General Literary Periods

1. What are the key characteristics of the Renaissance literary period?

2. Who are the major writers of the Metaphysical period, and what are its defining features?

3. What distinguishes Romanticism from other literary periods?

4. What are the key features of the Regency era in literature?

5. What are the primary themes and characteristics of Victorian literature?

6. What defines Modernism as a literary movement?

Sonnets

7. What are the two main types of sonnets, and how do they differ?

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

8. What roles do women play in Frankenstein, and how is feminism explored in reverse?

9. What are the prominent themes in Frankenstein, including those related to science, psychology, and socioeconomics?

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

10. What are the character traits and intentions of Elizabeth Bennet?

11. How does Jane Bennet's personality differ from Elizabeth's?

12. What role does Lydia Bennet play in the novel's conflicts?

13. How does Mrs. Bennet's behavior impact her daughters' relationships?

14. What are Mr. Bingley's defining characteristics, and how does he influence the Bennet family?

15. How is Mr. Collins portrayed, and what is his role in the story?

16. How do Mr. Darcy's actions and character evolve throughout the novel?

17. What motivations drive Wickham's actions, and how does he affect others in the story?

18. How does social class affect the relationships and perceptions between the Bennets and the Bingleys?

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

19. How does Lord Henry influence Dorian Gray?

20. What impact does Basil have on Dorian's actions?

21. What roles do women play in The Picture of Dorian Gray?

22. What are the major themes conveyed in The Picture of Dorian Gray?

23. What actions does Dorian take in an attempt to redeem himself by the end of the novel?

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

24. What literary devices are commonly used by Virginia Woolf in Mrs. Dalloway?

25. How does Mrs. Dalloway address themes of mental illness and WWI?

26. How are social class and its implications explored in Mrs. Dalloway?

27. What character foil exists between Mrs. Dalloway and Septimus, and how do their sources of discontentment compare?