《英美文學選讀》期末考試A卷---完整答案附后---姓名：專業：英語學號：學習中心：成績：AnswerthefollowingquestionsinEnglish.(20pointsforeach)WhatisthethemeexpressedinShakespeare's“Sonnet18”?Whatdoestheimage“lamb”standforinWilliamBlake'spoem“TheLamb”?HowtodescribethecharacteristicsofMrs.BennetinthenovelPrideandPrejudice?4.WhoisthenarratorinEdgarAllanPoe'sTheCaskofAmontillado?Whatwrongdoeshewanttoredress?5.InFitzgerald'sTheGreatGatsby,doyouthinkGatsbydeservestobecalled"thegreat"person?Why/Whynot?完整答案附后見下一頁《英美文學選讀》期末考試A卷姓名：專業：英語學號：學習中心：成績：AnswerthefollowingquestionsinEnglish.(20pointsforeach)WhatisthethemeexpressedinShakespeare's“Sonnet18”?Shakespeare's“Sonnet18”expressesthethemeofHumanism:loveconquerseverything,andbeautyresidesintheworld.TherearemanyexcellentlovepoemsintheperiodofElizabethinEngland,butShakespeare'sSonnetsweretheonlyonesinthatera.Hispoemspraiseandaffirmthevalueandstrengthofhumanbeings,praiseandpraisethenobledignityandrationalityofhumanbeings,andexplainthethoughtsofhumanisminprofoundlanguage.Humanismalsopermeatesthe18thsonnet.Thispoembeginstoimaginewiththeimageofsummer,andourmindswillimmediatelyemergewiththelushshadeandthegorgeousbuds.Butthesummerhereisactuallynotwhatweusuallyunderstandas"hotsummer".ExceptforthedaysinlateJuly,theclimateinBritainisgenerallycomfortableandpleasant,whichissimilartothelatespringinnorthernChina,makingpeoplehavepleasantandbeautifulassociations.Andthesummerherenotonlymeansthatthepoet'sfriendiscuteanddesirable,butalsoimpliesthathisfriendisinayoungandenergeticperiod,becausesummerisalwaysfullofvitality.Whatdoestheimage“lamb”standforinWilliamBlake'spoem“TheLamb”?"Thepoem"lamb"isextractedfromthesongofinnocenceinWilliamBlake'spoetrycollection"songofinnocenceandexperience",whichisoftenincontrasttothefamouspiece"tiger"in"songofexperience".Itisnotonlyarareformofiambic,butalsodescribesthehumanmentalstateinthebeginningoftheindustrialagewithtwodifferentanimals.Lamb,childand"he"aretheimagesthatappearrepeatedlyinthepoetrycollection.Black'setchingsforthispoemdepictchildrenandagroupoflambs.Thepoemunfoldsintheformofadialoguebetweenchildrenandlambs.Childrenandlambsaresymbolsofinnocenceandreligion,and"he"isthecreatorandGod."HowtodescribethecharacteristicsofMrs.BennetinthenovelPrideandPrejudice?Mrs.BennetisthemaincharacterwhopromotestheplotinPrideandprejudice.AstheBennet'swife,sheiscapableandtakescareoftheBennettfamily'slifecomprehensively.Atthesametime,sheisshallow,short-sighted,andoftenyellsabouther"fragilenerves".Sheisatypicalwomanofthatera.SheistheonewhocontrolsBennet'sfamily,controlsthelivesofherfivedaughtersandmasterBennet,adherestothetrivialthingsintheneighborhood,andisawomanwholivesby"handsandmouth".Herwordsfullyrevealedherignoranceandshallownessbydoinghouseworkwithherhandsandtalkingaboutlengthwithhermouth.Attheparty,shetalkedloudlyaboutherloveforBingley'sfamilypropertyandBingley'sloveforJane.ItwasthesevulgarwordsthatattractedDarcy'sattentionandlatercausedthemisunderstandingbetweenBingleyandJane.DarcywasimpressedbyMrs.Bennet'sshallowness.DarcyhadpointedoutMrs.Bennet'sshallownesstoElizabethfacetoface,whichElizabethcouldnotrefute,becausehermotherwassuchaperson.WhoisthenarratorinEdgarAllanPoe'sTheCaskofAmontillado?Whatwrongdoeshewanttoredress?WiththefirstpersonMontessoroasthenarrator,thenoveltellsthestoryofhisdesigntomurderhisenemyFortunato.Theexquisitestructureandlayoutofthenovel,thecreationofaterroristatmospheregivepeopleavisualimpact,andtheterrifyingplotmakespeopleshudder,aimingtoanalyzetherealmeaningofthisterroristeffect.Usingnarratology,thispaperrevealsthattherealthemeofthenovelisthecriticismofthedarksideofhumannaturefromtheperspectivesofcharacterization,narrativecommunicationandnarrativespace.Analyzehowtheauthordepictsthedarksideofhumannatureinthehorrorstory,andfurthershowthedefectsandcharacteristicsoftheprotagonistincharacter.InFitzgerald'sTheGreatGatsby,doyouthinkGatsbydeservestobecalled"thegreat"person?Why/Whynot?Gatsby'sgreatnessisnotlikethosepoliticiansandmilitaryfigures.Forme,heisapersonwholivesforothers.Gatsbygaveupeverythingforthedreaminhisheart;Gatsby'slifehasbeenspentinhope.Atthemomentofhisdeath,heisstillinadream.Gatsby,thegreatthingisnotbusinessacumen,notIQ.It'stheloveandrighteousnessthatmanypeoplecan'treach,andthecharmofagentlemanthattheycan'treach.Gatsby'sgreatnessisalsoreflectedinhisunremittingpursuitofdreams.Gatsbycamefromahumblebackground.Inhisyouth,hemetDaisy,whowasalsoyoungandbeautiful,butDaisy'sparentsdidn'tthinkthatthetwopeople'sfamilybackgroundgavethemthechancetobecomehusbandandwife,justbecauseGatsbyhadnogoodbackgroundandwaspooratthattime.Sincethen,DaisyhasbecomeGatsby'sonlypursuitandthedreamGatsbyhasbeenfightingfor.Gatsbywasborninapoorfamily.Whenhewasyoung,hefollowedacaptain,learnedalotofthings,andfinallymadeafortunebyillegalsmuggling.Suchaprocessalsodescribesthehelplessnessofordinarypeopletolife.Thepoordon'tneedillegalmeanstobecomerich,andit'sevenharderthangoingtoheaven.Besides,it'scomparabletogoingtoheaventodoagoodjobinillegaltrading;Gatsbyisanextremelyinfatuatedperson.HealwaysmissesDaisy,hisfirstloveafewyearsago.NicktellsGatsbythathecan'trepeatthepast,butGatsbyinsistsonhisbeliefthatifIcanrepeatthepast,Iw