Vocabulary:
1. jocose: done or made in jest
2. jovial: merry
3. judicious: prudent
4. jugular: pertaining to the throat (vein)
5. junta: council or assembly that deliberates in secret upon the affairs of the government
6. jurisprudence: science or philosophy of law
7. joust: engage in a tilt with lances on horseback
8. juxtapose: to place close together
9. iota: small or insignificant mark or part
10. ire: wrath
Vocabulary exam on November 16. Please begin to prepare now!
Literature:
Paper options: 1000 words on one of the following:
1. Milton often depicts Satan as an attractive or sympathetic character. In what ways could Satan be seen as attractive or sympathetic? Cite examples from the epic.
2. How do Adam and Eve differ after their fall from grace? Discuss the differences with examples from the epic.
3. Discuss Milton's attitudes of gender roles and marriage as seen in the epic. Cite examples.
Please make sure that you have a copy of Tartufe in class on Wednesday.
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