beowulf the canterbury tales othello the importance of being earnest
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BeowulfBeowulf OthelloOthelloThe The
Canterbury Canterbury TalesTales
The Importance The Importance of Being Earnestof Being Earnest Animal FarmAnimal Farm Lord of the Lord of the
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Written in verse and Written in verse and featuring a larger-featuring a larger-
than-life hero, than-life hero, Beowulf Beowulf is an example of this is an example of this
type of poem.type of poem.
Since Since BeowulfBeowulf was was passed along by word-passed along by word-
of-mouth, it is an of-mouth, it is an example of this type example of this type
of tradition.of tradition.
The monster Grendel is a The monster Grendel is a descendant of this Biblical descendant of this Biblical
villain, a murderer of villain, a murderer of brother Abel.brother Abel.
The character of The character of Beowulf would Beowulf would best fit into this best fit into this
heroic archetype.heroic archetype.
This is Joseph This is Joseph Campbell’s term for Campbell’s term for
the “doorway” to the “doorway” to adventure in his adventure in his
model of the model of the monomyth.monomyth.
1 - 100This author of This author of The The Canterbury TalesCanterbury Tales
includes himself in the includes himself in the story, as the narrator story, as the narrator
and one of the 30 and one of the 30 pilgrims.pilgrims.
This noble and chivalrous This noble and chivalrous character looks like he is character looks like he is fresh from fighting in the fresh from fighting in the Crusades, and his tale is Crusades, and his tale is a quintessential Medieval a quintessential Medieval
romance.romance.
This character is a con This character is a con man who uses pigs’ man who uses pigs’
bones and other fake bones and other fake relics to tell an ironically relics to tell an ironically
moralizing tale.moralizing tale.
This wrestler tells a This wrestler tells a ribald story that is the ribald story that is the
opposite of a opposite of a quintessential quintessential
Medieval romance.Medieval romance.
This old and choleric This old and choleric character tells a story in character tells a story in response to his rival, the response to his rival, the
miller.miller.
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The antagonist of the The antagonist of the play, he shares his play, he shares his name with a bird in name with a bird in the movie the movie AladdinAladdin..
Othello’s ethnicity is Othello’s ethnicity is this, which means he is this, which means he is a dark-skinned man of a dark-skinned man of
Arabic or African Arabic or African descent.descent.
Iago tells Othello to Iago tells Othello to beware of jealousy, for beware of jealousy, for
it is this.it is this.
Othello Othello was written was written during this age, named during this age, named
for the queen of England for the queen of England at the time.at the time.
Othello’s wife, who Othello’s wife, who meets a tragic end; meets a tragic end; her name literally her name literally
means “unlucky one.”means “unlucky one.”
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The Importance of Being The Importance of Being EarnestEarnest offers offers
commentary on this time commentary on this time period, named for the period, named for the
queen of England at the queen of England at the time.time.
This is Algernon’s nickname This is Algernon’s nickname for leading a double life; it for leading a double life; it
is derived from the name of is derived from the name of his contrived ailing uncle.his contrived ailing uncle.
This type of character – This type of character – such as Lady Bracknell or such as Lady Bracknell or
the father in the father in Meet the Meet the ParentsParents – obstructs the – obstructs the
relationship or their relationship or their daughter.daughter.
The play includes a lot of The play includes a lot of this type of humor, which this type of humor, which
revolves around the revolves around the physical movements of physical movements of
the actors.the actors.
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The novel is an example The novel is an example of this type of story, as it of this type of story, as it can be read on both the can be read on both the literal and the symbolic literal and the symbolic
level.level.
Old Major represents this Old Major represents this figure from the Russian figure from the Russian
Revolution, as he provides Revolution, as he provides the impetus for the the impetus for the
revolution, but dies before revolution, but dies before
it begins.it begins.
Snowball represents this Snowball represents this figure from the Russian figure from the Russian
Revolution, as he is a well-Revolution, as he is a well-educated leader that is educated leader that is
eventually led into exile.eventually led into exile.
Napoleon represents this Napoleon represents this figure from the Russian figure from the Russian
Revolution, as he becomes Revolution, as he becomes a tyrant and changes laws a tyrant and changes laws
to meet his own needs.to meet his own needs.
This character who meets his This character who meets his end at the glue factory is end at the glue factory is named in reference to a named in reference to a
famous rebellion in China.famous rebellion in China.
The phrase “the lord The phrase “the lord of the flies” is of the flies” is
actually a reference actually a reference to this biblical villain.to this biblical villain.
The novel is written The novel is written from this narrative from this narrative
perspective.perspective.
This is the part of the This is the part of the island where the plane island where the plane
crashes; its name crashes; its name evokes a permanent evokes a permanent
mark that can never be mark that can never be erased.erased.
This “speedy” Irish satirist This “speedy” Irish satirist wrote “A Modest Proposal” in wrote “A Modest Proposal” in
response to his nation’s response to his nation’s problem of hunger. problem of hunger.