If anyone got a Beowulf quote completely right on the test, could you please post it on the Blog. All of mine were 1 or 2 pts off and I want to be sure that I can do them correctly on the mid-term. Also, what types of questions are there going to be for the Canterbury Tales part? Are they just the sentences and the character identification? Finally, if anyone has any ideas on what quotes from Hamlet that could be on there, please post. -Heather C
I'm guessing for the Hamlet quotes it could be any of the lines he had us look at on the study guides. For the Canterbury Tales, he said it is 100 questions so it would probebly best to know the summaries and character identification. Going over the history wouldnt be bad idea either. I could be completely wrong, but I hope I was of some help to you.
Hi everyone. I was reviewing my Canterbury Tales notes and was having trouble finding very prideful characters. I know there is the Knight and the Wife of Bath but I'm struggling to find more. Also, if anyone can recap if any of the characters from Canterbury tales ever tried to take revenge on someone else or maybe in their tale that would be a great help. Thanks -Will C
Heather,I got quote B. completly right, Here goes... Wiglaf says this to the Geats after the death of Beowulf. He explains that everyone neglected their duty to protect their lord, and as a result he is dead. He also esplains that the Geats are pretty much doomed; all things must come to an end.
but, he said that the 4 quotes from the test will NOT be on the midterm so you dont need to study them.
Will, I would say that the Frankiln is prideful, along with the guildsmen and maybe the merchent and doctor. I dont know for sure, prideful is a difficult description to anylize the pilgrims with.
There are a few tales that involve revenge: the Prioress' tale where since the Jews killed the kid they were killed in the end and the Reeve's Tale: where the two students visit Simkin the Miller and sleep with his wife (students visited because he stole grain from the school).
Heather, if I'm not mistaken, Laz said today in class that he wasn't going to reuse the quotes forom the Beowulf test, so if I were you I wouldn't study those 4 and focus your time on the other ones. -Will C
I'm wondering if the character identification for Canterbury Tales will be like it was on the test because then wouldn't they be quotes and not questions....?
The character identification will probably be like the ones we had on the previous Canterbury test and no it would be a question because he is giving us the quote and asking the question "Who does this quote describe?"
And yes, we are all nervous, it is a laz test after all.
Here is a list of quotes from Hamlet that we should probably be familiar with. I got these from what Laz discussed in class and from the outlines. All of these quotes are in Act I. *Feel free to add any to the list or change the interpretations.*
Scene I: Lines 124-37 “A mote it is to trouble the mind’s eye…” – Horatio’s reference to Julius Caesar: That only if he had heeded the bad omens he would still have been alive.
Scene II: Lines 12-13 “With mirth in funeral and dirge in marriage…” – Claudius’ speech, saying he was happy he was getting married when he was at the funeral, but then lamented his brother’s death at his wedding.
Scene II: Lines 79-89 “’Seems,’ madam? Nay, it is…..” – Hamlet responding to the Queen, He says that this grief is real, it is just an act, and he will mourn until he wants to stop.
Scene II: Lines 92-96 “To give these mourning duties to your father. But you must know your father lost a father….” – Claudius responding to Hamlet, He says that it is a natural part of life for a father to die, it happens to everyone so get over it.
Scene II: Lines 133-164 “O, that this too, too sullied flesh would melt…” Hamlet Soliloquy, He is basically crying out for attention because he if he wanted to kill himself, gods laws wouldn’t have stopped him.
Scene II: Lines 279-280 “Foul deeds will rise, Through all the earth o’erwhelm them, to men’s eyes.” – Hamlet, Foul deeds cannot stay hidden forever
Scene III: Lines 51-55 “Do not, as some ungracious pastors do, show me the steep and thorny way to heaven…” – Ophelia to Laertes advice, basically: practice what you preach
Scene III: Lines 124 “Ay, springs to catch woodcocks.”- Polonius to Ophelia: she is a woodcock(dumb bird) and Hamlet’s charms are the traps trying to catch her.
Scene IV: Lines 25-41 “So oft it chances in particular men…” Hamlet about human nature: Humans each have their own flaw that eventually results in their downfall.
Scene IV: Lines 100 “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark”- Marcellus: This states that since the king is rotten and is the center of Denmark then the whole state is rotten.
Scene V: Lines 106-119 “I’ll wipe away all trivial, fond records…” Hamlet: This shows that he is acknowledging his destiny and forgetting everything else that he learned. He is also writing down anything he heard on the notebook hanging from his neck.
Scene V: Lines 210-211 “O cursed spite that ever I was born to set it right!” Hamlet: He is questioning his purpose when it is his destiny to set everything right as the agent of vengeance. Destiny is a major factor in tragedies.
OK EVERYONE!!! I know I won't study those 4 quotes!!! HAHAHA That comment was posted yesterday and before I got that detail in clas today! Thanks Ryan for the quotes for Hamlet. Remeber everyone that the Hamlet part of the test has the most points! 70 total I think... I talked to Laz after class and he said if you study the Canterbury Tales Study Guide you should be in pretty good shape. And the sentences too.
Two other themes that are possible for the essay are misogyny, which means woman-hating. Now I think you could strech it to women in society. The other was Christianity.
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If anyone got a Beowulf quote completely right on the test, could you please post it on the Blog. All of mine were 1 or 2 pts off and I want to be sure that I can do them correctly on the mid-term. Also, what types of questions are there going to be for the Canterbury Tales part? Are they just the sentences and the character identification? Finally, if anyone has any ideas on what quotes from Hamlet that could be on there, please post.
-Heather C
I'm guessing for the Hamlet quotes it could be any of the lines he had us look at on the study guides. For the Canterbury Tales, he said it is 100 questions so it would probebly best to know the summaries and character identification. Going over the history wouldnt be bad idea either. I could be completely wrong, but I hope I was of some help to you.
R. Fink
Hi everyone. I was reviewing my Canterbury Tales notes and was having trouble finding very prideful characters. I know there is the Knight and the Wife of Bath but I'm struggling to find more.
Also, if anyone can recap if any of the characters from Canterbury tales ever tried to take revenge on someone else or maybe in their tale that would be a great help. Thanks
-Will C
Heather,I got quote B. completly right,
Here goes...
Wiglaf says this to the Geats after the death of Beowulf. He explains that everyone neglected their duty to protect their lord, and as a result he is dead. He also esplains that the Geats are pretty much doomed; all things must come to an end.
but, he said that the 4 quotes from the test will NOT be on the midterm so you dont need to study them.
Will,
I would say that the Frankiln is prideful, along with the guildsmen and maybe the merchent and doctor. I dont know for sure, prideful is a difficult description to anylize the pilgrims with.
There are a few tales that involve revenge: the Prioress' tale where since the Jews killed the kid they were killed in the end and the Reeve's Tale: where the two students visit Simkin the Miller and sleep with his wife (students visited because he stole grain from the school).
Heather, if I'm not mistaken, Laz said today in class that he wasn't going to reuse the quotes forom the Beowulf test, so if I were you I wouldn't study those 4 and focus your time on the other ones.
-Will C
I'm wondering if the character identification for Canterbury Tales will be like it was on the test because then wouldn't they be quotes and not questions....?
Is anyone else a little nervous?
The character identification will probably be like the ones we had on the previous Canterbury test and no it would be a question because he is giving us the quote and asking the question "Who does this quote describe?"
And yes, we are all nervous, it is a laz test after all.
The Miller was prideful but in secret remember. He thinks he is smarter than everyone but tries to hide it.
Chris C.
Here is a list of quotes from Hamlet that we should probably be familiar with. I got these from what Laz discussed in class and from the outlines. All of these quotes are in Act I. *Feel free to add any to the list or change the interpretations.*
Scene I: Lines 124-37 “A mote it is to trouble the mind’s eye…” – Horatio’s reference to Julius Caesar: That only if he had heeded the bad omens he would still have been alive.
Scene II: Lines 12-13 “With mirth in funeral and dirge in marriage…” – Claudius’ speech, saying he was happy he was getting married when he was at the funeral, but then lamented his brother’s death at his wedding.
Scene II: Lines 79-89 “’Seems,’ madam? Nay, it is…..” – Hamlet responding to the Queen, He says that this grief is real, it is just an act, and he will mourn until he wants to stop.
Scene II: Lines 92-96 “To give these mourning duties to your father. But you must know your father lost a father….” – Claudius responding to Hamlet, He says that it is a natural part of life for a father to die, it happens to everyone so get over it.
Scene II: Lines 133-164 “O, that this too, too sullied flesh would melt…” Hamlet Soliloquy, He is basically crying out for attention because he if he wanted to kill himself, gods laws wouldn’t have stopped him.
Scene II: Lines 279-280 “Foul deeds will rise, Through all the earth o’erwhelm them, to men’s eyes.” – Hamlet, Foul deeds cannot stay hidden forever
Scene III: Lines 51-55 “Do not, as some ungracious pastors do, show me the steep and thorny way to heaven…” – Ophelia to Laertes advice, basically: practice what you preach
Scene III: Lines 124 “Ay, springs to catch woodcocks.”- Polonius to Ophelia: she is a woodcock(dumb bird) and Hamlet’s charms are the traps trying to catch her.
Scene IV: Lines 25-41 “So oft it chances in particular men…” Hamlet about human nature: Humans each have their own flaw that eventually results in their downfall.
Scene IV: Lines 100 “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark”- Marcellus: This states that since the king is rotten and is the center of Denmark then the whole state is rotten.
Scene V: Lines 106-119 “I’ll wipe away all trivial, fond records…” Hamlet: This shows that he is acknowledging his destiny and forgetting everything else that he learned. He is also writing down anything he heard on the notebook hanging from his neck.
Scene V: Lines 210-211 “O cursed spite that ever I was born to set it right!” Hamlet: He is questioning his purpose when it is his destiny to set everything right as the agent of vengeance. Destiny is a major factor in tragedies.
thanks ryan!
OK EVERYONE!!! I know I won't study those 4 quotes!!! HAHAHA That comment was posted yesterday and before I got that detail in clas today! Thanks Ryan for the quotes for Hamlet. Remeber everyone that the Hamlet part of the test has the most points! 70 total I think... I talked to Laz after class and he said if you study the Canterbury Tales Study Guide you should be in pretty good shape. And the sentences too.
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Two other themes that are possible for the essay are misogyny, which means woman-hating. Now I think you could strech it to women in society. The other was Christianity.
Heather C
ahhh i'm nervous!! Good luck everyone!! Thanks Ryan!!
R. Fink
Has anyone talked to Mr. Lazarow or any one that thinks they have a good idea about what the essay will be? that would be good.
Dylan Ketchel
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