王守仁《英国文学选读》第4版课后习题答案详解 【完整内容点击文中链接获取】
第1单元 杰弗里·乔叟
1. How is the setting of the tales described? With such a setting, could you predict the general tone of the tales that are to follow?
Key: (1) Chaucer sets the tales in the spring, describing both the natural world and people—the natural world shows a kind of renewal and rebirth, and people begin to stir after the long sleep of winter. Chaucer’s description of the landscape is lively (欢快的)and fresh(清新的), since he speaks of budding flowers, growing crops and singing birds.
(2) According to such a setting, we can predict that the general tone of the tales will be light, sprightly(活泼、愉快的)and humorous.
2. In your own words, summarize the character of the Knight from the brief introduction in this excerpt.
Key: According to the excerpt, we can see that the Knight has followed chivalry—truth, honor, freedom and courtesy. He had fought many battles for the faith of people. He is a brave, wise, modest and “truly perfect gentle knight”.
3. Without comparison with the translated version, are there words still recognizable to you in the original Middle English version?
Key: Yes, there are many words that can be recognized. Because many words only contain few different letters compared with the modern words. What’s more, sometimes, we can recognize the words by guessing or by the sense-group.
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第2单元 威廉·莎士比亚
Hamlet
1. Why sleep is so frightening, according to Hamlet, since it can “end” “the heartache and the thousand natural shocks”?
Key: Death means the end of life. If he dies, he may go to an unknown world and can never come back. In this sense, Hamlet can not take revenge on his uncle for his father, failing to realize his will. Though “sleep” can end the heartache and the thousand natural shocks, it is a state of mind that Hamlet doesn’t know at all. He is frightened by the possible suffering in the long “dream”. He can’t predict what will happen in the sleep, may be good maybe evil.
2. Why would people rather bear all the sufferings of the world instead of choosing death to get rid of them, according to Hamlet?
Key: According to Hamlet, because people don’t know what’s lying there waiting for them in the unknown world, maybe something more terrible than that in the mortal world.
3. What, after all, makes people lose their determination to take action? Please explain in relation to the so-called hesitation of Hamlet.
Key: It is the fear for the unknown world after death and the lack of confidence for the future that make people lose determination to take action. Hamlet doesn’t know what would happen if he kills his uncle or kills himself, so he is hesitated. However, Hamlet’s hesitation should be seen from a different point of view. The main reason lies in his concern for his nation. Hamlet is a true man. He wants to change the dark existing world, but it is beyond his ability, so he has no idea what he should do. He knows his death can’t solve the problems deeply rooted in the society. So he hesitated about what he should do as the prince of Denmark. His revenge is not everything for him. And he clearly knows that the sudden death of king may cause some disorders in the country. Thus he is confused about his action.
Romeo and Juliet
1. What does Romeo compare Juliet to in the beginning passage of the selection?
Key: Romeo compares Juliet to the sun.
2. What is Romeo and Juliet’s attitude toward being a Montague or a Capulet?
Key: They think that since their family names hinder them from loving each other, they prefer that the names Montague and Capulet have nothing to do with themselves and even give them up.
3. What does Romeo mean when he says “Look thou but sweet,/And I am proof against their enmity”?
Key: It means that Romeo loves Juliet so much that he thinks that the love can protect him from harm and dissolve the hatred between their families.
“Sonnet 18”
1. How does the poet answer the question he puts forth in the first line?
Key: The poet thinks that he should not “compare thee to a summer’s day”, because “Thou art more lovely and more temperate”. And, in the following part, he gives his reasons.
2. What makes the poet think that “thou” can be more beautiful (fair) than summer and immortal?
Key: Because the poet thinks that “thy eternal summer shall not fade” for they will be preserved and perpetuated in the lines he writes.
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