(1906)

The examiner expects you to plan each answer before writing, to write neatly and legibly, to spell and punctuate correctly, and to be accurate and intelligent in choosing words and in framing sentences and paragraphs.

I

Write carefully planned compositions on three of the following subjects.

  1. The good traits in Macbeth's character.
  2. Antonio and Bassanio as gentlemen.
  3. The scenes in The Merchant of Venice which excite sympathy for Shylock.
  4. Scott's poetry.
  5. My first reading of The Lady of the Lake.
  6. The best scene in The Lady of the Lake and my reasons for liking it.
  7. "I found Him in the shining of the stars,
    I mark'd Him in the flowering of His fields,
    But in His ways with men I find Him not.
    I waged His wars, and now I pass and die."
  8. How Gareth became a knight.
  9. Godfrey Cass.
  10. My reading apart from the prescribed books.

II

The examiner expects answers not merely correct but also well composed. Answer all the questions.

  1. What is the plot of Comus?
  2. Are the characters in Comus as much like real persons as the characters in Shakespeare's plays? Give reasons for your answer.
  3. Relate the early life of Addison up to the time when he began to write for the Spectator.
  4. Tell what you know about Johnson's Club.