English 1A Final

Who is the author of Lord of the Flies?

William Golding

What is William Golding's Nationality?

English

What does the Island represent?

Garden of Eden

What does Ralph represent?

"God" - order from chaos

What does Jack represent?

Adam - humanity

What does Piggy represent?

femaleness - weak - education

What does Simon represent?

Jesus - religion - truth

What does Roger represent?

Evil

What does the conch represent?

Government and Law - order

What does the fire represent?

1. Destruction
2. Hope
3. Chaos; purification; salvation

What is the definition of Symbolism?

the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities

What are the five Pillars of Civilization?

1. Religion
2. Family
3. Government and Law
4. Education
5. Economy and the Arts

What is the most important Pillar of Civilization and why?

Religion - Sets Values

What character represents Government and Law?

Ralph

Which character represents Religion?

Simon

What is the stated goal of the boys surviving?

To have fun and to be rescued

What on the Island represents Original Sin?

The Scar

Why did the signal fire on the mountain go out when the boys had agreed to keep it going?

Because Jack wanted to go hunt

Who was "lost" during the first fire the boys started?

The boy with the mulberry birthmark

Who calls the first meeting of the boys?

Ralph

Why is the face paint necessary for Jack to kill the pigs?

Camouflage

What sign came to the boys from the adult world?

A man falling para-shot and dying

Who does Simon meet when he goes to his special place on the mountain?

The Lord of the Flies

Simon's goal was to tell the boys...?

The truth and the beast isn't real it's just the boys

What really causes Simon's death?

The boy being savage

What is ironic about the fire at the end of the novel?

Jack sets a fire to kill Ralph but the fire saved them in the end

What was Golding's view of mankind?

We all are savages or we all become savages

What does the simultaneous destruction of the conch and the death of Piggy mean for the boys on the island? Think about the Pillars of Society.

They lost government and education

When and where was Shakespeare born?

April 23, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon

Where and when did Shakespeare die?

April 23, 1616 in Stratford-upon-Avon

To which acting company is Shakespeare associated?

The Chamberlain's Men

List three audience expectation from a play that Shakespeare incorporates in all of his works

1. Comedies
2. Histories
3. Tragedies

What is the origin of each expectation?

Lesson's

Who ruled England during Shakespeare's life? (most of it)

Elizabeth I

Who followed Elizabeth to the throne?

James I

List the properties of a sonnet?

Must be 14 lines long and they are almost always written in iambic pentameter

Provide one example of a sonnet we studied this year?

The prologue from Romeo and Juliet

What is an iambic pentameter?

The 10-syllable line is divided into 5 iambic feet, the basic rhythm of Shakespeare's verse

What is a pun?

a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings.

Can all languages be puns?

Yes

What are the "two households" in Romeo and Juliet?

Capulet and Montague

What causes the feud to "break" again? Act 1:1

The Prince telling them to drop their weapons

What does Benvolio's name mean?

peacemaker

Who in Act 1 is Romeo in love with?

Rosaline

How old is Juliet?

13 (almost 14)

In Act 1 Paris asked Capulet permission for?

Marring Juliet

What literary device is used to reveal a character's most inner thoughts and feelings?

Soliloquy

Who is it the first mentions marriage? Romeo or Juliet?

Juliet

What does Tybalt hate?

Hell, Peace, Montagues

Why does Mercutio fight Tybalt?

Romeo won't

Who kills Mercutio?

Tybalt

Who kills Tybalt?

Romeo

Who kills Paris?

Romeo

Who killed Lady Montague?

Grief of losing Romeo

Who kills Juliet?

She kills herself

Who kills Romeo?

He kills himself

What is important about the number of deaths?

2 people from each family die

What does Lady Capulet ask for after Romeo kills Tybalt?

For Romeo to die

Where is Romeo hiding after the deaths of Tybalt and Mercutio?

Friar Laurence's

What did Juliet send to Romeo to show that she still loves him although he killed her cousin? Why is this item important the rest of the story?

Her wedding ring because is shoe her love for him

Romeo threatens to _______ if Juliet no longer loves him?

Kill himself

Lady Capulet plans to ______ Romeo to get vengeance for Tybalt's death

Poison

How does Capulet respond when Juliet refuses to marry Paris?

He disowned her

To where has Romeo been banished?

Mantua

Over how many days does Romeo and Juliet take place?

Five days

Juliet is referred to as ______ by her father, Romeo, and Paris in the play?

Property/Merchandise

Like Romeo. Juliet threatens to ________ if Friar Laurence does not have a solution for her that allows her to maintain her fidelity to Romeo?

Kill herself

Romeo's purchase of a specific type of poison and his use of it at Juliet's tomb continues of the motif of ______?

His love for Juliet

Why didn't the letter that Fr. Laurence wrote get to Romeo?

Because the plague broke out and the Friar couldn't deliver it because he thought he was infected and was in quarantine

What does Shakespeare use throughout the play to foreshadow the deaths of Romeo and Juliet?

Dreams

At the end of the play, what does Montague promise to raise in memory of Juliet?

A statue of her in gold

Who said, "Younger than she are already made mothers"?

Paris

Who said, "What! Drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word.
As I hate hell, all Montagues and thee."?

Tybalt

Who said, "A plague on both your houses!"?

Mercutio

Who said, "Prince as thou art true for blood of ours shed blood of Montague!"?

Lady Capulet

Who said, "But soft, what light through yonder window breaks?
It is the East and Juliet is the sun."?

Romeo

Who said, "Thursday is near, lay hand on heart, advise
An you be mine, I'll give you to my friend."?

Lord Capulet

Who said, "An you be not, hang beg, starve, die in the streets"?

Lord Capulet

Who said, "I will be deaf to pleading and excuses
Nor tears nor prayers shall purchase out abuses. Therefore use none."?

Prince Escalus

Who said, "Oh God! I have an ill-defining soul, me thinks I see thee now art thou below as one dead in the
bottom of a tomb."?

Juliet

Who said, "Good night, good night. Parting is such sweet sorrow
That I shall say good night until it be morrow."?

Juliet

Who said, "Talk not to me, for I'll speak not a word
Do as thou wilt, for I have done with thee."?

Lady Capulet

What are some motifs in the play?

1. Buds/Flowers
2. Birds
3. Light/Dark
4. Haste/Fate
5. Dreams
6. Religions Imagery

What are all the houses in Romeo and Juliet?

1. Capulet
2. Montagues
3. Escalus

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