The Misanthrope Review
25 questions: multiple choice and matching. Study The Misanthrope question packet, reading checks, and be able to identify the speakers of the following quotations:
1. “I’d have them be sincere, and never part/With any word that isn’t from the heart.”
2. “Oh, he’s a wondrous talker and has the power/To tell you nothing hour after hour:/If, by mistake, he ever came to the point/The shock would put his jawbone out of joint.”
3. “Surely you don’t expect us to suppose/Mere merit could attract so many beaux?/It’s not your virtue that they’re dazzled by…”
4. “All things have equal honor nowadays,/And no one should be gratified by praise./To be admired, one only need exist…”
5. “The more one loves the more one should object/To every blemish, every least defect./Were I this lady, I would soon get rid/Of lovers who approved of all I did.”
6. “Love, as a rule, affects men otherwise,/And lovers rarely love to criticize./They see their lady as a charming
blur,/And find all things commendable in her.”
7. “…if my heart is kind enough to burn/For her, she owes me something in return…”
8. “With all respect for your exalted notions,/It’s often best to veil one’s true emotions./Wouldn’t the social fabric come undone/If we were wholly frank with everyone?”
9. “You show your love by castigating me,/And all your speeches are enraged and rude./I’ve never been so furiously wooed.”
10. “Others have praised my sonnet to the skies.”
The Misanthrope Review
25 questions: multiple choice and matching. Study The Misanthrope question packet, reading checks, and be able to identify the speakers of the following quotations:
1. “I’d have them be sincere, and never part/With any word that isn’t from the heart.”
2. “Oh, he’s a wondrous talker and has the power/To tell you nothing hour after hour:/If, by mistake, he ever came to the point/The shock would put his jawbone out of joint.”
3. “Surely you don’t expect us to suppose/Mere merit could attract so many beaux?/It’s not your virtue that they’re dazzled by…”
4. “All things have equal honor nowadays,/And no one should be gratified by praise./To be admired, one only need exist…”
5. “The more one loves the more one should object/To every blemish, every least defect./Were I this lady, I would soon get rid/Of lovers who approved of all I did.”
6. “Love, as a rule, affects men otherwise,/And lovers rarely love to criticize./They see their lady as a charming
blur,/And find all things commendable in her.”
7. “…if my heart is kind enough to burn/For her, she owes me something in return…”
8. “With all respect for your exalted notions,/It’s often best to veil one’s true emotions./Wouldn’t the social fabric come undone/If we were wholly frank with everyone?”
9. “You show your love by castigating me,/And all your speeches are enraged and rude./I’ve never been so furiously wooed.”
10. “Others have praised my sonnet to the skies.”