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mingling of two people.Holy sonnet 10 does John Donne say that death is the slave to fate, chance, kings and desperate men?The poem reveals Donne39。s pen, death is neither mighty nor dreadful, for men may derive much pleasure from death, and death is a slave to many things. The meaning of the sentence from John Donne`s Death Be not Proud is like that, Death, you are slave to Fate, Chance, kings, and desperate men。 These two lines express the idea that there is nothing frightening in death. Though we might die, we can keep alive spiritually forever.John MiltonParadise LostThe general subject(總的主題)is man’s disobedience and the loss thereupon of Paradise, with its prime cause, Satan, who, having revolted from God, has been driven out of heaven.4. Where are the serpent蛇 and his followers condemned after their defeat?They are driven from Heaven into hell.5. What are the God’s punishments for those rebellious angels as described by Milton in lines 5974?Satan looks around and finds himself in a horrible dungeon. There is a great furnace in the dungeon. What is burning is sulfur, with flames, but without light. Through the visible darkness, he can discover sights of woe, regions of sorrow, mournful shades, where peace and rest can never live. Hope goes everywhere except to this place. It is such a place as Eternal Justice had prepared for those rebels. It is far away from God and light of Heaven.6. What is considered by Satan as “ignominy” and “shame” (line 115)? To bow and sue for grace with suppliant knee and deify his power. To give in to God, to fall down on one’s knees to beg for mercy submissively, worship God’s power, bee scared for God’s authority and power, lose confidence.7. What is Satan advising the serpent and his followers to do in this part of Paradise Lost?He is defeated in the battle against God, but he does not lose heart. He will not bow down to God. Instead, he is advising the serpent and followers to rise up again and fight another battle.Daniel DefoeRobinson Crusoe魯賓遜漂流記2. What do you think of Crusoe’s way of marking time? Why is it important for him to keep track of time?A good way. He doesn’t want to forget time. For a civilized man, time is precious.3. From this excerpt, what do you find admirable in Robinson Crusoe?Strongminded, careful, capable, persevering, optimistic, ambitious, selfreliant, clever, practical, adventurous, patient, rational, sympathetic, hardworking, imaginative, energetic, courageous, amiable (kindhearted).First of all, he is adventurous. Unlike mon people, Robinson is eager to take adventures. So he is brave under most circumstances and curious about new things. Even when he was left in a deserted island, he was not afraid of what he was confronted with. What’s more, during the time he lived in the island, Robinson was faced with lots of difficulties. However, he has overe all of them with strong will and firm determination. And he tries his best to survive and takes an optimistic attitude towards life. Instead of despair, Robinson is full of passion in such a harsh situation. He never gets frustrated by failures and always perseveres in making efforts to create a new life. Besides, Robinson pays much attention to details. For example, when he wants to find a place for his settlement, he has taken many aspects into consideration, such as security, convenience, and sunshine. Also, he makes a list of specific figures on which he can base his construction. In this sense, Robinson is careful and considerate. To sum up, Robinson is not only brave and adventurous but also wise and thoughtful. When he has difficulties, he spares no efforts to overe them and try his best solve the factual problems. What impressed me most is his optimism and perseverance. All the good qualities in Robinson Crusoe are admirable and he shows us a positive attitude towards life.Confronting such an adversity, Robinson showed his amazing willpower and staunch lifeforce. He also showed people how to deal with adversity in life. Under such an adverse circumstance, he overcame various difficulties and created splendor of his life. ~If he or she does not make a plan for the future, he may not get out of the adversity. Take Robinson as an example, he made a series of plans about his food, his bullets, his powder and his daily work. He believed that he would starve or be attacked when he had not those things. So he ate very cannily. And he tried to train the sheep so that he did not waste so many bullets to shoot them. The truth proved that it was wise for him to do so. ~Robinson always thought of some new ideas when he was faced with some difficulties. If he did do everything with fixed rule, he would not create the necessities that he needed in his life. Owing to his ability to bring forth new ideas, he solved many problems. And those ideas helped him overe the adversity.~ Robinson had been perseverant for twentyeight years, and was saved finally.Jonathan SwiftGulliver’s Travels 格列佛游記1. In what ways are Yahoos parable to human beings in Guliver’s Travels? Comment on the Houyhnhnms’ attitude toward human beings.(1)Yahoos, hairy, wild, low and despicable brutes, who resemble human beings not only in appearance but also in almost every other way. (2)Houyhnhnms conceive the vilest opinion of humankind such as corrupt ,detestion and debased group。耶穌是上帝的羔羊;溫良和自我犧牲精神;上帝彰顯的慈愛:對羔羊、對孩子的關(guān)愛)2. What does the lamb stand for?Line 20: When you read the word lamb, always first think: symbol of Jesus Christ (the Lamb of God). As the tradition holds, animals such as lambs were sacrificed to God or gods in general until God offered his Son, Jesus Christ – his lamb – as the final sacrifice for the sins of mankind. In line 20, Blake references a version of Christianity that states that God created Jesus (Protestant version vs. the Catholic doctrine of the Trinity). In any case, you don’t need to know all the theology, just tha