(1907)

A

Write about two hundred words on each of three topics selected by yourself from the following list (of a pair of subjects enclosed in brackets, choose but one):

The Conversation between Lorenzo and Jessica in Act V of The Merchant of Venice.

The Effect of the Murder upon the Character of Lady Macbeth.

Sir Roger and the Widow.

The Publication of The Vicar of Wakefield.

The Personal Appearance of Silas Marner.

{ Bedivere.
{ Gareth's Combat with "The Noonday Sun."

B

  1. Describe (a) the interview between Brutus and Portia, and (b) Brutus's treatment of Lucius in his tent near Sardis. How does each of these scenes affect our estimate of the character of Brutus? What is the last we hear of Portia?
  2. What opportunity is provided in Comus for the introduction of instrumental music? dancing? display of scenery? Describe the concluding scene (beginning with the appearance of Sabrina) as you imagine it to have been performed at Ludlow Castle in 1634.
    1. What, according to Burke, are the three possible ways of dealing with the American spirit of liberty? State his reasons for rejecting the first two.
    2. What does Burke think should be the attitude of one nation toward another in such a crisis as the one under discussion?
    3. Cite any reasons that appeal to you as helping to explain the fame of Burke's Speech on Conciliation with America.
    1. Write an account of Johnson's early years in London.
    2. Macaulay says of Johnson: "No human being who has been more than seventy years in the grave is so well known to us." Discuss the grounds for this statement.