iner_ with that of _The
Vision of Sir Launfal_.

The finding of Eppie.

B

I (_a_) Narrate the events in _Julius Caesar_ that occur on the Ides of
March, _before_ the murder.

(_b_) In what book did Shakespeare find the material for _Julius
Caesar_? How does his conception of the character of Caesar resemble or
differ from that which you have formed in your study of Caesar's _Gallic
Wars_ or of Roman history?

II (_a_)

Sometime let gorgeous Tragedy
In sceptred pall come sweeping by,
Presenting Thebes, or Pelops' line,
Or the tale of Troy divine,
Or what (though rare) of later age 5
Ennobled hath the buskined stage.

(1) To what is Milton referring in line 3? (2) Comment on lines 5 and 6.
(3) What is meant by "sceptred pall"? by "buskined stage"? (4) What
similar pleasures were enjoyed by _L'Allegro_?

(_b_) Milton's remarks on the clergy in _Lycidas_.

III (_a_) Into what great divisions does Burke's _Speech on Conciliation
with America_ fall? What digression from the main subject is made, and
for what reasons?

(_b_) What plan had been proposed by the "Noble Lord in the Blue
Ribbon"? On what grounds did Burke criticize it?

IV Macaulay's remarks on the nature and influence of Addison's
_Spectator_.

(1907)

A

_Write about two hundred words on each of three topics selected by
yourself from the following list (of a pair of subjects enclosed in
brackets, choose but one):_

The Conversation between Lorenzo and Jessica in Act V of _The Merchant
of Venice_.

The Effect of the Murder upon the Character of Lady Macbeth.

Sir Roger and the Widow.

The Publication of _The Vicar of Wakefield_.

The Personal Appearance of Silas Marner.

{ Bedivere.
{ Gareth's Combat with "The Noonday Sun."

B

I Describe (_a_) the interview between Brutus and Portia, and (_b_)
Brutus's treatment of Lucius in his tent near Sardis. How does each of
these scenes affect our estimate of the character of Brutus? What is
the last we hear of Portia?

II What opportunity is provided in _Comus_ for the introduction of
instrumental music? dancing? display of scenery? Describe the
concluding scene (beginning with the appearance of Sabrina) as you
imagine it to have been performed at Ludlow Castle in 1634.

III (_a_) What, according to Burke, are the three possible ways of