Middle Ages Unit REVIEW
Name ______________________________ Date _________________ Period _____
Works of Literature
*be familiar with the overall work/lit. terms/etc. that we discussed in class & specifically the points below
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“The Lay of the Werewolf” (pp. 596-602)
o Archetype that best applies
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Why does wife betray her husband?
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Why symbolically appropriate that the lady is disfigured by the werewolf?
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Theme
from Perceval “The Story of the Grail” (pp. 583-595)
o Lesson learned from accusing then praising the fisherman
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How does feast affect Perceval?
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Description of the Grail
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Description of the Lance
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Goals/obstacles
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Why is it a “quest story”?
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Theme
from Song of Roland (pp. 556-565)
o Storms, earthquakes, and darkness at noon that attend the battle—allusion to what?
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Roland’s heroic flaw
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First Knight (movie)
o How chivalry is depicted in movie (courtly love, honor, bravery, loyalty to king)-examples
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Shrek (movie)
o Satire
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Techniques of Satire (Parody, Incongruity, Exaggeration, Reversal)-examples
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from The Nibelungenlied “How Siegfried Was Slain” (pp. 566-574)
o Why does Kriemhild want Siegfried to stay home from the hunt?
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Which attitudes toward Siegfried contribute to the murderers motivations?
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What flaw in Siegfried’s character does Hagen exploit to murder him?
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Which fundamental feudal value does Hagen violate?
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Describe why it is a medieval epic
Dante’s Inferno
o Dark wood symbolizes what?
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What must Dante do to have a chance for redemption?
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Trilogy/parts of
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Canto I (“The Dark Wood of Error”)
 Beasts that appear to Dante and what they stand for
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Virgil’s role in the Inferno
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Image used to convey divine wisdom and power
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Theme
Canto III (“The Vestibule of Hell”)
 What sin of nearly soulless caused them to be condemned to run eternally in a circle?
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Primary reason Charon rages at Dante’s presence
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Central idea
Canto V (“The Second Circle of Hell”)
 Francesca’s view of her affair
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Theme
Canto XXXIV (“The Ninth Circle of Hell”)
 Dante’s emotional state at end of the Inferno
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Theme
Literary Terms
*know the definitions and be able to relate to the works of literature / recognize examples)
Theme
Terza Rima
Tercet
Canto
Vernacular
Medieval Romance
Archetype
Quest
Symbol
Medieval Epic
Epic Hero
Heroic Flaw
Feudal Values
Chivalry
Courtly Love
Allegory
Imagery
Characterization
Direct Characterization
Indirect Characterization
Allusion
Symbolic Retribution
Satire
Parody
Incongruity
Exaggeration
Reversal