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| which of the pilgrims has ful thredbare courtesy? |
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| The Clerk, because he doesn't care about worldly matters |
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| Who is inspired by his or her stay in Rome to sing "Come hider, love, to me"? |
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| Why is the Franklin called "Epicurus owne sone"? |
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| because he loves pleasures in life |
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| Which of the pilgrims is so good in his or her profession that his or her work surpasses foreign competition? |
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| Where is the Cook's ulcer? |
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| Which pilgrim is to tell their tale first? |
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| The Knight because he has drawn the lot |
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| Who carries some pig's bones in a glass on their journey to Canterbury? |
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| The Pardoner because he wants to sell them as a holy relic |
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| Who wakes the pilgrims in the morning? |
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| Which of the pilgrims has bad breath? |
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| The Summoner because he drinks and eats garlic, onions & leeks |
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| What does Kate threaten to do to her husband if he doesn't tell her about the rebellion? |
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| she will break his little finger. |
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| What does Prince Hal find in Falstaff's pockets after the sheriff's visit to the Eastcheap tavern? |
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| Why can't Mortimer understand his wife? |
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| because she only speaks welsh |
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| Which of the rebels is injured in running away from the battle of Shrewsbury? |
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| Why is Bardolph called "the Knight of the Burning Face"? |
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| Because his face is red from drinking |
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| Who says "thou hast robbed me of my youth"? |
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| Hotspur when Hal wounds him |
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| What does King Henry IV wish the fairies had done when Hal was in his cradle? |
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| exchanged his son with Hotspur |
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| Who fails to support Hotspur at Shrewsbury? |
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| Glendower and Northumberland |
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| What does Glendower say happened when he was born? |
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| why is Falstaff's sword so hacked after the Gadshill robbery? |
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| because he hacked it with his own dagger |
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| what is the meaning of Shakespeare's term "fool" in his Sonnet 116? |
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| where does the expression "impediments" come from in Shakespeare's Sonnet 116? |
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| What does Donne ask God to do to him at the end of Sonnet 14? |
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| to ravish him, to fill with joy |
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| who is the enemy Donne speaks about in his Sonnet 14? |
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| What is an "ever fixed mark" in Shakespeare's Sonnet 116? |
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| when does the poetic voice in Spenser's Sonnet 54 start acting a tragic role? |
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| What does his mistress do when the speaker cries in Spenser's Sonnet 54? |
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| Why can't his mistress be moved by anything, as the poetic voice complains in Spenser's Sonnet 54? |
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| Because she is not a human being |
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| Why can't the poetic voice in Donne's Sonnet 14 give himself fully to God? |
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| because he has been betrothed to God's enemy |
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| Who is God's viceroy in Donne's Sonnet 14? |
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| which of the fallen angels in Paradise Lost is second important one in Hell's hierarchy? |
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| Why, according to Satan can the fallen angels become victorious in their rebellion against God in Paradise Lost? |
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| because their minds and spirits are invincible |
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| Who is the only Milton contemporary mentioned in Paradise Lost? |
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| What is the name of the portress of Hell-gate who speaks to Satan first in Paradise Lost? |
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| What does Satan do at the end of Book 2? |
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| Sitting at the edge of Chaos, he is viewing the bliss he has forfeited |
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| Who argues against putting everything to hazard at the fallen angels council in Paradise Lost? |
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| What are the four elements struggling endlessly in Chaos in paradise lost? |
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| fire, earth, water and air |
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| what is the meaning of the word Pandemonium? |
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| Why does Mammon reject the plan of reconquering Heaven in Paradise Lost? |
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| because it is beyond the fallen angels' power |
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| Which of the fallen angels is the strongest and fiercest warrior? |
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| In pope's essay which writer is the Mantuan Muse? |
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| What, according to Pope is the first task of a critic? |
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| the ability to assess the value of his own opinion |
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| why is "pride" the most dangerous of vices in a critic according to Pope? |
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| because it deprives a man of a sound judgment |
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| How, according to Pope, should a perfect critic read a literary work? |
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| in the same spirit in which the author wrote it |
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| in what meter is the following line written? "that, like a wounded snake, drags its slow length along" in Pope's essay? |
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| According to Pope, what should a critic do when he doubts his own judgment? |
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| According to Pope, what does gen'rous converse mean? |
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| who is pope's ideal poet and critic? |
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| what is "Parnassus top" in Pope's essay? |
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| a mountain sacred to the muses in ancient greece |
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| to whom does Pope refer in his expression "a second deluge"? |
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| the protestants for spreading their ideas in literature |
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