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| Julius Caesar begins with what kind of celebration? |
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| Julius Caesar suffers from what two physical problems? |
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1. "the falling sickness" aka Epilepsy
2. he was slightly deaf in one ear (I think) |
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| Why did Brutus assasinate Caesar (the reason he states in his speech)? |
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"he was too ambitious, so I slew him"
He was too ambitious and thought that eventually he would cause the downfall of Rome; he did it to benefit to benefit the Romans |
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| What are the different persuasive techniques that Antony uses in his oration? |
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- visual evidence- the will
-repetition-"honorable men"
-emotional appeal- assigning a name to each wound
-irony- "honorable men" |
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| a speech you make to yourself; Antony's speech after the witness of Caesar's dead corpse: "Mothers will smile at their childrens' mangled corpses" |
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| What was Brutus' internal conflict about killing Caesar? |
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| guilt over killing his friend vs. helping Rome |
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| What are some foreshadowing clues for Caesar's assasination? |
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- the soothsayer "Beware the Ides of March" (two times)
-Artemidorus' note revealing the details of the assasination that he hands to Caesar right before he enters his death
-the odd weather and events occuring the eve of his death: slaves hands on fire, lions at the capital, a lot of strange weather, etc. |
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| What are Caesar's dying words? |
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| "Et tu Brute?"- he is suprised at the fact that his bff Brutus is the one to give him the death blown |
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| What is the event that marks Antony's true feelings to the conspirators? |
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| His soliloquy/rant after the conspirators leave him with Caesar's corpse. he talks about a lot of wars and how he wants murderous revenge to the extreme |
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| ATOTC takes place from _____ to ______ |
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| Who was the King of France who was beheaded during the revolution? |
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| How long was Dr. Manette imprisoned? |
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| What is Saint Antoine's importance? |
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| its a small suburb in France where the revolutionaries and the Defarges are stewing |
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| What is the foreshadowing in "The Wine Shop" scene? |
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| The wine broken on the ground being compared to blood running in the streets;The liquid smears the peasants’ hands, feet, and faces, foreshadowing the approaching chaos during which the blood of aristocrats and political dissidents will run as freely. The ominous scrawling of the word blood on the wall similarly prefigures the violence; the broken wine cask conveys the suffering and rage that will lead the French peasantry to revolt |
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| the address of the jail cell that Alexandre Manette stay in; when asked what his name is, Manette responds with "105 North Tower", it is located in La Bastille |
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| What is the central theme of the novel? |
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| The Ever-Present Possibility of Resurrection; aka being able to transform to a better person via Carton or the constant reminder of "recalled to life" a la Manette and Carton |
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| What does Mildred want from Montag? |
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| What was Clarisse McClellan's influence on Montag? |
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| she made him question his lifestyle by asking him if he was happy, this made him question whether he actually was or if he deluded himself into thinking he was |
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| Who are Granger and the Book People? |
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| they are ex english professors from ivy league schools such as Harvard. They memorize classic peices of literature to be written down at a later date and then burn the books |
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| What was the impersonality of society in Farenheit 451? |
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| the people didn't talk to anyone anymore Clarisse is an example of the complete opposite, she conversed with her family all the time |
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| How do the firemen know which houses have books? |
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| She gets hit by a car and dies |
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| Who were the informants on Montag's home? |
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| Why do the police kill an innocent man when they cannot finad and capture Montag in the manhunt? |
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| So the people watching get a neat ending |
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| What was Faber's way of keeping in touch with Montag? |
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| the green bullet; an earpiece |
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| How does the mythical story of the phoenix relate to the themes of the novel? |
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| the legendary phoenix and its endless cycle of long life, death in flames, and rebirth, adding that the phoenix must have some relation to mankind, which constantly repeats its mistakes. Granger then muses that a large factory of mirrors should be built, so that mankind can take a long look at itself. After the meal is over, the band sets off back toward the city, to help rebuild what is left of it. |
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| Name some futuristic details placed in the story |
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-the wall televisions
-the pole in the firehouse taking you down with just one touch
-the mechanical hound |
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| because books always upset someone somewhere and it gave people too many ideas |
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| Who is the author of Animal Farm? |
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| Animal Farm is an allegory. What is an allegory? |
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| a narrative in which literal meaning corresponds clearly and directly to symbolic meaning; any type of fiction that has multiple levels of meaning |
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| According to Major, what is the cause of all the animals' problems? |
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| Compare the rise of communism to Animal Farm |
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| "Animalism" rose with the animal's revolution |
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| Is there a happy ending in Animal Farm? |
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| there is no happy ending, the common animals are still common animals and now the commy pigs are acting exactly like men, which was teh original enemy of the revolution |
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| What is the definition of propaganda and examples of it in animal farm? |
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| information that is spread for the use of promoting ideas; may or may not be necessarily true, ex: the song "Beasts of England", "All animals are created equal" thats a lie because the pigs act better than anyone else. squealer=propaganda spreader, "Four legs good, two legs bad" |
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| Which animal had the vision for a better future/ founder of animalism? |
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| Old Major the pig (he is the symbol of Karl Marx, founder of communism) |
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| "All men are enemies all animals are comrades" |
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| What is the significance of the song "Beasts of England"? |
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| it represents the original ideasl of animalism; it parallels the anthem of the Soviet Union |
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| What was the overall idea of the animals at the beginning of the revolution? |
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| that animals are treated unequally compared to the treatment of humans |
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| What does Sugar Candy Mountain symbolize? |
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| its the place where animals go when they die and it symbolizes how Stalin exploited religion as something to pacify the oppressed |
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| What are some of the animals' behaviors that lead to the revolution? |
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-the formation of teh seven commandments
- the animals attack the men |
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| Who does Napolean think the most important group to educate is? |
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| Jessie and Bluebell's puppies |
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| What are some changes that occur on the farm? |
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- they change the name of manor farm to animal farm
-the seven commandments are written on the side of the barn |
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