13. What others are arrested with him, and why? Who has instigated the arrests? 14. What measure of deference to Katharine as Queen is shown by Henry in scene ii? 15. What plea does Katharine bring to the King? How does Wolsey evade the issue, in this connection? 16. What is related of Buckingham before the King and Queen? 17. How is Katharine's attitude toward Wolsey and toward the tales against Buckingham shown, in this scene? 18. What is said of the lavishness in entertaining, of Wolsey, in scene iii? 19. What main purpose in the drama does the introduction of the revels at York Place serve? ACT II 20. Detail the report concerning Buckingham, at his trial. 21. What were Wolsey's reasons for sending Surrey to Ireland? In this connection what further is said of Wolsey's methods with whoever came into the king's favor? 22. What is revealed as the cause of Wolsey's wish to stir the king towards a divorce from Katharine? 23. What instance of the Cardinal's tyrannical rapacity is given in the opening of scene ii? 24. What is hinted as the cause of Henry's "troubled conscience"? 25. How does Norfolk speak of the matter of the divorce, and of the Queen? 26. What is apparent of the nobles' feeling towards Wolsey? 27. What personal manner does Henry display in scene it? 28. What does Campeius say to Wolsey of the people's gossip relative to the installation of Gardiner? What does this show of incidents that made for eventual sentiment against Wolsey? 29. What impression of Anne Bullen's sincerity is given through the remarks of the Old Lady, in scene iii? 30. Relate the substance of Katharine's lines in the trialscene, and describe the personal impression it conveys. What is said of Mrs. Siddons' acting of this passage? 31. How does the Queen express herself towards Wolsey? How does he receive her speeches to him? 32. Wherein is the note of hypocrisy in Henry's speeches after Katharine's withdrawal from the Court? ACT III 33. Describe the opening of scene i, and its dramatic effect with regard to Katharine's state of mind? 34. How does she meet the two Cardinals? What is the tenor of her talk with them? 35. What letter falls into Henry's hands to the undoing of Wolsey? Which of the Lords take advantage of it? and why? 36. What had been the errand of Cranmer for the King? What is predicted for him on account of its performance? 37. Was the incident of the King's discovery of Wolsey's appropriation of public moneys a true one as regarded Wolsey? What were the facts of it? 38. What were the several articles of the charge against Wolsey? 39. How does Wolsey accept his degradation? In what ways is the effect of it upon himself made to appear salutary? ACT IV. 40. How are we introduced to the action of Act IV? 41. What is related of the situation as regards Katharine? 42. Describe the pageant of the Coronation. 43. Why is the transposition of the dates of Wolsey's and Katharine's deaths necessary to the best dramatic order of events in the play? 44. Describe the scene of Katharine's last hours. 45. What two aspects of Wolsey do the lines of Katharine and Griffith counterpose? 46. What colleges were founded by Wolsey? How has Edmund Campian, in his Historie of Ireland, described Wolsey? How does this description tally with that developed in the drama? 47. How did it happen that Katharine was left poorly attended at Ampthill? 48. What did she recommend to the King in her last letter to him by Capucius? ACT V 49. What is the main matter of Act V? 50. What was Gardiner's reason for expressing less good will toward Anne Bullen than toward her newborn child? 51. Through what passages is there presage of the religious factions that were eventually to disturb England? 52. What do Gardiner and his faction plan against Cranmer? 53. What incident makes the King suspect them of malice as well as enmity? 54. What advice did Henry give to Cranmer to assist him against the other faction? What token did he give him to obtain a revoke? What was the historic power of such a token? 55. What methods of secret vigilance did our ancestors devise in the building of their houses, and why? 56. How does Cranmer meet the charges brought against him in the council chamber? 57. How is this matter related by Fox? How does the King resolve it in the drama, upon his entrance? 58. Describe the pageant of the christening. 59. What is the prophecy of Cranmer with regard to the child Elizabeth? |