Week 10 Discussion Section British Literature

What does the the housekeeper at Pemberley say about Mr. Darcy's character?

• She says he is arrogant and dismissive

• She praises him as a kind and generous man, good to his servants, tenants, and especially his sister

• She mentions that he is reclusive and does not interact much with his servants, tenants, or sister

• She says he is only generous towards his family, not his servants or tenants

Which of the following is a convention of the post-Romantic era?

• some people are better than others

• duty and obligation

• pursuit of happiness,

  inalienable rights

• good breeding

True or False: In respecting form, order, and decorum, Jane Austen has revealed her allegiance to 18th century ways and thoughts

• True

• False

Which of the following is the most accurate definition of a dramatic monologue?

• a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one

• a poem in which voice of historical or fictional character speaks, unmediated

• a speech that one gives to oneself in a play; thinking out loud, so that the audience better understands what is happening to the character internally.

• a part/role which requires saying something

Who wrote this?

"Figs to fill your mouth,

Citrons from the South,

Sweet to tongue and sound to eye;

Come buy, come buy.”

• Christina Rossetti,

  "Goblin Market"

• Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

• Robert Browning, "My Last Duchess"

• Robert Browning, "Fra Lippo Lippi"

Who wrote this?

"She saw instantly that her cousin's manners were not altered by his marriage; his formal civility was just what it had been, and he detained her some minutes at the gate to hear and satisfy his enquiries after all her family."

• Robert Browning, "Andrea del Sarto"

• Shakespeare, King Lear

• Robert Browning, "Porphyria's Lover"

• Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

Who wrote this?

Her wits to yours, forsooth, and made excuse—

E’en then would be some stooping; and I choose

Never to stoop. Oh, sir, she smiled, no doubt,

Whene’er I passed her; but who passed without

Much the same smile? This grew; I gave commands;

• Robert Browning, "Fra Lippo Lippi"

• Robert Browning, "My Last Duchess"

• Robert Browning, "Porphyria's Lover"

• Robert Browning, "Andrea del Sarto"