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Exam ReviewBy: Raquel Mosley
Macbeth
Summary: The Scottish king Duncan, decides that he will confer the title of the traitorous Cawdor on the heroic Macbeth. Macbeth, and another General called Banquo, happen upon the three witches
Theme: Ambition , the prophecy ,and supernatural
Poison Tree Summary:
Theme: The god of the Old Testament is a god of wrath, cunning, jealousy, and guile.
Shooting an Elephant Summary: The whole process of killing
an outrageous elephant when he was in the post of a police officer in Burma.
Theme: imperialism is evil
Saboteur Summary: He was being accused of
doing something that he didn’t do.
Theme: life in a cruel state makes citizens cruel
Gulliver’s Travel Summary: The boat ship wrecked. It
was four different worlds.
Theme: the individual versus society and the limits of understanding.
“Lord Of The Flies”
Summary: Some kids were on a plane and the plane crash. The kids were stranded on an island. They tried doing many things to keep themselves occupied. Some people found and save them.
Theme: the loss of innocence
“Get Up and Bar the Door” Summary: absurd bickering of
husband and wife intruders were threatening
Theme: Be careful
“Lord Randall” Summary: He had been hunting and
having dinner with his love
Theme: N0 motive is given
“Helen of Troy”
Summary: Showed goddesses the water and apple
Theme: Love never fails
“Satire” Summary: Poking fun at something to
influence reform
Theme:
“Beowulf” Summary: Beowulf dies by fighting
the dragon with Wiglaf, being unaided by his warriors.
Theme: tensions between the heroic code and other value systems; the difference between a king and good warrior
“Troy” Summary: Love story about Achilles
Theme: Love will remain
“Plagiarism” Using someone’s else idea for your
own.
“Allegory” A story where characters represent
real people
The End !! (: