Beowulf
The Canterbury Tales
Othello
The Importance of Being Earnest
Animal Farm
Lord of the Flies
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Written in verse and featuring a larger-than-life hero, Beowulf is an example of this type of poem.
What is an epic poem?
Since Beowulf was passed along by word-of-mouth, it is an example of this type of tradition.
What is an oral tradition?
The monster Grendel is a descendant of this Biblical villain, a murderer of brother Abel.
Who is Cain?
Beowulf was eventually written down around this year.
What is 1000?
Hrothgar’s people are known as this, since they live in modern-day Denmark.
What are the Danes?
This author of The Canterbury Tales includes himself in the story, as the narrator and one of the 30 pilgrims.
Who is Geoffrey Chaucer?
This noble and chivalrous character looks like he is fresh from fighting in the Crusades, as his shirt is stained from his armor.
Who is the knight?
This character goes against the stereotypes of his position, as he hunts, drinks, and socializes outside of his order.
Who is the monk?
One of only three females on the journey, this character is notable for having been married five times.
Who is the Wife of Bath?
This character is a guild member that is very skilled at his job; an ulcer on his knee, however, frightens most people.
Who is the cook?
The antagonist of the play, he shares his name with a bird in the movie Aladdin.
Who is Iago?
Othello’s ethnicity is this, which means he is a dark-skinned man of Arabic or African descent.
What is a Moor?
Othello was written by this famous writer, the author of plays such as The Tempest and Cymbaline.
Who is Shakespeare?
Othello was written during this age, named for the queen of England at the time.
What is the Elizabethan Age?
Othello’s wife, who meets a tragic end; her name literally means “unlucky one.”
Who is Desdemona?
The Importance of Being Earnest offers commentary on this time period, named for the queen of England at the time.
What is the Victorian Age?
This is Algernon’s nickname for leading a double life; it is derived from the name of his contrived ailing uncle.
What is bunburrying?
Oscar Wilde was born and raised in this country.
What is Ireland?
This type of character – such as Lady Bracknell or the father in Meet the Parents – obstructs the relationship or their daughter.
What is a blocking figure?
The play includes a lot of this type of humor, which revolves around the physical movements of the actors.
What is burlesque humor?
The novel is an example of this type of story, as it can be read on both the literal and the symbolic level.
What is an allegory?
Old Major represents this figure from the Russian Revolution, as he provides the impetus for the revolution, but dies before it begins.
Who is Karl Marx?
Snowball represents this figure from the Russian Revolution, as he is a well-educated leader that is eventually led into exile.
Who is Leon Trotsky?
Napoleon represents this figure from the Russian Revolution, as he becomes a tyrant and changes laws to meet his own needs.
Who is Joseph Stalin?
This character who meets his end at the glue factory is named in reference to a famous rebellion in China.
Who is Boxer?
He is the author of The Lord of the Flies.
Who is William Golding?
The phrase “the lord of the flies” is actually a reference to this biblical villain.
Who is Satan or the devil?
The novel was written during this decade.
What is the 1950s?
This character meets his tragic end when a boulder falls on top of him.
Who is Piggy?
This is the part of the island where the plane crashes; its name evokes a permanent mark that can never be erased.
What is the scar?
This “speedy” Irish satirist wrote “A Modest Proposal” in response to his nation’s problem of hunger.
Who is Jonathan Swift?