Mistress of the house - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

English Cumulative Exam Review Latest 2023 Already Passed Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World. In the 1400s, Spain and Portugal were competing to explore down the coast of Africa and find a sea route to Asia. That way, they could have the prized Asian spices they wanted without having to pay high prices to Venetian and Muslim middlemen. Spanish and Portuguese sailors searching for that sea route conquered the Canary Islands and the Azores. Soon they began building Muslim-style sugar ...

John Donne - Answer--The Anniversaries The world is but a carcass, we are worms made by and fed by the carcass Aemilia Lanyer - Answer--Shakespeare's contemporary (his dark lady) -Protofeminist -England's first professional woman writer (via patronage) -Mistress of Henry Carey (Queen Elizabeth's cousin) Protofeminist - Answer-Women that anticipated modern feminist concepts before feminism was popular/known (pre 20th century) The Description of Cookeham - Answer--Written by Aemilia Lan...

. What does Gatsby tell Nick about his past? - Gatsby tells Nick that he was educated at Oxford, his family died, he came into some money, and when the war came, he got some medals. He showed Nick the medals and a picture of himself with his college mates. . What does Jordan tell Nick about Daisy, Gatsby and Tom? ( the back story to their relationship) - She tells him that Daisy and Gatsby had a romance. Rumor had it that she tried to see Gatsby off to war, but her family would not let her...

Comedy of Errors Test Questions and Answers Here comes the almanac if my true date. What now? How chance thou art returned so soon? - Answer-Returned so soon! Rather approach'd to late: the capon burns, the pig falls from the spit. The clock hath strucken 12 apon the bell; my mistress made it one apon my cheek: she is so hot because the meet is cold the meet is cold because you not come home; you come not home bc you have no stomach; you have no stomach having broke your fast; but we that kn...

The Description of Cookeham - ️️-Written by Aemilia Lanyer for Lanyer's patron Margaret Clifford -Country-house poem literal (rather than allegorical) pastoral -Describes a community of women (homosocial group) -Poem celebrating invigorating effects the Countess has on the estate and mourns how her departure causes it to wither. -echoes Virgil's Eclogue 1, as the exiled speaker develops and attempts to communicate an environmental consciousness -(women are the exiled group) Co...

When was The Great Gatsby published? - ANSWER 1925 Who is Meyer Wolfsheim? - ANSWER A notorious underworld figure involved in organized crime Who is Ewing Klipspringer? - ANSWER A boarder who lives in Gatsby's house Where did Nick Carraway attend school? - ANSWER Yale Who narrarates the Great Gatsby? - ANSWER Nick Carraway Who is Dr. Eckleburg? - ANSWER An eye doctor whose billboard overlooks the road to West Egg The road between West Egg and East Egg is - ANSWER A "valley of...

Why does Gatsby stop giving his parties? - Gatsby wants to be alone with Daisy. The parties were only so Gatsby could get closer to her. now that he has her, he has no need for the parties. A little accident occurs not far from Gatsby's mansion. Explain. How do those involved react? How does this reflect upon their values and character? - a car accident occurs not far from the mansion. The people react that it is not a big deal. This shows they think money is replaceable and they don't va...

The Great Gatsby Final Test ReviewWhen was The Great Gatsby published? - ANSWER 1925 Who is Meyer Wolfsheim? - ANSWER A notorious underworld figure involved in organized crime Who is Ewing Klipspringer? - ANSWER A boarder who lives in Gatsby's house Where did Nick Carraway attend school? - ANSWER Yale Who narrarates the Great Gatsby? - ANSWER Nick Carraway Who is Dr. Eckleburg? - ANSWER An eye doctor whose billboard overlooks the road to West Egg The road between West Egg and ...

AQA A-level ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE 7707/2 Paper 2 Exploring Conflict Version: 1.0 Final IB/G/Jun23/E7 7707/2 Thursday 8 June 2023 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes Materials For this paper you must have: • an AQA 12-page answer book • a copy of the set texts you have studied for Section A and Section B. These texts must not be annotated and must not contain additional notes or materials. Instructions • Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Write the informa...

AQA A-level ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE 7707/2 Paper 2 Exploring Conflict Version: 1.0 Final IB/G/Jun23/E7 7707/2 Thursday 8 June 2023 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes Materials For this paper you must have: • an AQA 12-page answer book • a copy of the set texts you have studied for Section A and Section B. These texts must not be annotated and must not contain additional notes or materials. Instructions • Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Write the informa...