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Question: This work of Crane’s suggests a theology. Can you describe that theology and then argue whether Maggie and “The Open Boat” reflects it?

Question: Do you see Norris arguing with Howells, or do you see him more fundamentally agreeing with him even as he offers a critique?

Question: What does Howells assert that fiction should accomplish? That is, what does he think fiction is for? Do you see him accomplishing that in “Editha”?

Question: To what extent does Mark Twain feel like a contemporary voice? That is, does his humor sound like humor you might hear from someone writing or even doing stand-up today? If so, in what specific ways? If not, how is he different?

Question: What argument is James making in “The Art of Fiction”? How does it contrast with what we have seen from Howells, Norris, and Crane?

Question: How could things have been different for Maggie? (Think big, not just within the story but within the larger context as you understand it.)

Question: To what extent does this depiction of a working-class family feel “realistic”?

Discussion questions provided by professor. Questions are: 1. Are Hotspur, Worcester, and Northumberland justified in their revolt against Henry IV, or are they simply traitors rebelling against their legitimate king? What crimes has Henry committed against them? How does Shakespeare seem to want us to feel about their plot to divide England into three pieces (3.1)? How does this revolt fit into the scheme of the Tudor Myth? 2. In Act 3, scene 2, King Henry tells his son Hal that he is a disgra...

Questions from professor about Richard II. Questions are: 1. After Richard falls from power, does your attitude toward him change? What does Shakespeare do in Acts 4 and 5 that might make audience members feel differently about Richard than they did when he was king? How do we respond to his disposition toward his imprisonment and the manner of his death? 2. Once Bolingbroke becomes king, is he a better ruler than was Richard? Which of his actions as monarch parallel or contrast with Richard's ...

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