relation to Emily's personal journey?
Each time Emily thinks they have reached the final mountain, she finds the journey will go on. In the same way, each time Emily overcomes a personal obstacle, such as her separation from Valancourt, she is soon faced with a new difficulty.
Which excerpts from Ivanhoe reveal Ivanhoe's belief that glory is probably the most important achievement of man, regardless of its cost?
"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." "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 honour 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!" "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."
Which excerpts from Ivanhoe reveal Ivanhoe's belief that glory is probably the most important achievement of man, regardless of its cost?
67% "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." 67% "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."