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英国文学问答题
Shakespeare:
Questions:
I.1. Why sleep is so frightening,
according to Hamlet, since it can
“
end
”
the
heartache and the thousand natural
shocks
”
?
2. Why
would people rather hear all the sufferings of the
world instead
choosing death to get rid
of them, according to Hamlet?
3. What,
after all, makes people lose their determination
to take action?
Please explain in
relation to the so-called hesitation of Hamlet.
II. 1. What does Romeo compare Juliet
to in the beginning passage of the
selection?
2. What is
Romeo and Juliet
’
s attitude
toward being a Montague or a
Capulet?
3. What does Romeo mean when he
says
“
Look thou but sweet,
/And I
am proof against their
enmity
”
?
Answers
for reference:
I. 1. Nobody
can predict what he will dream of after he falls
asleep.
2.
Death
is so mysterious that nobody knows what death will
bring to us.
Maybe bitter sufferings,
great pains, heartbreaking
stories
…
3.
1)
Conscience
and
over-considerations.
2)
He
wants
to
revenge,
but
doesn
’
t
know
how;
2)
He
wants
to
kill
his
uncle,
but
find
it
too
risky;
3)
He
lives
in
despair and wants to commit suicide,
4)however, he knows if he dies, nobody
will comfort his
father
’
s ghost. He is in
face of great dilemma.
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I.
1. Sun.
2. They would give up their
names for love
’
s sake.
3. Only if you are kind to me, their
hatred cannot hurt me.
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Daniel Defoe:
Questions:
1.
Do
you
find
the
description
of
Crusoe
’
s
setting
up
the
tent
convincing? Could you
think of better ways to build a shelter in his
situation?
2.
What
do
you
think
of
Crusoe
’
s
way
of
marking
time?
Why
is
it
important for him to keep
track of time?
3.
From this excerpt, what do you find
admirable in Robinson Crusoe?
Answers for reference:
1.
Yes.
2.
1) He
doesn
’
t want to forget
time
; 2) For a civilized
man, time is precious
; 3)
He wants to remember Sabbath days to
show his respect and piety to God.
3.
strong-minded,
careful,
capable,
persevering,
optimistic,
ambitious,
self-reliant,
clever, practical, adventurous, patient, rational,
sympathetic,
hardworking, imaginative,
energetic, courageous, amiable (kind-
hearted)
Jane
Austen:
Questions:
1. Why do you think of ?
How can you characterize her?
2.
What do you known about Jane
Austen
’
s writing style?
Answers for reference:
1. 1) She is mean, her only
care is to marry her daughter to rich young
men
; 2)
She is
simple and foolish, even cannot understand her
husband
’
s ironical words. 3)
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She loves her
daughter , though she
doesn
’
t understand them ,but
what she do is
only for their happiness
rather than herself.
2.
1)
keen observation of society around her , good ear
for conversation, use of
mild, irony
and penetrating analysis.2)Style, clarity,
economy, skillful dialogue,
tight
plotting, simple and clear.
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Readers can find sth of
themselves, comfort,
tranquility,
escape in her novels.
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