IV. At Liège 1. What are the immediate effect and outcome of Quentin's appearance at Liège? 2. What elements serve to bind together the characters taking part at Liège? 3. Do you admire the Bishop? Is the Syndic's character consistent? 4. To what is Quentin's success at Liège for the most part due? V. At Peronne 1. What prompted Louis to go to Peronne? Was it a wise thing to do? What would have happened had his plan for the Ladies of Croye succeeded? 2. What incident finally reconciles the two princes? What other incidents contributed to the reconciliation? 3. How do you account for Quentin's favor with the nobles of Burgundy? 4. What is accomplished by the herald's arrival? Did he deserve his punishment? Why? VI. At the Siege 1. Is Quentin justified in keeping secret the information gleaned from the letter sent by the Lady Hameline to the Countess Isabelle ? 2. What reason can you see why Balefré should be the one to slay De la Marck, and not Quentin ? 3. Is De la Marck deserving of his fate? VII. The Story as a Whole 1. Is there anything to admire in the character of Louis? To marvel at? 2. Who is the chief actor in the romance? 3. Where is the climax of Quentin's career? Of Louis's? 4. What situations determine character? 5. Mention incidents which, although slight and seemingly unimportant in themselves, have unusual significance ? 6. What characters perform acts unworthy of themselves, for the sake of the plot? 7. Is Quentin a probable character? Which character is the most true to life? 8. What elements entered into the relation existing between Quentin and Hayraddin ? 9. Is the situation between Louis of Orleans and Joan necessary to the story? Why? 10. What other characters are unnecessary to the story? Why? MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM 1. What was the state of affairs among the Athenian lovers? 2. Why did Helena tell Demetrius of the plan of Lysander and Hermia? 3. Into whose realm did Lysander, Hermia, Demetrius, and Helena go when they left Athens? How did the two realms compare? 4. What were the duties of the Master of the Revels? What was the connection between him and the artisans ? 5. Why was the rehearsal held in the woods, according to the artisans? Was this Shakespeare's reason, too, for putting the rehearsal there? 6. How do you account for Oberon's interest in Demetrius and Helena ? 7. Why did Puck take a hand in the rehearsal and transform Bottom? 8. Was it an accident that Bottom was present in his new form when Titania awoke? 9. What was the situation resulting from Puck's blunder and his efforts to retrieve his mistake? 10. What was the difference in motive between Puck and Oberon? 11. What effect did the difference between Oberon and Titania have? 12. Which person remained under the charm forever? 13. What was Theseus' explanation of what had happened in the woods? 14. Which group holds the chief interest, the Athenian lovers, the artisans, or the fairy-folk? 15. What binds the three stories together? 16. What are the chief characteristics of Bottom? Of Starveling? 17. What were the amusements and occupations of the fairies? APPENDIX A DIAGRAMS 1. Beyond the other side of the garden I hear and see something much less pleasing - the training of a little geisha. hear (and) see : something pleasing : training the 2. For nearly twenty years it has been a crime against the United States to make a contract which shall in any degree restrain trade among the several states. 3. Stranger, since thou hast come to our city and our land, thou shalt not lack raiment, nor aught else that is the due of a hapless suppliant, when he has met them who can befriend him. |