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Week 2: poetry worksheet & Macbeth reading Name: Armand Oosthuizen Student number: 19023040 Group: 15 Do this worksheet on your computer, save the file, then go to ClickUP and look for the folder “Worksheets: submit via TurnItIn”. In here you will find information about how to submit work to TurnItIn – as well as the link via which to upload “Worksheet 2”. The closing date and time for the worksheet is 8 pm on Wednesday 13 February. No late submissions can be accepted.

Section A Read the following poem and then underline on your answer sheet the most accurate answer to the questions which follow. Shakespeare: Sonnet 18

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Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimmed, And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance, or nature's changing course untrimmed: But thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st, Nor shall death brag thou wander'st in his shade,

When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st, So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

Introduction 1. In this poem the poet speaker considers comparing someone (a) to the sun. (b) to a day in summer. (c) to death. (d) to a contract. 2. (a) (b) (c) (d)

In the comparison, the person is described as being better than the thing s/he is compared to. as good as the thing s/he is compared to. not as good as the thing s/he is compared to. the complete opposite of the thing s/he is compared to.

3. (a) (b) (c) (d)

The poem is an Italian sonnet. A Spenserian sonnet. A Shakespearian sonnet. A ballad.

4. (a) (b) (c) (d)

The metre of the poem is iambic tetrameter. iambic pentameter. trochaic pentameter. irregular.

5. (a) (b) (c) (d)

The rhyme scheme of the poem is abbaabba cdcdee. ababbcbccdcdee. abcdabcddcbaef. ababcdcdefefgg.

6. (a)

The poem has a final couplet.

(b) (c) (d)

triplet. quatrain. octave.

Body 7. (a) (b) (c) (d)

of the Analysis In the first four lines we are told that summer is not necessarily perfect. summer doesn’t last forever. the person addressed is better than summer. all of the above.

8. (a) (b) (c) (d)

Line 2 contains repetition. onomatopoeia. personification. a simile.

9. (a) (b) (c) (d)

Line 3 means that the weather is always stormy in May. beautiful things are best when they are threatened. May’s breasts are heaving. none of the above.

10. (a) (b) (c) (d)

In line 4 the words “summer” and “short” are linked by alliteration. assonance. consonance. no sound effect.

11. (a) (b) (c) (d)

The second four lines are best summarised by the sun can be too hot or not hot enough. all beautiful things must be celebrated.. age and change make lasting perfection impossible. inner beauty is what really matters.

12. (a)

The “eye of heaven” is the sun.

(b) (c) (d)

the beloved’s eye. the eye of God. a daisy (day’s eye).

13. (a) (b) (c) (d)

Line 6 contains a metaphor. personification. alliteration. an inverted first foot.

14. (a) (b) (c) (d)

The effect of the device mentioned above is to make the beloved seem very precious. to emphasise the line. to link the sun and the human beloved. to make the words sound like summer bird song.

15. (a) (b) (c) (d)

In lines 9 to 12 we are told that the beloved should not boast of his/her beauty. that it is always seems like summer where the beloved is. that the beloved will never die. that poetry will preserve the life and beauty of the beloved.

16. (a) (b) (c) (d)

The way the argument changes in these lines is very unusual for a sonnet. echoes the volta in Italian sonnets. echoes the rigmarole in Spenserian sonnets. makes the poem seem rather disjointed.

17. (a) (b) (c) (d)

In line 11 shade is mentioned because life is associated with light and death with darkness. death offers cool relief after the pain of life. the poet’s success will overshadow the beloved’s beauty. the poem’s shadow reaches into the future.

18. (a) (b) (c)

Death is described as bragging because this is a frightening word. the poet disapproves of boasting. this makes death seem more human and less threatening.

(d)

all of the above.

19. (a) (b) (c) (d)

“eternal lines” in line 12 refers to our inevitable progress towards death. wrinkles. queues of people desperate for immortality. the poem.

20. (a) (b) (c) (d)

“Time” in line 12 refers to the future. death the poet. the beloved’s fading beauty.

21. (a) (b) (c) (d)

The last two lines of the poem are different because pair rhyme is used for the first time. the poet’s argument changes completely. the metre changes. the poet stops being serious.

22. (a) (b) (c) (d)

“[t]his” in the final line refers to the poem. the beloved’s beauty. the beloved’s goodness. the love the poet feels for the beloved.

23. (a) (b) (c) (d)

The repetition of “So long” in the last lines is an example of onomatopoeia. anaphora. synecdoche. syncopation.

24. (a) (b) (c) (d)

The effect of this repetition is to slow the lines down. emphasise the lines. stress the poet speaker’s conviction. all of the above.

Conclusion 25 The theme of this poem is that (a) beauty is only skin deep. (b) death is unavoidable. (c) love is stronger than death. (d) poetry is stronger than death.

Section B: reading ahead

Type your answers at the end of the document, numbered 1 to 4.

Reading Macbeth: Act 1 Read ONLY to the end of Act 1.

1. Before we actually meet Macbeth, in Scenes 1 and 2, we get a sense of the world he lives in. How would you describe this world and its culture, if you were a traveler suddenly landed in it: its political organization; its values (e.g. what it thinks is good, impressive behavior and what isn’t); its beliefs and superstitions? How familiar does it seem, or strange? How primitive or modern? (Please do NOT consult “study guides” or search for information on background information!) 2. Think about Macbeth: when we meet him in Scene 3 does he behave in the way we might have expected from the way he was described to us earlier: as the total warrior and man of action (Jean Claude van Damme? Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson?) What sort of man does Macbeth seem to you in Scene 3? Are you surprised? Disappointed? 3. Shakespeare’s plays are full of kings, good and bad: scheming, manipulative, noble, senile, pathetic, naïve … What kind of king is Duncan? Can you think of some other adjectives to describe him? (Look especially at Scenes 2, 4 and 6.)

4. In a play famous for its witches, Lady Macbeth has been described as the creepiest of them all. Do you agree? (Look especially at Scenes 5 and 7.)

ANSWERS:

1. Macbeth is set in Scotland. Hierarchy is a great theme in this specific era , where ones worth is judged based on their role in the war and standings of the kingdom. With the trio of witches we can see that the play is set in the medieval times that will add to the world and culture. The play starts with a storm in Scotland which adds to a dark and gloomy feeling that is usually associated with war and times of discomfort. Scotland in this period is then ruled by a king. Kings throughout history are cruel and vicious. A king and his servants will then decide what the laws of the land will be. Everyone that doesn’t comply with these rules will either be imprisoned or slaughtered. Good behavior will be seen as anything that is aimed in good service of the king. Men will be praised for their fighting abilities. Treason is seen as the greatest disservice. Witches indicate the primitive times in which Macbeth is portrayed. Superstitions and belief of the supernatural adds to the time and effect of the early 1100’s. If we take a look at the 1100’s we can learn from history about their backwards primitive ways of thinking and doing. To be placed in that era from our current stage and time , I believe that we from the 21st century should find their ways odd and unusual. I for one enjoy law and order. To be placed back in time will certainly be chaotic and upsetting. 2. He seems to be unsure and feeling unworthy or unfit to be king. I am neither disappointed nor surprised. Men whose minds are filled with war and the art of killing shouldn’t be king. I am surprised by the way he was described as power hungry and a ruthless killer. But he doesn’t seem to be debating to overthrow the crown even though he surely can. 3. King Duncan is a kind and noble man. Very formal in his ways, organized no matter the setting. He stands in contrast with the dark and gloominess portrayed in Macbeth because he is able to express humility. A religious man with blessed blood. King Duncan is one of the few characters able to see the good in his country. A man fit to be a king. Adjective = Noble, honest, religious, brave, positive, formal and proper. 4. I do agree. She is a lady of evil. Plotting to kill her own king whom is so adored. She tries to play a role in destiny or fate, moving against the laws of nature to make a prophecy happen. She doesn’t want to be a normal woman, she wants her breasts filled with gall. She wants to be of evil and

darkness. What makes her worse than the witches is the fact that she is blessed to be a woman but wishes to be born of evil and darkness....