Literature P2 V5 Study Questions

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Old English Period

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Which Germanic tribes left their home to find a new place to live between 410 and 600 AD?

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Name at least two kinds of poetry of the Old English

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Name two characteristics from the liturgical plays

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What is a double-entendre and in which Old English manuscript can it be found a lot?

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Name an example of a elegy

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Kenning was often used in old English poetry but what is the literal definition of this term?

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The wanderer is an example of an elegy but what exactly is this?

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What happened in 1066?

Slide 10 - Open question

Name two reasons why Beowulf was/is important

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Is this following sentence an example of alliteration, kenning or variation?
Meotodes meahte and his modgepanc.

Slide 12 - Open question

What is the meaning of a lyric poetry?

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Middle English Period

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Who invaded England in 1066?

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What was the motto in the Middle English?

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What was a mystery play? Name at least two characteristics.

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What’s in the Domesday Book?

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In 1349 almost 1/3 of England’s population died by what?

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Give an example of an Arthurian text.

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What was the name of the first English Law Book?

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Where were miracle plays and mystery plays performed in the Middle English period?

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What was the name off the hierarchical system based on the ownership of land?

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Who wrote the Canterbury Tales and what type of story is it.

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What changed in mystery plays in the middle English period?

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What is Romance poetry?

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Renaissance

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Why was Mary I called ‘Bloody Mary’?

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What is a ‘volta’ in a sonnet?

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Why did Henry VIII found the new Church of England?

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What was the motto in the Renaissance?

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Name two characteristics of the sonnet.

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Why is Shakespeare considered so talented?

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How did Mary Stuart become bloody Mary?

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Name 3 differences between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

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What is the exact meaning of the renaissance?

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What is the difference between theocentric and anthropocentric.

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What do the witches predict in I.iii for Macbeth? For Banquo?

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Macbeth says, "Stars, hide your fires, Let not light see my black and deep desires." What are Macbeth's desires?

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What excuse or explanation did Macbeth give for killing the guards (grooms)? What is his real reason?

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What is Macbeth's plan for killing Banquo and Fleance? Does it work?

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Can you explain the deeper meaning of Banquo's ghost appearing at the banquet?

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How does Lady Macbeth cover for Macbeth at the banquet? What excuses does she give for his wild talk?

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What do the doctor and gentlewoman see Lady Macbeth doing? What do they decide to do?

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What trick does Malcolm use to hide the number of men in his army?

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When does Macbeth know he's in trouble?

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Macbeth is described as 'an essentially noble man who degenerates into a mere criminal.' Do you agree with this? Support your answer.

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