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... plots of the ballads of " Childe Waters " and " The Not - brown Mayd . " 4. Write out , in modern English prose , the following passages from the Clerkes Tale , with notes on the etymology or grammar of the words italicized : ( a ) A ...
... plots of the ballads of " Childe Waters " and " The Not - brown Mayd . " 4. Write out , in modern English prose , the following passages from the Clerkes Tale , with notes on the etymology or grammar of the words italicized : ( a ) A ...
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... plot in comedy , and depict the humours of their day . 2. What is meant by the term " The unities of the drama " ? Give the chief arguments for and against them . How far are the rules with regard to them rightly ascribed to Aristotle ...
... plot in comedy , and depict the humours of their day . 2. What is meant by the term " The unities of the drama " ? Give the chief arguments for and against them . How far are the rules with regard to them rightly ascribed to Aristotle ...
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... . ) 7. Write a short criticism on the plot of The Fox . 8. What are the names of Subtle's various dupes in the Alchemist ? Give a short account of each . 9. Explain and illustrate the following passages , noticing especially 30 BEN JONSON .
... . ) 7. Write a short criticism on the plot of The Fox . 8. What are the names of Subtle's various dupes in the Alchemist ? Give a short account of each . 9. Explain and illustrate the following passages , noticing especially 30 BEN JONSON .
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... plot of the Broken Heart , and of the last scene in particular . 7. Give derivations or full explanations of the following words and phrases , adducing any quotations which may throw light on the history or meaning of any expression ...
... plot of the Broken Heart , and of the last scene in particular . 7. Give derivations or full explanations of the following words and phrases , adducing any quotations which may throw light on the history or meaning of any expression ...
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... plot of the Tempest ? When was it first played ? Does the date of its production lead you to believe that contemporaneous events suggested some of the incidents ? 2. ( a ) What cares these roarers for the name of king ? ( i . 1. 17 ...
... plot of the Tempest ? When was it first played ? Does the date of its production lead you to believe that contemporaneous events suggested some of the incidents ? 2. ( a ) What cares these roarers for the name of king ? ( i . 1. 17 ...
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