by Sir Thomas Malory
Then Sir Arthur looked on the sword, and liked it passing well. Whether liketh you better, said Merlin, the sword or the scabbard? Me liketh better the sword, said Arthur. Ye are more unwise, said Merlin, for the scabbard is worth ten of the swords, for whiles ye have the scabbard upon you, ye shall never lose no blood, be ye never so sore wounded; therefore keep well the scabbard always with you. So they rode unto Carlion, and by the way they met with Sir Pellinore; but Merlin had done such a craft, that Pellinore saw not Arthur, and he passed by without any words. I marvel, said Arthur, that the knight would not speak. Sir, said Merlin, he saw you not, for an he had seen you, ye had not lightly departed. So they came unto Carlion, whereof his knights were passing glad. And when they heard of his adventures, they marvelled that he would jeopard his person so, alone. But all men of worship said it was merry to be under such a chieftain, that would put his person in adventure as other poor knights did.
"“How Arthur by the mean of Merlin gat Excalibur his sword of the Lady
of the Lake” from Le Morte D’ Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory"
Kew Gardens
by Virginia Woolf
"Fifteen years ago I came here with Lily," he thought.
"We sat somewhere over there by a lake and I begged her to marry me all through the hot afternoon. How the dragonfly kept circling round us: how clearly I see the dragonfly and her shoe with the square silver buckle at the toe. All the time I spoke I saw her shoe and when it moved impatiently I knew without looking up what she was going to say: the whole of her seemed to be in her shoe. And my love, my desire, were in the dragonfly; for some reason I thought that if it settled there, on that leaf, the broad one with the red flower in the middle of it, if the dragonfly settled on the leaf she would say "Yes" at once. But the dragonfly went round and round: it never settled anywhere—of course not, happily not, or I shouldn't be walking here with Eleanor and the children—Tell me, Eleanor. D'you ever think of the past?"
"Why do you ask, Simon?"
"Because I've been thinking of the past. I've been thinking of Lily, the woman I might have married.... Well, why are you silent? Do you mind my thinking of the past?"
"Kew Gardens" by Virginia Woolf
Question
Use the passages to answer the question.
Which statement accurately contrasts how these passages reflect the development of British literature?
(1 point)
Responses
The first passage explores the influence of magic, whereas the second passage focuses on nostalgia.
The first passage explores the influence of magic, whereas the second passage focuses on nostalgia.
The first passage explores the importance of battle, whereas the second passage focuses on memory.
The first passage explores the importance of battle, whereas the second passage focuses on memory.
The first passage focuses on the importance of war, whereas the second passage focuses on the importance of marriage.
The first passage focuses on the importance of war, whereas the second passage focuses on the importance of marriage.
The first passage focuses on the ideals of a knight, whereas the second passage explores ideal relationships.
The first passage focuses on the ideals of a knight, whereas the second passage explores ideal relationships.
1 answer
The statement that accurately contrasts how these passages reflect the development of British literature is:
The first passage explores the influence of magic, whereas the second passage focuses on nostalgia.
This choice correctly highlights the magical elements in Arthur's story, such as Merlin and the enchanted sword Excalibur, in contrast to the nostalgic reflection of Simon on his past relationship in Woolf's "Kew Gardens."
