beg for mercy

Unit1GeoffreyChaucer:

theCanterburyTales1,howisthettingofthetalesdescribed?Thegeneraltone?

Thepoemistintheearlyspring,:happy,easy,lively,humorous.

teroftheknight:noble,honorable,brave,wi,humble,gentle,pious

Unit2WilliamShakespeare

epissofrightening,sinceitcan“end”theheartacheandthethousandnaturalshocks”?Nobodycan

ldpeopleratherhearallthesufferingsoftheworld

insteadchoosingdeathtogetridofthem?

bittersufferings,greatpains,heartbreakingstories…,afterall,makespeoplelotheirdeterminationtotake

action?Pleaexplaininrelationtotheso-calledhesitationofHamlet.1)Conscienceandover-considerations.2)He

wantstorevenge,butdoesn’tknowhow;2)Hewantstokillhisuncle,butfindittoorisky;3)Helivesindespairandwants

tocommitsuicide,4)however,heknowsifhedies,nobodywillcomforthisfather’faceofgreatdilemma.

RomeoandJuliet’sattitudetowardbeingaMontagueoraCapulet?Theywouldgiveup

theirnamesforlove’esRomeomeanwhenhesays“Lookthoubutsweet,/AndIamproofagainsttheir

enmity”?Onlyifyouarekindtome,theirhatredcannothurtme.

Sonnet18：Theme:Expressingthedeeplovetohisfriend.

sthepoetanswerthequestionheputforthinthefirstline?

Thepoetfirstmakesacomparisonbetween“thou”andthesummer’sday,thencontinuesthatheshouldnot

compare“thou”toasummer’sday,for“thou”ismorebeautifulthansummer’sday.

kesthepoetthinkthat“thou”canbemorebeautifulthansummerandimmortal?

Summer’dcomplexiondimmed,fairdeclines.

Nature’r,“thou”ismorelovelyandtemperate,“thy”beautyiverlastingand

neverchanges.

nofthelast2lines?youwillnotloyourownbeauty,norshallDeathboastthatyouroamaboutinhis

darkness;solongasmencanstayalive,solongasthispoemlives,itgivesyoueternallife.

Unit3FrancisBacon

OfMarriageandSingleLife

作者观点：andchildrencangivepeopleanofresponsibilityandmake

bandscanbecomegoodhusbands

anpersistsinchoosingabadmanforherhusbandagainsttheirfriends’

connt,sheissuretobeabletohelphimtogetridofhisshortcomings.

narewifeandchildren“akindofdisciplineofhumanity”?

Amarriedmanknowshowtolove,rast,asingleman’stendernessisnotoftencalled

reyoungmen’smistress,companionsfor

middleage,andoldmen’bandscanbecomegood

anpersistsinchoosingabadmanforherhusbandagainsttheir

friends’connt,sheissuretobeabletohelphimtogetridofhisshortcomings(folly).

Ofstudies

ssonscanwelearnfromBacon’s“OfStudies”inouraccesstoinformation?

rightdecisionsandjudgmentsoverimportantmattersarebaduponcomprehensiveknowledgewhichisacquiredby

tawiderangeofknowledge,apersoncannotdigestinformation,analyzeinformationandtaketimely

measuresaccordingly.

ndoesreadingmakeafullman.

引用+Studiescantrain(shape)aperson’scharacterandmakeupaperson’efectofthemindmay

haveaspecialreceipt.

estheessaydealwith?内容

Thissayanalyzeswhatstudieschieflyrvefor,thedifferentwaysadoptedbydifferentpeopletopursuestudies,and

howstudiexertinfluenceoverhumancharacter.

youthinkofthelanguageoftheessay?

clearness,brevity,tencesareshort,pointed,incisive,andofbalancedstructures.

ConcinessofexpressionandsimplicityofdictionaretwochiefdistinguishingfeaturesoftheprostyleofBaconwho

wasamongtheearliestofEnglishessayists.

Unit417th-CenturyBritishpoet

JohnDonne-TheFlea：概括“TheFlea,”isapersuasivepoeminwhichthespeakerisattemptingtoestablishaxualunion

sthefleaasaconceit,

,thefleareprentsmarriage,union,and

consummation（完成，圆满，完美）aisnowconsideringthebabyproducedbytheirbloods.

sthepoetsaythat“thiscannotbesaidasin,orshame,orlossofmaidenhead”?

Thewomandoesn’trejectthefleaentréetoherbody,akershows

thesimilaritictcouldnotbeconsidered

asinbecauafleabiteisn’tcouldnotbeconsideredalossofinnocencebecauitissocommon

thatifitweretobetrue,etheironlyactisthemixingoftheir

blood.

youthinkistheaddrese’sparents’attitudetowardthepoet’swooing?

entsareagainstsuchamarriage.

therealpurpoofthepoettosaythatinkillingtheflea“thou”areactuallykillingthreelives?

Threelivesrefertoyou,meandtheflea(implyingourbaby).Thespeakerarguesthatifshekillsthefleeshewouldbe

tiontothomurders,shewouldbe

killingherlf.

Holysonnet10

sJohnDonnesaythatdeathisthe"slavetofate,chance,kingsanddesperatemen"?

ThepoemrevealsDonne'slikeaboldchallengetothe"prode""death".UnderDonne's

pen,deathisneither"mighty"nor"dreadful",formenmayderive"muchpleasure"fromdeath,and"death"isa"slave"to

ningofthentencefromJohnDonne`sDeathBenotProudislikethat,Death,youareslaveto

Fate,Chance,kings,anddesperatemen;,humanbeings,areinchargeofyou.

esthepoemmeanwhenhesays”wewakeeternally”afteroneshortsleep?Theworld"sleep"means"death";

wemightdie,wecankeepalivespiritually

forever.

JohnMilton-ParadiLost

Thegeneralsubject（总的主题）isman’sdisobedienceandthelossthereuponofParadi,withitsprimecau,Satan,who,

havingrevoltedfromGod,hasbeendrivenoutofheaven.

retherpent蛇andhisfollowerscondemnedaftertheirdefeat?TheyaredrivenfromHeavenintohell.

etheGod’spunishmentsforthorebelliousangelsasdescribedbyMiltoninlines59-74?Satanlooksaround

burningissulfur,withflames,but

hthevisibledarkness,hecandiscoversightsofwoe,regionsofsorrow,mournfulshades,where

chaplaceasEternalJusticehadprepared

rawayfromGodandlightofHeaven.

consideredbySatanas“ignominy”and“shame”(line115)?Tobowandsueforgracewithsuppliantkneeand

intoGod,tofalldownonone’skneestobegformercysubmissively,worshipGod’spower,become

scaredforGod’sauthorityandpower,loconfidence.

SatanadvisingtherpentandhisfollowerstodointhispartofParadiLost?Heisdefeatedinthebattle

againstGod,d,heisadvisingtherpentandfollowersto

riupagainandfightanotherbattle.

Unit5AdventureFictionWriters

DanielDefoe-RobinsonCrusoe：

Theme:praisinglaborandman’scourageandefforttoconquernature,butatthesametimehebeautifiescolonialismand

slavery.

onCrusoestandsfor?RobinsonCrusoestandsforatypical18th-centuryEnglishmiddle-classman,withagreat

capacityforwork,inexhaustibleenergy,courage,patienceandpersistenceinovercomingobstacles,instrugglingagainst

everyprototypeoftheempirebuilder,thepioneercolonist.

theauthor’sattitudetowardscolonialism?not

condemnNegro-slaveryinhisbook.“Master”escolonialismin

germ.

youthinkofCrusoe’swayofmarkingtime?Whyisitimportantforhimtokeeptrackoftime?1)Hedoesn’t

wanttoforgettime;2)Foracivilizedman,timeisprecious;3)HewantstorememberSabbathdaystoshowhisrespect

andpietytoGod.

youfindadmirableinRobinsonCrusoe?strong-minded,careful,capable,pervering,optimistic,ambitious,

lf-reliant,clever,practical,adventurous,patient,rational,sympathetic,hardworking,imaginative,energetic,courageous,

amiable(kind-hearted)

JonathanSwift-Gulliver’sTravel

ethesymbolicmeaningsofyahoosandhouyhnhnms?

Yahoosalsosymbolicthedarknessofthegoverningclass,morallydegeneration,

hnmsindicatepeace,highrationality,moralandrightnand

Virtue.

sgreedyignorant,brutal,savage,snobbish,jealous.