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1、Unit2EdgarAllanPoe1)Whoisthenarrator?Whatwrongdoeshewanttoredress?ItisMontresor.FortunatohasgivenMontresorthousandsofinjuriesthathehastobearbeforehehasthisopportunityoftakingrevenge.2)WhatisthepretextMontresorusestolureFortunadotohiswinecellar?Heclaimsthathehasjustgo

2、tacaskofAmontiladoandstoresitinthewinecellarbeforehemayfindaconnoisseurtotestifytoitsauthenticity.3)WhathappenstoFortunadointheend?ThedeceivedFortunadoiskilledbecauseofhisinabilityofgettingoutofthecatacomb.4)DescribebrieflyhowPoecharacterizesMortresorandFortunadoasco

3、ntrasts.PoecharacterizesMortresorandFortunadoasseeminglycontrastingcharacterschieflybypresentingtheiridenticalhabitinwineandtheirdifferentmannerstowardseachother,butactuallyheintendstoshowsomesimilarlydefectiveaspectsintheirnature.Thesimilarityintheirnatureisalsosugg

4、estedbytheirnamesassynonymsinItalian:Mortresormeans“fortune”whileFortunado“treasure”.TheirdefectivenatureishighlightedwhentherevengerMortresor,whoisfullypreparedonpsychologicalandoperatinglevels,throwsthehardlypreparedbuttotallydeceivedwrong-doerFortunadointothedeepa

5、nddampcatacombandblocksupitsentrancewithhugerocks.Lecture4NathanielHawthorneQuestions:1.WhyistheprisonthesettingofChapter1?Nomatterhowoptimisticthefoundersofnewcoloniesmaybe,theyarequicktoestablishaprisonandacemeteryintheir“Utopia,”fortheyknowthatmisbehavior,evil,and

6、deathareunavoidable.ThisbelieffitsintothelargerPuritandoctrine,whichputsheavyemphasisontheideaoforiginalsin—thenotionthatallpeoplearebornsinnersbecauseoftheinitialtransgressionsofAdamandEveintheGardenofEden.heisthereforeusingtheprisonbuildingtorepresentthecrimeandthe

7、punishmentwhichareaspectofcivilizedlifeWhatistheimplicationofthedescriptionoftheroses?Therosebushsymbolizestheabilityofnaturetoendureandoutlastman'sactivities.ThenarratorsuggeststhatrosesofferareminderofNature'skindnesstothecondemned;forhistale,hesays,itwillprovideei

8、thera“sweetmoralblossom”orelsesomereliefinthefaceofunrelentingsorrowandgloom.2.DescribetheappearanceofHesterPrynneandtheattitudeoft