I. Comment on only ONE of the following passages: (do not write more than 17 lines—mention the speaker) 40 points

1. "Wilt thou yet purge it out of thee, and be once more human?....Forgive, and leave his further retribution to the Power that claims it! I said, but now, that there could be no good event for him, or thee, or me, who are here wandering together in this gloomy maze of evil, and stumbling at every step over the guilt wherewith we have strewn our path....There might be good for thee, and thee alone."

2. "Here in the face of heaven,…..and in hearing of all the people as touching the vileness and blackness of your sin. Knowing your natural temper…he could the bettre judge what arguments to use, whether of tenderness or terror, insomuch that you should no longer hide the name of him who tempted you to this grievous fall."

II. Discuss only ONE of the following questions: (do not write more than 25 lines) .
60 points

1. Henry James, criticizing Winterbourne, says, "But his aunt had a headache- and now she was shut up in her room....so that he was at liberty to wander about". This implies that Winterbourne is very much under his aunt's thumb, and this points to one aspect of his weakness, his subservience to the women in his life. This subservience is exemplified in THREE situations in Daisy Miller. State these three situations.

2. When Winterbourne asks Daisy if she means to speak to Giovanelli, in the Pincio scene, she replies, "Do I mean to speak to him? Why, you don't suppose I mean to communicate by signs?". In the light of Daisy's inability to communicate what she really is, what is the implication of her latter question?

Examiner
Dr. Majed Abdulkarim