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Monthly Archives: April 2019
David Bruce: Lloyd Alexander’s THE CASTLE OF LLYR: A Discussion Guide — Chapter 13: The Ladder
Chapter 13: The Ladder How does Taran find out where the bats have gone? Taran is able to use the light from Eilonwy’s bauble to find out where the bats have gone. He finds an opening in the wall that … Continue reading
David Bruce: Lloyd Alexander’s THE CASTLE OF LLYR: A Discussion Guide — Chapter 12: The Tomb
Chapter 12: The Tomb Why did Lloyd Alexander title this chapter “The Tomb”? A tomb is a chamber for the dead, often made out of rock. “The Tomb” is a good title because Taran and the companions are basically in … Continue reading
David Bruce: William Shakespeare’s TROILUS AND CRESSIDA: A Retelling in Prose — Act 5, Scenes 3-10
— 5.3 — Hector, armed and ready for battle, stood in front of the palace of his father, Priam, in Troy. With him was his wife, Andromache. “When was my lord so much unkindly tempered that he would stop his … Continue reading
David Bruce: William Shakespeare’s TROILUS AND CRESSIDA: A Retelling in Prose — Act 5, Scene 2
— 5.2 — Diomedes walked over in front of Calchas’ tent and called, “Are you still up? Speak to me.” From inside the tent, Calchas replied, “Who is calling?” “I am Diomedes. You are Calchas, I think. Where’s your daughter?” … Continue reading
David Bruce: Lloyd Alexander’s THE CASTLE OF LLYR: A Discussion Guide — Chapter 11: King of the Stones
Chapter 11: King of the Stones Why would Glew want Taran and his companions to tremble before him? Is that a good reason? Glew seems to want Taran and his companions to tremble before him simply because he is much … Continue reading
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David Bruce: William Shakespeare’s TROILUS AND CRESSIDA: A Retelling in Prose — Act 5, Scene 1
— 5.1 — Achilles and Patroclus talked together in front of Achilles’ tent. Achilles said about Hector, “I’ll heat his blood with Greek wine tonight, and tomorrow with my curved sword I’ll cool his blood by making it spurt from … Continue reading
David Bruce: Lloyd Alexander’s THE CASTLE OF LLYR: A Discussion Guide — Chapter 10: The Cavern
Chapter 10: The Cavern Taran shows lots of courage in trying to rescue Prince Rhun from the pit in which he has fallen. How does the rescue attempt work out? After Prince Rhun disappears into the hole, Taran leaps into … Continue reading
David Bruce: William Shakespeare’s TROILUS AND CRESSIDA: A Retelling in Prose — Act 4, Scene 5
— 4.5 — Ajax, wearing armor, walked over to Agamemnon, Achilles, Patroclus, Menelaus, Ulysses, Nestor, and some others. They were at the place where Ajax would duel Hector. The lists — barriers surrounding the place where the duel would take … Continue reading
David Bruce: Lloyd Alexander’s THE CASTLE OF LLYR: A Discussion Guide — Chapter 9: The Luck of Rhun
Chapter 9: The Luck of Rhun What do you notice about Kaw’s speech at the end of Chapter 8 and the beginning of Chapter 9? Kaw repeats words, always saying them twice: “Eilonwy!” Kaw croaked. “Eilonwy!” (91) and “Alaw!” croaked … Continue reading
David Bruce: William Shakespeare’s TROILUS AND CRESSIDA: A Retelling — Act 4, Scene 4
— 4.4 — Pandarus and Cressida were talking inside her house. “Be calm, be calm,” Pandarus advised. “Why are you telling me to be calm?” Cressida said. “The grief that I taste is pure and entirely perfect, and it rages … Continue reading
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