bain, and Hecate figure in the action in
_Macbeth_?

(_c_) Trace throughout _Macbeth_ the part of Macduff.

2 (_a_) Justify fully the phrase "companion pieces" often applied to
_L'Allegro_ and _Il Penseroso_.

(_b_) Thoroughly explain the significance of the following portion of
the complete title of _Lycidas_: "The Author ... by occasion foretells
the ruin of our corrupted clergy, then in their height."

(_c_) Discuss the songs in _Comus_.

3 (_a_) What, according to Macaulay, were the most important public
questions with which Milton concerned himself?

(_b_) What does Macaulay say of _Il Penseroso_, _L'Allegro_,
and _Comus_?

(_c_) Show clearly Macaulay's estimate of Richard Steele.

4 What does Burke say, (_a_) of American commerce;
(_b_) of American fisheries; (_c_) of
precedents for conciliation.

(1906)

A

The candidate is advised to be careful in paragraphing, spelling,
punctuation, and form of expression.

_Write short compositions (containing about one hundred words each) on
four subjects chosen from this list. One of these must be number 1, the
others must be chosen from three different works. The Idylls of the King
is to be regarded as one work._

1 My Preparation for this Examination.

2 The Discovery of the Murder of Duncan.

3 The Elopement of Jessica.

4 Gareth's Arrival at King Arthur's Court.

5 Sir Roger and Moll White.

6 Athelstane.

7 Nancy Lammeter.

8 Gawain's Search for the Winner of the Tournament.

9 The Sleep-Walking Scene in _Macbeth_.

10 The Stealing of Silas Marner's Gold.

B

_The questions should be answered in order:_

I (_a_) How does Artemidorus figure in _Julius Caesar_?

(_b_) How does Antony characterize Lepidus?

(_c_) Describe in detail the scene between Brutus and Portia.

II (_a_) The earliest printed editions of _Comus_ entitle the piece
"A Mask presented at Ludlow Castle." Explain fully the circumstances of
its presentation. What passages in the Mask itself refer to these
circumstances?

(_b_) Describe in detail the method of your preparation for the
examination on Milton's minor poems.

III (_a_) What successive steps in Burke's argument lead to the definite
resolutions which he introduces?

(_b_) What are the chief arguments by which Burke supports these
resolutions?

IV (_a_) What does Macaulay say of