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| the practice of beginning several consecutive or "neighboring words" with the same sound |
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| a reference to a mythological, literary, or historical person, place, or thing. |
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| a direct juxtaposition of structurally parallel words, phrases, or clauses for the purpose of contrast. |
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| a form of personification in which the absent or dead are spoken of as if present and the inanimate, as if animate. |
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| the repetition of accented vowel sounds in a series of words. |
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| the repetition of a consonant sound within a series of words to produce a harmonious effect. |
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| the facts revealed by the author or speaker that support the attitude or tone in a pice of poetry or prose. |
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| word choice intended to convey a certain effect. Use specific words to convey specific meaning. Ex: "the window was broken." vs. "the window was shattered" |
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| words or phrases that describe one thing in terms of something else. They always involve some sort of imaginative comparison between seemingly UNLIKE things. Not meant to be taken literally, figurative language is used to produce images in a reader's mind and to express ideas in fresh, vivid, and imaginative ways. |
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| the use of a scene or episode that interrupts the chronological action of a work to show a previous event. |
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| the use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest future action. |
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| a deliberate, extravagant, and often outrageous exaggeration. |
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| the use of words or phrases by a writer to represent persons, objects, actions, feelings, and ideas descriptively by appealing to the reader's senses. |
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| a surprising twist to an expected outcome (3 types) |
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| occurs when a speaker or narrator says one thing while intentionally meaning the opposite. |
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| occurs when a situation turns out differently from what one would normally expect, though often the twist is oddly appropriate. Ex: "An experienced deep-sea diver drowns in the bathtub." |
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| occurs when a character or speaker says or does something that has different meanings from what he or she thinks it means but the audience and possibly other characters understand the read implication of what is said or done. |
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| a comparison of two unlike things not using "like" or "as" such as "time is money" |
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| the atmosphere or predominant emotion in a literary work (What is the reader supposed to feel: sympathy, fear, pity, loss, regret, etc.) |
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| a circumstance or set of circumstances that prompts a character to act in a certain way or that determines the outcome of a situation or work. |
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| the telling of a story in writing or speaking |
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| the use of words that mimic the sounds they describe as you pronounce them like "buzz" "hiss" "bang" |
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| when onomatopoeia is used extensively in a poem |
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| occurs when the elements of a statement contradict each other. Although the expression may appear illogical, impossible, or absurd, it turns out to have a coherent meaning that reveals a hidden truth. |
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| a kind of metaphor that gives inanimate objects or abstract ideas human characteristics |
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| the sequence of events or actions in a work- the basis of WHAT HAPPENED |
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| the perspective from which a narrative is told; there are 3 types |
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| Third Person Limited (point of view) |
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| when the story is told from a voice outside the story but who has limited knowledge about the internal states of other characters. |
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| First person (point of view) |
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| when a speaker from inside the story tells the reader what is/ has happened and will use "I" throughout the work |
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| Third Person omniscient (Point of view) |
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| when the story is told from a voice outside the story but who has "all-knowing" knowledge about the internal states of the other characters. |
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| the study of sound and rhythm in poetry |
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| the central character of a drama, novel, short story, or narrative poem. |
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| the character who stands directly opposed to the main character. |
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| a play on words that are identical or similar in sound but have sharply diverse meanings. Can be used both seriously and humorously. |
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| a technique where the writer deliberately uses any element of language more than once for effect-words, phrases, sentences, grammatical patterns, or rhythmical patterns. |
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| repetition of sounds in two or more words or phrases that appear close to each other in a poem. |
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| occurs at the end of the lines |
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| approximate rhyme, words don't "exactly" rhyme but are close |
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| the pattern of the ending lines, usually designated by alphabet letters such as ABBA, CDDC, EFFE, GHHG, CC |
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| the use of verbal irony in which a person appears to be praising something but is actually insulting it |
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| the time and place in which events in a short story, novel, play, or narrative poem take place. |
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| a change or movement in a piece resulting from an epiphany, realization, or insight gained by the speaker, a character, or the reader. TIP: look for the words: but, yet, however, surprisingly. |
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| a comparison of two different things or ideas through the use of words "like" or "as". It is a definitely stated comparison in which the writer/ poet says one thing is "like" another. Ex: "The warrior fought LIKE a lion" |
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| stylistic techniques that convey meaning through sound. Examples: Rhyme, assonance, consonance, alliteration, and onomatopoeia. |
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| the framework or organization of a literary selection. For example, fiction is usually determined by the plot and chapter/ book divisions; drama depends upon its division into acts and scenes; essays depend upon the organization of ideas; and poetry is determined by its rhyme scheme and separation into stanzas. |
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| the writer's characteristic manner of writing: his use of language in his/ her particular manner. |
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| the quality of a short story, novel, play, or narrative poem that makes the reader or audience uncertain or tense about the outcome of events. (makes the reader want to keep reading!) |
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| any object, person, place, or action that has both a meaning in itself and that stands for something larger than itself: a quality, attitude, belief, or value. |
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| A form of metaphor. Occurs when a part of something is used to signify/ represent the whole. Ex: "All hands on deck!" |
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| a form of metaphor. Opposite of Synecdoche. The name of one thing is applied to another thing with which it is closely associated. Ex: "I love Shakespear!"-really means you love his work not the person whom you don't know. |
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| the arrangement of words and the order of grammatical elements in a sentence. |
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| the central message of a literary work. NOT the same as the subject of a work. It is a universal truth that the author of the work wishes to convey to his audience. It is a statement about life or human nature. Some works may present several of these messages which are rarely directly stated. This is what the writer wants the reader to consider, work out for themselves. |
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| the writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject, character, or audience, and is conveyed through the author's choice of words and detail. It can be serious, humorous, sarcastic, sympathetic, indignant, objective, remorseful, celebratory, etc. |
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| the opposite of hyperbole. It expresses a kind of irony that deliberately represents something as being much less than it really is. |
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| defined as unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter (u / ) (unstressed, stressed) There are five iambs per lines -10 syllables. |
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| a long speech in a play made by a character who is alone and thus reveals private thoughts and feelings to the audience or reader. |
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| a character in work, who by sharp contrast, serves to stress and highlight the distinctive temperament of another character, usually the protagonist or antagonist. |
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| a good person who suffers because of a weakness |
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| if a character initiates a scheme which depends for its success on the ignorance or gullibility of the person or persons against whom it is directed. |
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| the introduction of comic characters, speeches, or scenes in a serious or tragic work. (especially a dramatic work) |
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| self-destructive action that the hero takes blindly thus causing the reversal of his fortunes |
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| change from ignorance to knowledge in a tragic hero (enlightenment) |
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| deep sense of fear and pity which leads to a feeling of relief not depression for the audience. |
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| represent something larger than self (all symbolic) |
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| men who told tells orally around town |
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| to kick out of one's land or country |
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| a two word metaphorical description |
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| a long narrative poem about gods or heroes adventures |
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| main character in an epic. A "larger-than life" figure. |
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| a main division of drama. Shakespear's plays consist of five and each one is subdivided into scenes |
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| a brief remark made by a character and intended to be heard by the audience but not by other characters. |
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| the tone or mood established by events, places or situations. |
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| In ancient Greek drama, the singing and dancing group whose words formed commentary or interpretation of action. |
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| a small unit of a play in which there is no shift of locale of time |
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| a type of drama of human conflict which ends in defeat and suffering. |
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| difference between affect, and effect. |
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affect is a verb meaning "to influence"
effect is a verb meaning "to bring about or accomplish" or a noun meaning "the result(of an action)" |
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all ready= "all prepared"
already= "previously" |
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| all together vs. altogether |
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all together= "everyone or everything in the same place."
altogether= "entirely" |
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allusion= an indirect reference to something
illusion= a mistaken idea or a misleading appearance. |
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any more= a quantity
anymore= "now; nowadays." |
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any one= specifies one member of a group
anyone= a pronoun meaning "one person, no matter which." |
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| anyways, anywheres, everywheres, nowheres... etc. rule |
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| omit final s Ex: i can't go anywhere (not anywheres) until i finish. |
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a while= "a period of time"
awhile= "for a short time" |
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bad= an adjective.
badly= an adverb. |
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| reason...because or reason...that? |
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beside= a preposition meaning "by the side of" or "next to"
besides= a preposition meaning "in addition to" or "other than" or an adverb meaning "moreover" |
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between= refer to only two items or to more than two when comparing each item individually to each of the others. Ex: "The money from the sale of the property was evenly divided between Sasha and Antonio." and " Don't you know the difference between a simile, a metaphor, and an analogy?" (each is compared individually to each of the others)
among= refer to more than two items when you are not considering each item in relation to each other item individually. Ex: " The money from the sale of the property was evenly divided among the four relatives. |
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bring= "to come carrying something"
take= "to go carrying something" |
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compare= when used with "to" means "to look for similarities between." when used with "with" means "to look for similarities and differences between."
contrast= used to point out differences |
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| each and every together or each, and every individually |
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| don't use together because it is repetitive. use EITHER each or every |
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either= means "one or the other of two"
neither= means "not one or the other of two"
Do not use if referring to more than two. |
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emigrate= "to leave a country or a region to settle elsewhere."
immigrate= " to come into a country or a region to settle there" |
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every day= "each day"
everyday= "daily" or "usual" |
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every one= specifies every person or thing of those named
everyone= "every person; everybody" |
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accept= a verb meaning " to receive."
except= either a verb meaning " to leave out" or a preposition meaning "excluding" |
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farther= to express physical distance.
further= to express abstract relationships of degree or quantity. |
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fewer= to modify a plural noun (something you can count)
less= to modify a singular noun (something that can not be counted)
Ex: I have FEWER dollars but i have LESS money. |
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good= an adjective
well= and adverb meaning "capably" or satisfactorily" or as an adjective meaning "in good health" or " satisfactory in appearance or condition" |
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imply= "to suggest indirectly"
infer= "to interpret" or "to draw a conclusion" |
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its= the possessive form of it
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learn= "to gain knowledge"
teach= "to provide with knowledge" |
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lie= verb meaning "to rest" or "to stay, to recline, or to remain in a certain state or position." principle parts are: lie, lying, lay, and lain. It never takes an object.
lay= verb meaning "to put(something) in a place" principle parts are: lay, laying, laid, and laid. Lay usually takes an object. |
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on to= an expression in which "on" is an adverb and "to" is a preposition
onto=a preposition
Ex: Dexter held on to his winter dreams.
The cat leapt gracefully onto the windowsill. |
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or= use with either
nor= use with neither |
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rise= a verb meaning "to go up" or "to get up" principal parts are: rise, rising, rose, risen. It never takes an object.
raise= a verb meaning "to cause(something) to rise" or "to lift up" principal parts are: raise, raising, raised, and raised. It usually takes an object.
Ex: The queen rose from her throne. (no object)
The movers raised the boxes onto their shoulders. (boxes is the object of raised) |
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sit= a verb meaning "to rest in an upright seated position." principal parts are: sit, sitting, sat, sat. it seldom takes an object.
sat= a verb that means "to put(something) in a place" principal parts are: set, setting, set, set. It usually takes an object. |
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than= a conjunction used in comparisons.
then= an adverb meaning "at that time" or "next" |
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| their, there, they're- the difference between them |
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their= the possessive form of they.
there= as an adverb means "at that place" or to begin a sentence
they're= the contraction of "they are" |
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theirs= a possessive form of the pronoun they.
there's= the contraction for "there is" or "there has" |
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use "try to" not "try and"
Ex: i will try to (not try and) finish my report on John Updike. |
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| who, which, that - refers to persons or things? |
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who= refers to persons only
which= refers to things only
that= refers to either persons or things. |
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who's= the contraction of "who is" or "who has"
whose= the possessive for of who |
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your= possessive form of you
you're= contraction of "you are" |
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| Things to avoid in formal writing. |
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| contractions; first person; second person(your, you all, yours); slang; clichés; dropped quotations; fragments; run-ons; redundancies; vague words(ex:nice,great,etc.); tense shifts; "is when,"; weak or ambiguous pronoun reference; implied reference; vague reference or this that, or which; indefinite reference of they, it, or you; awkward or confusing sentence structure; misplaced or dangling modifiers; "there are..." or "there is..."; wordiness; redundancies; passive voice |
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| The protagonist. One of the oldest boys on the island. Quickly becomes the group's leader. Golding describes Ralph as tall for his age and handsome, and he resides over the other boys with a natural sense of authority. Although he lacks Piggy's overt intelligence, Ralph is calm and rational, with sound judgment and a strong moral sensibility. He is susceptible to the same instinctive influences that affect the other boys, as demonstrated by his contribution to Simon's death. Nevertheless, Ralph remains the most civilized character throughout the novel. With his strong commitment to justice and equality, Ralph represents the political tradition of liberal democracy. |
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| Although pudgy, awkward, and averse to physical labor because he suffers from asthma, Piggy-- who dislikes his nickname-- is the intellectual on the island. Though he is an outsider among the other boys, PIggy is eventually accepted by them, albeit grudgingly, when they discover that his glasses can be used to ignite fires. Piggy's intellectual talent endears him to Ralph in particular, who comes to admire and respect him for his clear focus on securing their rescue form the island. Piggy is dedicated to the ideal of civilization and consistently reprimands the other boys for behaving as savages. His continual clashes with the group culminate when Roger murders Piggy by dropping a rock on him, an act that signals the triumph of brute instinct over civilized order. Intellectual, sensitive, and conscientious, Piggy represents culture within the democratic system embodied by Ralph. Piggy's nickname symbolically connects him to the pigs on the island, who quickly become the targets of Jack's and his hunter's bloodlust-- an association that foreshadows his murder. |
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| Jack Merridew- Lord of the Flies |
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| The leader of a boys' choir, Jack exemplifies militarism as it borders on authoritarianism. He is cruel and sadistic, preoccupied with hunting and killing pigs. His sadism intensifies throughout the novel, and he eventually turns cruelly on the other boys. Jack feigns an interest in the rules of order established on the island, but only if they allow him to inflict punishment. Jack represents anarchy. His rejection of Ralph's imposed order-- and the bloody results of this act-- indicate the danger inherent in an anarchic system based only on self- interest. |
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| The most introspective character in the novel, Simon has a deep affinity with nature and often walks alone in the jungle. While Piggy represents the cultural and Ralph the political and moral facets of civilization, Simon represents the spiritual side of human nature. Like Piggy, Simon is an outcast; the other boys think of him as odd and perhaps insane. It is Simon who finds the beast. When he attempts to tell the group that it is only a dead pilot, the boys, under the impression that he is the beast, murder him in panic. Golding frequently suggests that Simon is a Christ- figure whose death is a kind of martyrdom. His name, which means "he whom G-D has heard," indicates the depth of his spirituality and centrality to the novel's Judeo- Christian allegory. |
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| Sam and Eric- Lord of the Flies |
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| The twins are the only boys who remain with Ralph and PIggy to tend to the fire after the others abandon Ralph for Jack's tribe. The others consider the two boys as a single individual, and Golding preserves this perception by combining their individual names into one ("Samneric"). Here one might find suggestions about individualism and human uniqueness. |
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| One of the hunters and the guard at the castle rock fortress, Roger is Jack's equal in cruelty. Even before the hunters devolve into savagery, Roger is boorish and crude, kicking down sand castles and throwing sand at others. After the other boys lose all idea of civilization, it is Roger who murders Piggy. |
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| Maurice- Lord of the Flies |
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| During the hunters' "Kill the pig" chant, Maurice, who is one of Jack's hunters, pretends to be a pig while the others pretend to slaughter him. When the hunters kill a pic, Jack smears blood on Maurice's face. Maurice represents the mindless masses. |
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| Percival- Lord of the Flies |
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| ONe of the smallest boys on the island, Percival often attempts to comfort himself by repeating his name and address as a memory of home life. He becomes increasingly hysterical over the course of the novel and requires comforting by the older boys. Percival represents the domestic or familial aspects of civilization; his inability to remember his name and address upon the boys' rescue indicates the erosion of domestic impulse with the overturning of democratic order. Note also that in the literary tradition, Percival was one of the Knights of the Round Table who went in search of the Holy Grail. |
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| The Beast- Lord of the Flies |
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| a dead pilot whom Simon discovers in the forest. The other boys mistake him as a nefarious supernatural omen, "The Beast." They attempt to appease his spirit with The Lord of the Flies. |
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| The Lord of the Flies(character) |
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| The pig's head that Jack impales on a stick as an offering to "The Beast." The boys call the offering "The Lord of the Flies," which in Judeo- Christian mythology refers to Beelzebub, an incarnation of Satan. In the novel, The Lord of the Flies functions totemically; it represents the savagery and amorality of Jack's tribe. |
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| Naval Officer- Lord of the Flies |
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| The naval officer appears in the final scene of the novel, when Ralph encounters him on the beach. He tells Ralph that his ship decided to inspect the island upon seeing a lot of smoke (the outcome of the forest fire that Jack and his tripe had set in the hopes of driving Ralph out of hiding). His naivete about the boys' violent conflict--he believes they are playing a game-- underscores the tragedy of the situation on the island. His status as a soldier reminds the reader that the boys' behavior is just a more primitive form of the aggressive and frequently fatal conflicts that characterize adult civilization. |
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| Who is the author of Lord of the Flies? |
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| The narrator as well as the protagonist of the story. Pip is an orphan being raised by his sister, Mrs. Joe Gargery and her husband, Mr. Joe Gargery, a blacksmith. |
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| Mrs. Joe Gargery- Great Expectations |
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| a bitter, angry woman who brings up Pip "by hand." That is, she whips him whenever she can and complains about what a burden he is while she does it. |
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| Mr. Joe Gargery- Great Expectations |
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| a kind, if browbeaten, blacksmith. Though he is theoretically Pip's adoptive father, PIp sees him as an equal and a friend. Joe is uneducated and perhaps a little slow but understands the important things in life. |
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| Mr. Wopsle- Great Expectations |
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| the village church clerk whose dream is to get on the pulpit and preach as he considers himself an excellent speaker. As it is, he becomes an actor. |
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| Mr. and Mrs. Hubble- Great Expectations |
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| simple, silly folks form Pip's village. Mr. Hubble is a wheelwright. |
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| Uncle Pumblechook- Great Expectations |
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| Joe's uncle, a well-to-do corn-chandler in the village. He considers himself upper-class and is actually a bombastic fool. |
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| Mr. Wopsle's great aunt- Great Expectations |
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| runs the so-called school in town out of a cottage. A "ridiculous old lady." |
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| Biddy- Great Expectations |
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| a kind, intelligent girl Pip's age who works for Mr. Wopsle's great aunt at the school. Later, she comes to work for Joe taking care of Mrs. Joe Gargery. |
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| Miss Havisham- Great Expectations |
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| a strange, wrinkled up lady who never sees the sunlight and never gets out of her bridal gown. She's actually a very cold hearted, yet wealthy, lady who lives just outside the village in the Satis House. |
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| Estella- Great Expectations |
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| Miss Havisham's adopted daughter. Cold and very proud but very beautiful. She's about Pip's age and is the love of Pip's life. |
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| Geogiana, wife of the above- Great Expectations |
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| inscription on the tombstone of Pip's mother. It is how he refers to her. |
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| Sarah Pocket- Great Expectations |
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| Aging relatives of Mrs. Havisham who don't have an inch of love for the woman but are greedy for her money. They buzz around Miss Havisham like flies. |
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| Cousin Raymond- Great Expectations |
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| Aging relatives of Mrs. Havisham who don't have an inch of love for the woman but are greedy for her money. They buzz around Miss Havisham like flies. |
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| Camilla- Great Expectations |
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| Aging relatives of Mrs. Havisham who don't have an inch of love for the woman but are greedy for her money. They buzz around Miss Havisham like flies. |
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| Orlick- Great Expectations |
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| a gruff evil man that Joe employs around the forge. He seems to hate just about everybody, but has a crush on Biddy. |
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| Matthew Pocket- Great Expectations |
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| Miss Havisham's cousin, but not one of her relatives that is greedy. Matthew Pocket has charge of nine children, two nurses, and a pretty but useless wife. He also tutors young gentlemen, including Pip. |
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| Herbert Pocket-Great Expectations |
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| Matthew's son. An extremely cheerful and honest boy about Pip's age. He becomes Pip's best friend in London. "the pale young gentleman" |
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| Jaggers- Great Expectations |
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| rational and seemingly emotionless lawyer for Miss Havisham and for PIp. He is an excellent speaker and logician, however, and specializes in getting criminals light sentences. |
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| Wemmick- Great Expectations |
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| Jaggers' stiff clerk by day, esoteric and generous man in private. Wemmick lives in a cottage he fashioned into a castle and fights to divide his public and private life. Wemmick becomes a good friend of Pip's (in private). |
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| The "Aged"- Great Expectations |
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| Wemmick's elderly, and quite deaf, relative (of unknown relations). The Aged lives with Wemmick in his castle and is quite happy when you nod at him. |
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| The "Avenger"-Great Expectations |
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| Pip's servant boy who Pip finds more of a nuisance than a help. Pip never has enough for him to do, so the Avenger always seems to be standing around. |
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| Drummle- Great Expectations |
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| another student and boarder of Matthew Pocket. He is a moody, disgruntled "spider" but comes from an upper- class family. |
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| Startop-Great Expectations |
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| another student and boarder of Matthew Pocket. He is a good friend of Pip's. |
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| Miss Skiffins- Great Expectations |
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| Herbert's secret sweetheart. She is secret because Herbert knows his mother would say she is below his "station." She's actually a sweet, fairy-like girl who takes care of her dying drunk of a father. |
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| Magwitch- Great Expectations |
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| the convict that Pip helps at the beginning of the movie. He later returns as Pip's benefactor under the name of Provis. He is a rough ex-con, but seems to have a good heart. |
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| Compeyson-Great Expectations |
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| Magwitch's mortal enemy and the other convict Pip saw in the marshes fighting with Magwitch. Compeyson is a gentlemanly swindler who was the fiancé that swindled Miss Havisham out of her heart. |
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| Mr. Trabb- Great Expectations |
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| The local tailor and undertaker |
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| Trabb's boy- Great Expectations |
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| Mr. Trabb's assistant, who ridicules Pip about his new station in life, but later helps save him from Orlick |
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| Molly- Great Expectations |
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| The seemingly docile and obedient servant of Mr. Jaggers, who has powerful hands, a supposedly wild nature, and an infamous past. She is Estella's mother and only Jaggers and Wemmick know this until Pip figures it out. |
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| Bill Barley- Great Expectations |
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| Clara's alcoholic, abusive, bedridden father who was a former ship's purser. |
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| Mrs. Whimple- Great Expectations |
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| The elderly and kind landlady of the home where the Barleys live. Magwitch hides there under an assumed name. |
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| Mrs. Pocket (Belinda)- Great Expectations |
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| Herbert's mother. She ignores her many children and spends her time tracing her noble lineage and dreaming of society life. |
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| Sophia, Flopson, and Milers-Great Expectations |
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| Servants and nurses at the Pockets' home |
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| Mrs. Brandley- Great Expectations |
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| She hosts Estella in London and introduces her to society there. |
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| Mrs. Coiler- Great Expectations |
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| A busybody neighbor of the Pockets. |
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| Clarriker-Great Expectations |
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| A merchant with whom Herbert goes into business. |
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| the Jack-Great Expectations |
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| The grimy man who does odd jobs at the inn where Pip, Herbert, and Magwitch stay during their escape trip. |
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| Mary Anne- Great Expectations |
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| Young maid who works for Wemmick at his home. |
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| Arthur- Great Expectations |
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| Miss Havisham's half-brother from her father's second marriage to his cook. He is disinherited by his father and hates Miss Havisham. After his father's death, Arthur runs up gambling debts and conspires with Compeyson to swindle money from Miss Havisham and split the profits. He dies haunted by her image in his dreams. |
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| Colonel- Great Expectations |
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| One of Jaggers' clients in jail that Pip and Wemmick visit. He is sentenced to death and Jaggers cannot help him because the evidence against Colonel is too strong. |
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| Stranger at the Three Jolly Bargemen- Great Expectations |
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| A released convict who knows Magwitch from prison and delivers the two one- pound notes to Pip in the Jolly Bargemen on behalf of Magwitch. He has the file that Pip stole for Magwitch years before, and he uses it to identify himself as Magwitch's messenger. |
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| Who is the author of Great Expectations? |
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| A mythical figure, Scyld was the founder of the tribe of the Scyldings long before Beowulf's story begins. His ship funeral early in the poem is a significant ritual. |
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| The aging king of the Danes welcomes Beowulf's assistance in facing the menace of Grendel. His sermon to Beowulf before the Great champion's departure is thematically important; his great mead-hall, Heorot, symbolizes the kingdom's success, civilization, and joy. |
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| Hrothgar's queen welcomes Beowulf and is the embodiment of charm and hospitality. |
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| One of Hrothgar's top retainers, Unferth insults Beowulf after dipping too deeply into the mead bowl at the first banquet. He later lends Beowulf a sword for a crucial battle. |
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| A mighty warrior and noble individual, the poem's hero, with the strength of 30 in his handgrip, comes to the aid of Hrothgar's Danes. Later Beowulf is king of the Geats. |
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| The only thane to stand with Beowulf against the dragon, he is the Geats' future king and a symbol of loyalty within the social/ political structure of the comitatus. |
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| King of the Geats and uncle to Beowulf, his death in battle (c. 520) is recorded historically, unlike most of the events in the poem. |
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| Hygelac's queen is a perfect hostess in the style of Wealhteow and exemplifies propriety in royalty. Beowulf is loyal to her and her young son, Heardred, when Hygelac dies. |
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| Despite Beowulf's support, the young king, son of Hygelac and Hygd, is killed in a feud. |
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| A descendant of the biblical Cain, the enormous ogre despises mankind's joy. He menaces Hrothgar and the Danes for 12 years before facing Beowulf in battle. |
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| Grendle's mother- Beowulf |
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| Although not as powerful as her son, she is a formidable foe. She and her son live in a cave beneath a swampy lake (or mere) where she battles Beowulf. |
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| Gaurding a treasure- trove in Geatland, he is angered when a fugitive steals a single gold-plated flagon. His raids throughout the countryside lead to a battle with Beowulf, the king's last. |
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| A royal member of the Bondings, he and Beowulf engaged in a swimming contest against each other as adolescents, which Unferth claims Beowulf lost. |
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| The legendary, magical blacksmith who made Beowulf's armor. |
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| Beowulf receives the ancient sword from Unferth and uses it, albeit unsuccessfully, against Grendel's mother. |
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| Beowulf's own mighty sword is ineffective in the fight with the fiery dragon. |
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| Magical Giant Sword- Beowulf |
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| Beowulf miraculously finds this wonderful weapon in the underwater cave and uses it to kill Grendel's mother. It melts down to the hilt after Beowulf uses it to decapitate Grendel's corpse. Beowulf presents the hilt to Hrothgar along with Grendel's head. |
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| Hrothgar's mead- hall is more like a palace, symbolizing his and Scyldings' success. Grendel sees it as a symbol of mankind's joy and delights in raiding and capturing it nightly. |
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| Gawain- SIr Gawain and the Green Knight |
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| The main character of the story, the bravest of King Arthur's knights, famed for his "courtesy." He takes the Green Knight's challenge on behalf of Arthur and Camelot. |
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| The Green Knight-Sir Gawain and the Green Knight |
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| Fantastic creature who appears at King Arhur's Christmas feast. He is also Betilak of Hautdesert. |
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| Bertilak (or Bercilak) of Hautdesert- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight |
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| Gawain's host at the castle he mysteriously finds on Christmas Eve. He is aslo the Green Knight. |
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| The Lady of Hautdesert- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight |
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| Unnamed wife of Bertilak and the lady of the castle. The extraordinarily beautiful and charming lady spends three days trying to tempt Gawain. |
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| King Arthur- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight |
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| Legendary king of the Britons, founder of the Round Table. Gawain's uncle and Morgan's half-brother. |
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| The guide-Sir Gawain and the Green Knight |
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| One of Berilak's servants, sent to lead Gawain from Hautdesert to the Green Chapel. |
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| Morgan le Fay- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight |
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| Enchantress and resident of Bertilak's court at Hautdesert. Gawain's aunt and Arthur's half-sister. |
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| Who wrote Sir Gawain and the Green Knight? |
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