- Group II
- Why does Ida finally consent to marry the Prince?
- Was the Dumfries aristocracy justified in "cutting" Robert Burns?
- Show how the Sir Roger de Coverley Papers deal with the foibles of the time of Addison.
- What does the Spectator mean when he says that Sir Roger is "something of a Humourist"? Define Sir Roger's peculiar humor, and contrast it with that of some other character in the Sir Roger de Coverley Papers.
- Group III
- What elements in the character of Godfrey Cass account for his relief at his wife's death and his failure to care for his child; also for his confession to Nancy and resolve to adopt Eppie?
- Tell the story of the caskets in The Merchant of Venice.
- Which in your opinion is the superior character, Cassius or Antony? Give the reasons for your opinion.
- What qualities in the character of Brutus are brought home to us in the last scene of Julius Cæsar? Trace in the action of the play the influence of any one of these qualities.
B—Study and Practice
The candidate is expected to answer four of the questions on this paper, selecting them in accordance with instructions under the headings.
I Take one part only, either a or b.
"Sir, let me add, too, that the opinion of my having some abstract right in my favor would not put me much at my ease in passing sentence, unless I could be sure that there were no rights which, in their exercise under certain circumstances, were not the most odious of all wrongs and the most vexatious of all injustice."
- Name each clause by giving the grammatical subject, the verb, and the complement (if any). State the kind of clause. Give the reasons for your statements.
- Parse the italicized words.
- Comment upon the unity of the following sentence and give the reasons for your opinion.
- "At this moment the clang of the portal was heard, a sound at which the stranger started, stepped hastily to the window, and looked with an air of alarm at Ravenswood, when he saw that the gate of the court was shut, and his domestics excluded."
- In each of the sentences printed below tell whether the use of the italicized expression is right or wrong, and give the reason for your decision.
"At this moment the clang of the portal was heard, a sound at which the stranger started, stepped hastily to the window, and looked with an air of alarm at Ravenswood, when he saw that the gate of the court was shut, and his domestics excluded."