"Ode to a Nightingale" by john keats Thinking About the Selection
1. (a) Recall: low does the speaker describe his emotional state in
sanat (b) Infert What appears to have brought on this state!
2. (a) Recalli What wish does the speaker express in lines 19-20
(1) Compare and Contrast: What differences does he see
berween the bird's life and his own that cause him to wish this!
1. (a) Analyse: What is the viewpoint from which the speaker
descubes his surroundings in stanza V? (b) Connect: How does
the viewpoint reflect the speaker's wish in line 217
4. (a) Analyze: How does stanza VII "answer" stanza VI?
(b) Synthesise: What similarity between death and immortality
does the speaker imply?
5. Make a Judgment By writing a poem full of extreme feeling,
is Keats just being dramatic, or is writing such a poem a way
of making peace with strong feelings? Explain.

Read the excerpt from act 3 of a doll’s house. mrs. linde: you seemed to me to imply that with me you might have been quite another man. krogstad: i am certain of it. mrs. linde: is it too late now? krogstad: christine, are you saying this deliberately? yes, i am sure you are. i see it in your face. have you really the courage, then—? mrs. linde: i want to be a mother to someone, and your children need a mother. we two need each other. nils, i have faith in your real character—i can dare anything together with you. krogstad [grasps her hands]. , , christine! now i shall find a way to clear myself in the eyes of the world. ah, but i forgot— how does the conflict in this passage develop a theme? mrs. linde creates a conflict by promising something she cannot give to krogstad, which develops the theme that empty promises can destroy relationships. krogstad continues the conflict by choosing clearing his name over having a life with mrs. linde, which develops the theme that you must often choose yourself over others. krogstad creates a conflict by deceiving mrs. linde about his intentions, which develops the theme that, in love, actions speak louder than words. mrs. linde resolves the conflict by committing to a new life with krogstad, which develops the theme that new beginnings are always possible.