Brit Lit EXAM

British Literature with Cannon at Rosati-Kain High School

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By: bayle derousse
Created: 2010-12-20
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These invaders brought roads, baths, and Christianity to Britain

Romans

The Anglo-Saxon word for fate

Wyrd

The Anglo-Saxon era ended in this year with the Norman Invasion

· 1066

The repetition of a sound in line of poetry, especially consonants

· alliteration

The Seafarer was found in this collection of manuscripts

· Exeter Book

Beowulf tore off this monster's arm

· Grendel

The name of Hrothgar's troubled mead hall

· Herot

He is named Beowulf's successor after Beowulf is killed by the dragon

· Wiglaf

He raced Beowulf in the controversial swimming match

· Brecca

Hrothgar's queen

· Welthow

His invasion launched the era after the Anglo-Saxon era

· William the Conqueror

This system of government arrived from France during this era and is based on an overload/vassal model

· feudal system

The middle class grew during this period due to the guilds and this tragedy

· Middle Ages & Black Death

This man was killed in Canterbury Cathedral and launched a series of pilgrimages

Thomas Beckett

This man made the 1st pilgrimage to Canterbury in order to alleviate his guilt for the death of a friend

· Henry II

He follows the code of chivalry and fought in the Crusades

· The Knight

He weighs 224 lbs, and has a red beard

· The Miller

He is the Parson's brother and lives in peace and charity

· The Plowman

He is old, skinny, bad-tempered, and has treasure tucked away

· The Reeve

He is a poor student who is happy to learn and teach

· Oxford Cleric

Gawain is this relation to King Arthur

· Nephew

Sir Gawain leaves to find the green knight on this date

· November 1

The name of Arthur's illegitimate son who helps bring about the end of Camelot

· Mordred

The knight in The Morte D'Arthur assigned with the task of returning Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake

· Bedivere

The author of The Morte D'Arthur

· Thomas Malory

The name for the Anglo-Saxon council of elders

· Witan

The name for the professional Anglo-Saxon minstrels

· Scops

"Battle Dew" and "Whale Road" are examples of these special Anglo-Saxon metaphors

· Kennings

This monarch stopped the Danish Viking from taking over the whole of Britain

· Alfred the Great

The Anglo-Saxon word wergild literally means this in modern English

· Man-price

Shakespeare was born in this city

· Stratford Upon Avon

Shakespeare was born on this date and year

· April 23, 1564

Shakespeare was married to this woman who was 8 yrs his senior

· Anne Hathaway

Each of Shakespeare's tragic heroes must have one of these

· Tragic flaw and downfall

Shakespeare had 3 children, these were his twins

· Hamnet and Judith

Hamlet refers to this character as a fishmonger

· Polonius

Hamlet is very moved upon holding the skull of this deceased court jester

· Yorick

This is the name of the kingdom in Denmark where Hamlet is set

· Elsinore

After his father's death, Hamlet was called home from this educational institution

· Wittenberg

Macbeth begins the play already holding this noble title

· Thane of Glamis

This traitor is killed very brutally by Macbeth in the war against Norway

· Macdonwald

Macduff is the thane of this place

· Fife

This apparition tells Macbeth that he cannot be harmed by any man of woman born

· Bloody Child

"To be or not to be that is the question."

· Hamlet

"What's done is done."

· Lady Macbeth

Siward is an armed forces leader from

· England

"Fair is foul, and foul is fair."

· Witches

"So full of jealousy is guilt, it splits itself in fearing to be split."

· Queen Gertrude

"Good night sweet prince and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest."

· Horatio

"Neither a borrower nor a lender be.”

· Polonius

"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.”

· Marcellus

"There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.”

· Hamlet

"False face must hide what false heart doth know.”

· Hamlet

A story that includes one or more stories within it

· frame story

In this ballad a young man is poisoned by his "true love"

· Lord Randall

Geoffrey Chaucer completed this many Canterbury tales out of the intended 124

· 24

58. The Pardoner's tale was written to reflect one of these specialized sermons of 238 lines

· Exemplum

A tale meant to teach a lesson

· Didactic tale

In the Medieval romance, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Sir Gawain has a pentangle star on his shield that represents these 5 things

· 5 senses i. Love

· 5 fingers ii. Friendship

· 5 wounds of the cross iii. Courtesy

· 5 joys of Mary iv. Pity

· 5 knightly virtues v. Freedom of Sin

About this deck

By: bayle derousse
Created: 2010-12-20
Size: 60 flashcards
Views: 24

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