English 12 Honors
Midterm Review 2011-2012
TRUSTWORTHINESS
Short Story: “A Problem” (Chekhov)
Poem:
“The Hollow Men” (Eliot)
Hamlet
Hamlet
King Hamlet
Claudius
Polonius
Gertrude
Laertes
Ophelia
Rosencrantz
Guildenstern
Reynaldo
Horatio
Fortinbras
“To be or not to be” murder betrayal
Madness play within the play
“friendly” duel
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead
Rosencrantz
Guildenstern
Player other Hamlet characters coin death acceptance of things as they are
Theatre of the Absurd circular plot
“complete gobbledygook”
CARING
Short Story: “A Very Old Man With
Enormous Wings” (Marquez)
Poems: “Love” & “Your Laughter” (Neruda)
East of Eden
Cyrus Trask
Adam Trask
Charles Trask
Alice Trask
Mrs. Trask (Adam’s mother)
Cathy/Kate
Aron Trask
Caleb Trask
Lee
The Hamiltons
 Samuel
 Liza
 Will
 Tom
 George
 Joseph
 Una
 Lizzie
 Dessie
 Mollie
 Olive (Steinbeck’s mother)
Faye
Ethel
Joe
Abra
Mr. & Mrs. Bacon
Sheriff Horace Quinn
James Grew
Mr. Edwards
Mr. Rolf
Mr. & Mrs. Ames
“timshel” good vs. evil
Cain & Abel
$15,000 inheritance
Army gifts – received & rejected a father’s love inventions refrigerated shipping
Lee’s bookstore murder fake war experiences puppy pocketknife

RESPONSIBILITY
Short Story: “The Guest” (Camus)
Poem: “Still I Rise” (Angelou)
Antigone
Antigone
Ismene
Polynices
Eteocles
Oedipus
Creon
Haemon
Eurydice
Chorus war death/burial authority disobedience punishment
The Metamorphosis
Gregor
Grete
Mr. Samsa
Mrs. Samsa
Boarders/lodgers
Chief Clerk
Charwoman isolation alienation transformation financial support
Siddhartha
Siddhartha
Govinda
Kamala
Kamaswami
Gotama om nirvana
Samana river
Siddhartha’s shadow
Illustrious One
Enlightened One
Perfect One death and rebirth cycles of life
Four Noble Truths
Eightfold Path
Reincarnation
Karma
The Alchemist
Santiago
Melchizedek
The Englishman
The Alchemist
Fatima
The camel driver
Fable of Narcissus
Oasis – law of hospitality
Muslim – Koran
4 obstacles
The Soul of the World
The Principle of Favorability
Personal Legend
Urim and Thummim
Elixir of Life
Emerald Tablet
Maktub
Levanter – the winds