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1. What does the word renaissance mean?

= Renaissance is a French word meaning “rebirth.” It refers to a period in European civilization that was marked by a revival of Classical learning and wisdom

2. Who was Martin Luther?

= Martin Luther, (born November 10, 1483, Eisleben, Saxony [Germany]—died February 18, 1546, Eisleben), German theologian and religious reformer who was the catalyst of the 16th-century Protestant Reformation.

3. The Reformation in England marked a tussle for authority between whom?

= king Henry Vlll and the conduct of the church and it's priests and the outhority of the pope.

4. Colin Clout is a character in which piece of literature?

=The Faerie Queen.

5. Who was the originator of the first English blank verse?

= Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey.

6. How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?

=154 sonnets.

7. As what did the followers of Ben Jonson come to be known?

= Ben Johnson popularised the comedy of humours He is beast know for the satirical plays every man in his Humour 'the fox' etc.

8. Songs and Sonnets is a collection of poems by whom?

= John Donne.

9. What does John Milton's pamphlet Areopagitica advocate?

=Milton his here advocating, not general freedom from licensing but freedom of philosophic speech.

10. Who famously said of William Shakespeare that "of all modern and perhaps ancient poets, (

had the largest and most comprehensive soul"?

=John Drden said in his work "An Essay of dramatic poesy".

11. Who is Cupid according to Greek mythology?

=Cupid was known to the Greeks as Eros, the god of love.

12. Why does the speaker in Philip Sidney's 'Loving in Truth' spite himself?

=Because he gets frustrated and bites his pen in annoyance he feel helpless and and hates him left.

13. What does the concluding couplet of Shakespeare's 'Shall i Compare Thee to a Summer's Da

celebrate?

=As long as late evicts on this earth the verb shall exist as a living monument to the young man and endow him with lifelong attach his physical body is sutterd out by death.

14. From where is the reference "Whatever dies was not mix'd equally" in John Donne's 'The Good

Morrow' drawn?

=It is an allusion to the belief that human illness and death resulted from an imbalance in the elements making up the body.

15. In John Milton's 'On His Blindness' the concluding line "They also serve who only stand and

wait” is an example of what?

=The entire concluding lines provides an example of the rhetorical figure of epigram.

16. What does the word 'discourse' mean in Francis Bacon's essay 'Of Studies'?

= conversation or discussion in the art of oration.

17. Which garden does Bacon mention in the opening line of his essay 'Of Gardens'?

=The garden of Eden.

18. In Apology for Poetry, Philip Sidney categorises poetry into three kinds. What are they?

= Religious, philosophical and historical.

19. Where does the Abdication Scene in Edward Il take place?

=The abdication scene in Edward ll take place in the castle of killing worth(Kenilworth), where the king is kept imprisoned under the custody of Duke of Leicester.

20. "Fear'd am I more than lov'd”, who says these words in Edward II?

=Mortimer

21. In which year was the famous First Folio of Shakespeare's works registered?

=1624, seven year after Shakespeare, is death.

22. Where does the action in Macbeth largely take place?

=Scotland.

23. How many times is Lady Macbeth mentioned in Holinshed, which is Shakeapeare's source for

Macbeth?

=A composite of two personages

24. Which character does not appear in Shakespeare's Macbeth?

=Fleance

25. As what is As You Like it is generally classified?