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英国文学简答题问答题

英国文学问答题

Shakespeare:

Questions:

I.1.Whysleepissofrightening,accordingtoHamlet,sinceitcan“end”theheartacheandthethousandnaturalshocks”?

2.Whywouldpeopleratherhearallthesufferingsoftheworldinsteadchoosingdeathtogetridofthem,accordingtoHamlet?

3.What,afterall,makespeoplelosetheirdeterminationtotakeaction?

Pleaseexplaininrelationtotheso-calledhesitationofHamlet.

II.1.WhatdoesRomeocompareJuliettointhebeginningpassageoftheselection?

2.WhatisRomeoandJuliet’sattitudetowardbeingaMontagueoraCapulet?

3.WhatdoesRomeomeanwhenhesays“Lookthoubutsweet,/AndIamproofagainsttheirenmity”?

Answersforreference:

I.1.Nobodycanpredictwhathewilldreamofafterhefallsasleep.

2.Deathissomysteriousthatnobodyknowswhatdeathwillbringtous.Maybebittersufferings,greatpains,heartbreakingstories…

3.1）Conscienceandover-considerations.2）Hewantstorevenge,butdoesn’tknowhow;2）Hewantstokillhisuncle,butfindittoorisky;3）Helivesindespairandwantstocommitsuicide,4）however,heknowsifhedies,nobodywillcomforthisfather’sghost.Heisinfaceofgreatdilemma.

I.1.Sun.

2.Theywouldgiveuptheirnamesforlove’ssake.

3.Onlyifyouarekindtome,theirhatredcannothurtme.

DanielDefoe:

Questions:

1.DoyoufindthedescriptionofCrusoe’ssettingupthetentconvincing?

Couldyouthinkofbetterwaystobuildashelterinhissituation?

2.WhatdoyouthinkofCrusoe’swayofmarkingtime?

Whyisitimportantforhimtokeeptrackoftime?

3.Fromthisexcerpt,whatdoyoufindadmirableinRobinsonCrusoe?

Answersforreference:

1.Yes.

2.1）Hedoesn’twanttoforgettime ;2）Foracivilizedman,timeisprecious ;3）HewantstorememberSabbathdaystoshowhisrespectandpietytoGod.

3.strong-minded,careful,capable,persevering,optimistic,ambitious,self-reliant,clever,practical,adventurous,patient,rational,sympathetic,hardworking,imaginative,energetic,courageous,amiable（kind-hearted）

JaneAusten:

Questions:

1.WhydoyouthinkofMrs.Bennet?

Howcanyoucharacterizeher?

2.WhatdoyouknownaboutJaneAusten’swritingstyle?

Answersforreference:

1.1）Sheismean,heronlycareistomarryherdaughtertorichyoungmen ;2）Sheissimpleandfoolish,evencannotunderstandherhusband’sironicalwords.3）Shelovesherdaughter,thoughshedoesn’tunderstandthem,butwhatshedoisonlyfortheirhappinessratherthanherself.

2.1）keenobservationofsocietyaroundher,goodearforconversation,useofmild,ironyandpenetratinganalysis.2）Style,clarity,economy,skillfuldialogue,tightplotting,simpleandclear.3）Readerscanfindsthofthemselves,comfort,tranquility,escapeinhernovels.

CharlotteBronte:

Questions:

1.What’sthethemeinJaneEyre?

2.PleaseshowyourunderstandingonthelovebetweenJaneEyreandMrRochester.

Answersforreference:

1.1）JaneEyreisnotonlyalovestory;2）itisalsoapleafortherecognitionoftheindividual’sworthand3）sexequalitythatWomenattempttoasserttheirownidentitywithinthemale-dominatedsociety.

2.Thoughpoorandplain,JaneEyre,whohadastrongwilloflife,triedhardtogetherrightsofequality.Sheleftthemanverymuchwhowasabout20yearsolderthansheandricher.Shejustwantedhimtotreatherequally.ShewasgreatbecauseherlovemadedisillusionedRochesterhappyagain.Mr.Rochesterwasamanfulloflife’smisery,yethelovedJanetrulyandrespectedherverymuch.That’swhyhegotherlove.

CharlesDickens:

Questions:

1.HowdoyouunderstandPip’ssocalled“GreatExpectation”?

2.PleaseexplainthereasonthatGreatExpectationisaso-calledbildungsromanorgrowthnovel.

Answersforreference:

1.1）whenhewasyoung,hewantedtobecomeablacksmithlikeJoe,hisbrotherinlaw.2）HismeetingwithHavishamchangedhisattitudetowardslife,andheadmiredhedecentwayoflivinglikeagentleman.HemetEstellaandfelllovewithher,buthecannotmarryherbecauseofhisinferiorstatusandhisexpectationschanged:

raisehissocialstatusandtobecomeagentleman,getabettereducationandthenmarryEstella.3）WhenPipdiscoversthathisbenefactorisinfactaconvict,his“greatexpectation”turnsouttobebubble,beautifulbuttransient.Pipfinallyrealizedthemoneyandsocialstatusisnotthemostimportantthinginlife.Whatisimportantisloveandloyalty.Man'struevaluehasnothingtodowithhismoneyandstatus.

（简略版）

1.1）Whenhewasyoung,hewantedtobecomeablacksmithlikeJoe,hisbrotherinlaw.2）WhenhemetHavishamandfellinlovewithEstella,hisexpectationschanged:

toraisehissocialstatusandbecomeagentleman,getabettereducationandthenmarryEstella.3）WhenPipdiscoveredthathisbenefactorwasinfactaconvict,his“greatexpectation”turnedouttobebubble,beautifulbuttransient.Pipfinallyrealizedthemoneyandsocialstatusisnotthemostimportantthinginlife.What’simportantisloveandloyalty.Man'struevaluehasnothingtodowithhismoneyandstatus.

2.ItisthenovelofthegrowthanddevelopmentoftheheroPip.ThereisabsenceofparentsforPipwhoisraisedbyhissisterandbrother-in-law;Asagentleman,Pipcondescendspeopleoflowerclass,losingsightofthegenerous,kindaspectofbeingagentleman;Heistestedanddrawntodestructiveloveetc.

ThomasHardy:

Questions:

1.WhatdoyouthinkcausesTess’stragedy?

2.PleasecommentbrieflyonthefateofTessinTessoftheD’Urbervilles.

Answersforreference:

1.1）Tesswasaninnocent,puregirl.Shewashonestandsweet-naturedandfullofloveforherfamilyandsympathyforothers.2）thepovertyofherfamily,thesocialenvironmentandthecollapseoftheAgriculturaleconomy;horsekilled---claimkin3）thedoublemoralstandardbetweenmenandwomenofthatpatriarchalsociety,“chastity=purity”isonlyforwomen.4）ForsuchagirlasTess,herlifewassomethingthatshecouldn’tcontrol,chanceofsomeunknownforcesdeterminedeverything.

2.Tessisactuallyavictimofhersociety.HardycreatedtheheroineTessjusttocriticizethesocietyinhistime.Tessisatragicpersonsimplybecausesheisnotacceptedbythesocietyinwhichagricultureismenacedbytheforcesofinvadingcapitalism.Soinaway,Tess’fateisdecidedbyhersociety.

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5.

1.The national epic of the Anglo-Saxons is ____.

A Robin Hood B Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

C The Canterbury Tales D Beowulf

2. ____was the most outstanding single romance on the Arthurian legend written in

alliterative verse.

A The Canterbury Tales B Piers the Plowman 

C Sir Gawain and the Green Knight D Beowulf

3. ____was  famous for The Canterbury Tales.

A Geoffrey Chaucer B John Milton

C William Shakespeare D Francis Bacon

4. Most of the ballads of the15th century focused on the legend about ____ as a heroic

figure.

A Green Nights B Gawain

C Robin Hood D Hamlet

5.In the 16th century, Thomas More’s work ____became immediately popular after its 

publication.

A Paradise Lost B A Pleasant Satire of the Three Estates

C Of Studies D Utopia

6. ____was Edmund Spencer’s masterpiece which has been regarded as one of the great poems in the English language.

A Amoretti B The Shepherd’s Calendar

C The Faerie Queene D Four Hymns

7. ____ is from Shakespeare’s sonnet No.18.

A “Let me not to the marriage of true minds”

B “To be or not to be:

 that is the question”

C “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day”

D “No longer mourn for me when I am dead”

8. _____,the“fatherofEnglishpoetry”andoneofthegreatestnarrativepoetsofEngland,wasborninLondonabout1340.

A. GeoffreyChaucer B. SirGawain C. FrancisBacon D. JohnDryden

9.The four great tragedies written by Shakespeare are Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello and ____.

A. Antony and Cleopatra B. Julius Caesar

C Twelfth Night D King Lear

10. Which of the following does not belong to Shakespeare’s romantic love comedies?

A Twelfth Night B The Tempest

C As You Like It D The Merchant of Venice

DCACDCCADB

▪1.AllofthefollowingarethemosteminentdramatistsintheRenaissanceEnglandexcept______.

▪a.WilliamShakespeare

▪b.BenJonson

▪c.ChristopherMarlowe

▪d.FrancisBacon

▪2.TheEnglishRenaissanceperiodwasanageof_________.

▪a.poetryanddrama

▪b.dramaandnovel

▪c.novelandpoetry

▪d.romanceandpoetry

▪3.ParadiseLostisthemasterpieceof_____

▪a.WilliamShakespeare

▪b.RobertBurns

▪c.JohnMiltond.WilliamBlake

▪4.WhichofthefollowingplayswrittenbyShakespeareishistoryplay?

▪a.AMidsummerNight’sDream

▪b.TheMerryWivesofWindsor

▪c.HenryIVd.KingLear

▪5.ThefirstofficialversionofBibleknownastheGreatBible,wasrevisedin______

a.16thcenturyb.17thcentury

▪c.18thcenturyd.19thcentury

▪6.FrancisBacon’sEssaysfirstpublishedin1597hasbeenconsideredasanimportantlandmarkinthedevelopmentofEnglish_______,andasthefirstcollectionofessaysintheEnglishlanguage.

▪a.poetryb.epicsc.fictiond.prose

▪7.DanielDefoewasfamousforhisnovel____whichfirstestablishedhisreputation.

▪a.Gulliver’sTravels

▪b.TheAdventureofRobinsonCrusoe

▪c.ThePilgrim’sProgress

▪d.OliverTwist

▪8.Thefamouspoem“ARedRedRose”waswrittenby_________

▪a.WilliamWordsworth

▪b.GeorgeByron

▪c.RobertBurns

▪d.WilliamBlake

▪9.MaryShelley’snovelFrankensteinbelongstothetypeof____whichisoftensetingloomycastleswherehorrifying,supernaturaleventstakeplace.

▪a.Gothicb.Realism

▪c.Romanticismd.Classicism

▪10.ThefirstcompleteEnglishBiblewastranslatedby____