(1906)

A

The candidate is advised to be careful in paragraphing, spelling, punctuation, and form of expression.

Write short compositions (containing about one hundred words each) on four subjects chosen from this list. One of these must be number 1, the others must be chosen from three different works. The Idylls of the King is to be regarded as one work.

  1. My Preparation for this Examination.
  2. The Discovery of the Murder of Duncan.
  3. The Elopement of Jessica.
  4. Gareth's Arrival at King Arthur's Court.
  5. Sir Roger and Moll White.
  6. Athelstane.
  7. Nancy Lammeter.
  8. Gawain's Search for the Winner of the Tournament.
  9. The Sleep-Walking Scene in Macbeth.
  10. The Stealing of Silas Marner's Gold.

B

The questions should be answered in order:

    1. How does Artemidorus figure in Julius Cæsar?
    2. How does Antony characterize Lepidus?
    3. Describe in detail the scene between Brutus and Portia.
    1. The earliest printed editions of Comus entitle the piece "A Mask presented at Ludlow Castle." Explain fully the circumstances of its presentation. What passages in the Mask itself refer to these circumstances?
    2. Describe in detail the method of your preparation for the examination on Milton's minor poems.
    1. What successive steps in Burke's argument lead to the definite resolutions which he introduces?
    2. What are the chief arguments by which Burke supports these resolutions?
    1. What does Macaulay say of Addison's Cato?
    2. Of Addison's poem, The Campaign?
    3. What information does Macaulay give concerning "Johnson's Club"?

N. B.—For IV (a) and (b) may be substituted the following:

  1. What does Macaulay say of Milton's minor poems?
  2. Of Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained?