English Literature

Talk about the main characters in Beowulf and the story.

What is the centre of the storyline of Beowulf?

What was the construction of Beowulf?

Where was the story Beowulf set?

Describe the relationship between the kings and their retainers

Describe the relationship between the kings and their retainers.

Tell something about the Anglo-saxon world.

How old is the poem Beowulf?

Who was Bede?

What came with Christianity?

What happened at the end of the sixht century regarding the pope?

Describe the history of early england.

What is the Huns?

The Romano-British found themselves beset by enemies. Who were the enemies and where did they come from?

What happened in 450AD?

What is vernacular?

What did the Duke of normady do in 1066?

What is sutton hoo?

Tell something about the anglo-saxon chronicle.

What are chronicles?

What is the most famous work in Old English?

What is a chronicle?

What does the title the anglo-saxon chronicle mean?

which time is written in the anglo-saxon chronicles?

What was the consequence of the monks describing events way before their time?

name the different sources that were used, writing the chonicles.

What is surprising about the chronicles, taking in account that is written by monks.

Name a anglo-saxon chronicle

1066

French influence

Feudal system

1154

Magna Carta(1215)

100 years' war

the Plague

1381

Wars of the Roses

The Tudors

Literature in the late middle ages

the mediaeval English society became divided in three classes, which ones?

Who was the first king that actually spoke English?

Who was the duke of normady?

What did the normans do to protect themselves?

When was the first Crusade organised?

1215

What was the cause of the end of population growth in England?

What was the reason for the Peasants' revolt in 1381?

who wore the crown in 1453?

what is the reason for the name battle of roses?

1485

What are the French influences in the English culture?

Name the most famous man from the late middle ages.

What were the most popular genres in the middle ages?

What are examples of early literature written in the language of the masses?

How did Ballads come to existing?

Name 5 terms of structure and content of the ballad.

Tell something about Sir patrick spens

Geoffrey chaucer

When were the canterbury tales written

Blank verse

some characters of romeo and julliet

romeo Montague

Juliet Capulet

Friar Lawrence

The nurse

tybalt