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《英美文学选读》期末考试卷A姓名专业英语学号学习中心成绩
1.What is the themeexpressed inShakespeares Sonnet18”
2.What doesthe imagelamb standfor inWilliam Blakespoem“TheLamb”
3.How todescribe thecharacteristics of Mrs.Bennet in the novelPride andPrejudice!
4.Who is the narratorin Edgar Allan Poes The Cask of Amontillado Whatwrong does he want to redress
5.In FitzgeraldsThe GreatGatsby,do youthink Gatsbydeserves to becalled the greatn personWhy/Why not五题具体答案如下Answer thefollowing questionsin English.20points foreach?
4.What isthe themeexpressed inShakespeares“Sonnet18”答Shakespeares Elizabethanera in England is a prosperousera oflovepoetry,and writingsonnets is a fashion.Shakespeares sonnets areundoubtedly thebest ofthat era,and hissonnets arestill populartoday.Hissonnets sweptaway theaffectation,beauty,lightness andemptiness of thepoetic worldat thattime.It issaid thatShakespeare^sonnets are dedicated totwopeople:the first126arededicatedto anaristocratic youthand thelatter toablack girl.This poemisthe18th of the sonnets,belonging tothe former.Others say that hissonnetsareprofessional literarycreation.Of course,theseare irrelevant.Poetry itselfis great.
5.What doesthe imagelamb standfor inWilliam Blakespoem The?Lamb”答William Blakeisthe British famouspainter in the periodof theend of18th centuryand thebeginning of19th century,He is also one ofthe mostcomplicated andmost specialpoets intheBritishliterature history.He isalsoacknowledged asa religiousvisionary andmystic andoneofthe leadingfigureoftheRomantic movement.His well-known poem the lambisone inthecolletion namedSongs ofInnocence.Through thispoem,the poetsees thelifewith thechild spure eyesightand avery worldwithlove,kindness,compassion andhappiness isdescribed init.The authorwillintroduce thispoet andanalyze hispoemthelamb withthe threesliteraryapproach inthis paper.
6.How todescribe thecharacteristics ofMrs.Bennet inthe novelPride andPrejudice!答Mrs.Bennet isa characterin JaneAustins masterpiece“pride andprejudice”.In thenovel,Mrs.Bennet,the wifeofMr.Bennet and the motherofprotagonist Elizabethand hersisters,lived inan uncivilizedtown ofEnglandintheend of18th centuryandthebeginning of19th century.As ahousewifewithout economiccapacity orsupport,she madeall effortstorealize herlife valueas perfectas possiblebut allwent wrong,that wasto seeher daughters marriedwell.Just asthe authordescribes,her mindwas lessdifficultto develop.She wasa womanof meanunderstanding,littleinformation,and uncertaintemper.When shewas discontented,she fanciedherselfnervous.The businessof herlife wasto gether daughtersmarried;itssolace wasvisiting andnews.”For herrole asa mother,she issucceeded ingathering informationabout theneighboringmen inpossession ofa goodfortune for her daughters.From herowning experiencesand unfairsufferings,she believedwithout ashadowdoubt thata womancant livehappily withouta richhusband.Therefore,she triesher bestto obtainnews fromher fewacquaintances,toarrange socialintercourse asmuch aspossible forher daughters.She wantsbe behavedecent,but herwords andpublic mannersalwaysbetrayed her.She showsinterests innothing butto be a gossipwith hercountablefriends.So whatshe canteach her daughters islittle excepthow tointeract,how toflirt,how tobe frivolous,in otherwords,how aneconomicdependent womanattracts ayoung singlepotential man.Maybe whatentertainsreaders mostis heruncontrolled ofher temper,which isshowedvividly whenher youngestdaughter Lydiarunaway withwickham.Sheastonished atthe news,screaming out,and gottrembling,staying inherbedroom wearingher gownstill sheconfirmed lydiasmarriage toWickham,oh,we areall ruinforever..5However,she has no realizationthat shewasthe onetobeblamed forall thesetragedies,that darcyonce intendedtoseparate bingleyfrom jane,that Lydiasabsurd behavior.Her mannersandunrestraint ofherdaughters5impertinence nearlyruined all the fameofLongbourn.For herrole asa wife,themost“successfill”is thather ignoranceand follyhavecontributed to his amusement.Very earlyin theirmarriage,Mr.bennetput anend toall realaffection forher.Respect,esteem andconfidence hadvanishedforever;and allhis viewsof domestichappiness wereoverthrown.She isnagging allthe timewith aloud voice.She hasno interestingtopics totalkwith herhusband,so thatMr.bennet arisehis enjoymentintheviews ofcountrysideand numerousbooks.As forMrs.Bennet,allthemission ofherhusband isto takeher andherdaughtersto balls,and createnew relationships.It lookslike shehasnospecific expectationsfor marriageexcept money,status,and beauty.In all,she isfailed inthe roleof motherand wife.As anold-fashioned woman,she pursuedwhat allwomen inher timespursue.In hermind andher teaching,money,status andbeauty iseverything.If you own these,youownhappiness.That wasall causedby thedependent economicstatus andunfair treatmentbetweenmen andwomen underthe backgroundof unopenedand uncivilizedsituationinEngland.Mrs.Bennet wasjust astereotype.
4.Who isthe narratorin Edgar Allan Poe!sThe Cask of AmontilladoWhatwrongdoeshewanttoredress答EdgarAllanPoes TheCaskofAmontillado^EdgarAllanPoe issurelya brilliantauthor,whose remarkablestories surprisetheir readerson everysinglestep.I mustadmit,I havenot readmany ofhis stories,but theones Ihaveread madea greatimpression onme.And itis notdifferent whenlookingat“TheCaskofAmontillado^,because thisstory alsogrips thereader.As thisisahorror story,the settingisalsoadequate.Everything beginsin theeveningduring thecarnival season.But thelocation quicklychanges fromtheplaces wherethe festivaltook placeinto thedamp,dark andportentouscatacombs ofthe Montresors.In orderto startthe interpretation,we oughttolearn moreabout thetwo maincharacters,Fortunato andMontresor.The firstoneseems tobeavery carelessman,without anyserious problems.He differssomuch fromMontresor,who isactually thenarrator ofstory aswell asthemain character.He pledgedrevenge uponFortunato foran insult.He isquitesneaky,cunning andwhat isof greatimportance here,inexorable.
5.In FitzgeraldsThe GreatGatsby,do youthink Gatsbydeserves tobecalled thegreat personWhy/Why not答It isa littlecomplicated tosay Gatsbydeserves tobe calledthegreat”ornot.Because that,on theone hand,he isambitious,passionate,hard-working,kind-hearted andgenerous.He cherisheshopes forhis brightfuture.He isloyaltohislover,and willingto shouldthe responsibilitiesforher.On theotherhand,he makesfortune bydoing illegalbusiness,which greatlyruinshis qualities.We cansaythathe does not pursuemeaningful andvaluablethings,and allhe wantsisakind ofvanity.And,he doesnot knowthat Daisy,the womanhe loves,doesnotdeserve hissincere love.He onlyloves avisionin hisheart.He issomewhat innocent.。