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| Who unified the anglo saxon? |
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| why did the anglo saxon value poetry? |
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| it told thier stories, it allowed their culture to be passed on through generations. |
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| an anglo saxon minstrel or poet. |
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| what was the first collection of english poems |
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| values to the anglo saxon people? |
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| poetry, religion, fighting, hunting, and loving. |
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| when was the middle ages? |
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| what event started the middle ages? |
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| in 1066 when william invaded britain. |
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| who led normand conquest? |
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| william duke of normandy. |
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| a conventional medieval code of behavior that informed a knight of the proper way to treat his lady. |
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| the system of ideals and social codes governing the behvavior of knights and gentlewomen in fuedal times. |
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| when was the renaissance? |
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| to be popular you had to be able to write and read. The upper class was required to know many forms of poetry to be well recieved |
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| why was the church of england started? |
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| the church of england was started by king henry the 8th when he wished to divorce his wife the pope refused to let him. |
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| why did the british support the break from the catholic church? |
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| what was the language of beowulf? |
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| what type of poem is beowulf |
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| what trophy does beowulf hang in the hall? |
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| how does beowulf respond in his fight with the dragon |
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| he wants to do it on his own without the help of his men wishes he could do without sword but hes older now. he is brave but is defeated. |
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| what does wiglaf say to the runaway soldiers. |
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| he was mad at the people running away and said they should help their lord even though he asked for the battle to be his alone they should not run away but towards him to save him from death. |
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| where are the people from Canterburry Tales going |
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| they journey from, the tabard a pub in england to the shrine of the martyr Saint Thomas a Becket at Canterburry Cathedral. |
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| What language is Canterburry Tales in? |
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| Who was one of the clergy members that was not corrupt? |
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| why does the pardoner tell his tale? |
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| the host is sad from the physicians tale and asks the pardoner to tell a merrier story to cheer him up |
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| what is the moral of the pardoners tale? |
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| that greed is the root of all evil. |
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| how many lines are in a sonet? |
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| its a 14 line lyric poem. |
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| from italy,the same as the petrarchan sonnet, has 2 sections; eight line section is octave and six line section called sestet. |
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| who introduced the sonnet to england? |
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| what meter are sonnets written it? |
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| the english sonnet, has three quatrains each with four lines and then a couplet with two lines. |
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| a b a b, b c b c, c d c d, ee, a compromise of the shaksperian sonnet and the petrarchan. |
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| a b b a a b b a c d e c d e |
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| This form contains three quatrains. They are interlocked by the repetition in both the second and third quatrains, to reinforce the relationship of ideas between the quatrains and helps emphasize the closing comment in the couplet. |
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| who is the author of things fall apart? |
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| who is the author of frankenstien? |
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| what is the heading for mla format |
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student name
tacher name
class
date |
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| day month year in time order! |
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| an apa format page is called what |
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| an mla format bibliography |
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| how does beowulf reflact the anglo saxon time period? |
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| Beowulf is an archtype(very old imaginative pattern that appears in literature of different cultures and time periods)known as an epic hero who is meant to represent the traditions and values of the societies who create them. Three ways he represents the anglo saxon society and their values are 1) he is a gentleman . . . he requests to kill grendal. 2) he is a fair person he wishes to fight grendal without any weapons. 3)He is very humble he staid behind brecca suring their smimming competition and was willing to loose the smimming match to make sure breeca does not drown. |
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| how does the canterburry tales represent the middle ages? |
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it is a great depiction of the society during the middle ages. Conquest, desire, and hope where huge themes during medieval narratives and chaucers tale represents them
1) going on quest
2) strong desire to be the first one to the shrine of the martyr Saint Thomas a Becket at Canterburry Cathedral.
He also represents all aspects and levels of wealth from the middle ages along with the personalities sterotype of sertain vocations. |
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looked rich and fancy really was in debt represents working class |
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| studies all the time represents some youth interested in learning poor no money to name simply wants to learn. |
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| not as busy as really seeming to be, very wealthy,looked at with reverence. |
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| how is the seafearer similiar to beowulf |
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| he likes to find adventure and journies. |
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| conquer pride dont kill it . . . suggestion, carry courage strength and belief, old rulers of the world had rulers that made land flourish with the new world nothing is being accomplished and powers have vanished. a reputation is the only way the dead are remembered |
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| sir gawain and green nite |
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| makes promise to the green nite he will meet him in 1 year and day to die stops at this mansion takes things from wife and does not return green sash meant to save life selfish green nite still forgives. |
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