"And why should Cæsar be a tyrant then? Poor man! I know he would not be a wolf But that he sees the Romans are but sheep: He were no lion, were not Romans hinds. Those that with haste will make a mighty fire Begin it with weak straws: what trash is Rome, What rubbish, and what offal, when it serves For the base matter to illuminate So vile a thing as Cæsar!" --_Act I, Sc. 3, 103-111._ _b_ Discuss the speeches of Brutus and Antony at the funeral of Cæsar, showing how each is characteristic of the speaker and of the part each bears in the action of the play. _IV Take one part only, either a or b or c._ _a_ Quote from Milton or Shakespeare at least ten consecutive lines (other than those printed on this paper); give their setting and tell why to you the lines seem worth committing to memory. _b_ Discuss the position of men of letters in the times of Addison and Johnson respectively. _c_ Give the history of Johnson's _Dictionary_. [4] In all these papers special attention should be given to spelling, punctuation and paragraph structure, and neatness. HARVARD UNIVERSITY (1906) _The examiner expects you to plan each answer before writing, to write neatly and legibly, to spell and punctuate correctly, and to be accurate and intelligent in choosing words and in framing sentences and paragraphs._ I _Write carefully planned compositions on three of the following subjects._ 1 The good traits in Macbeth's character. 2 Antonio and Bassanio as gentlemen. 3 The scenes in _The Merchant of Venice_ which excite sympathy for Shylock. 4 Scott's poetry. 5 My first reading of _The Lady of the Lake_. 6 The best scene in _The Lady of the Lake_ and my reasons for liking it. 7 "I found Him in the shining of the stars, I mark'd Him in the flowering of His fields, But in His ways with men I find Him not. I waged His wars, and now I pass and die." 8 How Gareth became a knight. 9 Godfrey Cass. 10 My reading apart from the prescribed books. II _The examiner expects answers not merely correct but also well composed. Answer all the questions._ 1 What is the plot of _Comus_? 2 Are the characters in _Comus_ as much like real persons as the characters in Shakespeare's plays? Give reasons for your answer. 3 Relate the early life of Addison up to the time when he began to write for the _Spectator_. 4 Tell what you know about Johnson's Club. (1907) _Write carefully: the quality of your English is even more important than your knowledge of the books. Plan your answers before you write them, and look them over carefully after you have written them._ _Omit either 3 or 4._ 1 (Forty minutes.) Tell in the first person, as simply and as vividly as you can, the story of _The Ancient Mariner_.