British Lit Midterm Review

Comedies of manner were plays that ridiculed the glamorous but artificial society of nobility.

Brobdingnag was Gulliver's favorite Island because of the horses.

Beowulf has suffered little adaptations according to its environment and tellers

In Macbeth, Shakespeare is warning people against the excess of ambition

Drama is a genre that presents tragedy, comedy, romance and adventure

It is possible to find something for everyone in Geoffrey Chaucer's Tale.

The Magna Carta was signed by Henry II when in power

In Lilliput, Gulliver is a 15cm human being

The Canterbury Tales was written in Old English so that many could have access to its reading.

Daniel Defoe is an author that can be used as an example for the usage of journalism during the era of reason.

Satire is poking fun of a specific aspect of society in order to criticize it.

Scops were professional songwriters of their time

In Laputa, scientists were very arrogant of their knowledge

Yesterday was teacher's birthday

Queen Elizabeth is known as the patron of arts, science and progress because she was very intelligent

John Milton was a Puritan who strongly supported the monarchy.