Everyman - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is the primary and essential point to be made about the Scriptures? Why are we moved to venerate both Old and New Testaments? - correct answer The primary and essential point to be made is that here is the speech of God himself; that through human words the Uncreated Word, God himself, is transcribed, communicated. The entire preoccupation of the text, therefore, is God himself. The Bible is not man's book about God (still less is it man's book about himself), but rather God's book about...

End of Semester Test: English 12A (PLATO) Which sentence best explains why modern English reflects the influence of several languages? - ANS B. Between AD 500 and 1200, invaders from several countries conquered parts of Britain. Match the words that have the same denotations. - ANS favored → lucky drenched → soaked grinned → smiled scoffed → mocked elated → happy What is the reason for the tragic end of the hero Beowulf? - ANS B. hubris Which three parts of this ...

Arthur Miller - Answer- "The Death of a Salesman" depicted a man whose failure made him feel like an outcast. Alexander Pope - Answer- (1710-1728) "Rape of the Lock", "An Essay on Man", "The Dunciad" Classical Period - Answer- 1200bc - 455ce Forms: lyric poetry, greek drama (tragedy, comedy)(chorus, deus ex machina) Themes: life/death, morality, season changes, political commentary, satire, Greek mythology, Greek wars, Greek Gods, Roman life Homer (Greek) - Answer- The Iliad a...

1.Which sentence best explains why modern English reflects the influence of several languages?: Between AD 500 and 1200, invaders from several coun- tries conquered parts of Britain 2.Match the words that have the same denotation: Favored=lucky Drenched=soaked Grinned=smiled Scoffed=mocked Elated=happy 3.What is the reason for the tragic end of the hero Beowulf?: Hubris 4.Which three parts of this excerpt from Beowulf relate to a warrior code?- : -His friend to avenge than with vehemence wa...

Beowulf has all the characteristics of the ______ genre. It is written in a _____ style and emphasizes the theme of heroism. The hero has several ______ qualities. - epic, lofty, superhuman Which literary technique does the poet use in these lines from Beowulf? That [sword] was not useless to the warrior now. - litotes Which words describe the relationship between Hrothgar and Beowulf? - mutual respect and loyalty Which two parts of this excerpt from Beowulf denote the importance of ki...

FINAL ENGLISH 1c (STUDY YO ASS OFF) questions and answers Vertigo Plot Overview While pursuing a criminal across the rooftops of San Francisco, detective Scottie Ferguson slips and finds himself dangling from the gutter of a tall building. A colleague falls to his death in an attempt to rescue Scottie as he looks on in horror. In the apartment of his ex-fiancée, Scottie and Midge discuss his career plans in light of his newly discovered acrophobia, which has prompted him to quit the police f...

from the middle ages through the renaissance- 92% Read the passage from Utopia this was the only ground of that war in which they engaged with the Nephelogetes against the Aleopolitanes......yet they pretended to no share of the spoil. The purpose of this passage is to provide an ANS: anecdote to illustrate the circumstances under which Utopians go to war When a reader examines Utopia and then gives an opinion about it, the reader is ANS: critiquing the text Which excerpt from Ev...

What landmark epic poem was written by the Florentine poet Dante Alighieri? Multiple choice question. Ordo virtutum Divine Comedy City of God Everyman Divine Comedy In what northern Italian city was one of the first universities located? Multiple choice question. Rome Bologna Florence Venice Bologna

This document is about the plays that we were required to read in the class. These are all of the notes about them which also includes notes that were taken in class about these plays. This document includes: Agamemnon, Everyman, Theater and Its Double, Towards a Poor Theater, Edward II, Hamlet, The Misanthrope, The Rover, and Heartbreak House.