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16th Century IntroWhat dynasty rose from the War of Roses? | Tudor Dynasty | Who was Owen Tudor? | Welshman w/out a claim; marries Catherine of Valois | Who was Catherine of Valois? | widow of Henry V (Lancaster) | Who was Henry VII? | 1st Tudor monarch | Who did Henry VII defeat at Bosworth field? | Richard III | Henry VII marries who? | Elizabeth of York and unifies both factions | Describe Elizabeth I. | granddaughter to Henry VII; last Tudor ruler | Describe Thomas More. | diplomat to Netherlands; wrote in Latin (Utopia) | What famous work did Machiavelli write? | The Prince(Guide on how power can be gained & kept) | Describe Martin Luther. | German professor who preached corruption in Catholic church; sola scriptura and sola fide | What does sola scriptura and sola fide mean? | scripture & faith alone | What is a recusant? | secretly Catholic | Who wrote Defense of Poesy? | Sir Philip Sidney | Describe Francis Drake. | poet and later sea captain who defeated Spanish Armada | Which Queen orders Mary, Queen of Scots' execution? | Queen Elizabeth |
Whoso to List to HuntNoli me tangere means what? | Don't touch me | What is the premise of this poem? | going after a woman you can't have | What is a hind? | a female deer | What kind of poem is this? | a sonnet | Who does he compare Caesar to? | King Henry | What does the diamond collar refer to? | refers to nobility or ownership to someone of nobility | What does sanguine refer to? | happy, charismatic | What does Choler refer to? | anger, sharp, disciplined, impatient | What does Melancholia refer to? | arts, thinker & feel deep | What does Phlegmatic refer to? | something takes time, thorough, more likely to be late |
Divers Doth UseWhat is the meaning of the poem? | ladies dump guys; guys cry to feel better | How does Wyatt try to get through a relationship? | lets it pass | What does Wyatt not call women even though they are one? | a liar | What does he say women are prone to do? | change their minds | He says that men often do what after getting dumped? | talk bad about a woman |
The Passionate ShepherdHow is this pastoral? | depicts an ideal image of a rural landscape | Myrtle refers to what? | Aphrodite | Ivy refers to what? | Dionysus | What is ever lasting? | spring time | What are the empty promises? | time, work, etc. |
The Nymph's ReplyWhy is this considered anti-pastoral? | ever winter | What is mentioned of men's needs? | men only want sex | What never comes out of man? | truth |
| | Thomas WyattWhat college was Wyatt educated? | St. John's College | What university did Wyatt attend? | Cambridge | Wyatt was a what for Henry VIII? | a clerk | He was also sent to which two countries on diplomatic reasons? | France & Netherlands | Where was he imprisoned? | Tower of London | Why was he imprisoned? | committed adultery with Anne Boleyn | What does he die of at age 39? | a fever | What was a common theme in his poems? | longing to escape from corruption & anxiety; wanted to live a rural life | What literary device did he introduce? | the sonnet | What is a volta? | a turn | What is a sonnet? | a 14 line poem in iambic pentameter | Did he ever publish during his life? | no | What contained 271 of his poems? | Songs & Sonnets | What is adust? | the sigh of one in love when he thinks of his beloved | What were the 4 humors? | black bile, blood, phlegm, yellow bile |
Sir Philip SidneyWhat occupations did he hold? | knight, soldier, poet, friend, & patron | How did he die? | died at 32 while fighting Spanish in Low Countries | His funeral almost made who bankrupt? | Francis Walsingham | Who was his father? | Henry Sidney(governor of Iceland) | Where did he go to university and not finish? | Oxford | What famous massacre did he witness? | St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre | Who was his sister? | Mary Herbert; lived at Wilton | What famous work defended poetry? | Defense of Poesy | What was his greatest work? | Astrophil & Stella | What genre was he most ambitious in? | prose fiction |
Edmund SpenserWhat university did he attend? | Cambridge | He started his career by doing what? | translating anti-catholic propaganda | The Shepherd's Calendar was dedicated to who? | Philip Sidney | What was his biggest ambition? | become a great English poet of his age | What were his political views? | criticized the monarchy | What category of work did he write in? | Renaissance neoplatonism; earthly & practical |
William ShakespeareWhere did he attend school? | Stratford Grammar school | Did he go to a prestigious university? | no | Who did he marry at age 18? | Anne Hathaway who was 26 | Who was his oldest daughter? | Susanna | What were the twins' name? | Hamnet & Judith | What troupe did he work with? | the King's Men | Where did he perform? | Globe theater | What indoor London theater does he later perform at? | Blackfriars | What was his retirement work? | the Tempest | What was a Romance? | patterns of loss & recovery, suffering & redemption | Describe the plot of his works. | adopted techniques; worked w/ well made stories & histories; work is central to human condition |
Christopher MarloweWhat college does he attend? | Corpus Christi | What university does he attend? | Cambridge | How did he get in to the university? | through scholarship w/out holy orders; maybe an atheist | What was Tamburlaine about? | a Mongol warrior rises from humble origins to conquer | What literary technique does he use frequently? | blank verse | How does he die? | killed in a brawl with a dagger | Why does he almost not receive his masters degree? | almost denied for joining English Catholics |
Walter RaleighWhat colony does he help establish? | Virginia | What food does he introduce to Ireland? | potato | What commodity does he introduce to Europe? | tobacco | What was he openly opposed to publishing? | his poetry | Where is he imprisoned & why? | tower of London for treason | What work does he start while in the prison? | History of the World | Which prince of Wales supported him? | Henry | Which country pushes for his later execution? | Spain | Who imprisoned him? | King James |
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