Calendar: 1881-1882 Page 698

WARNEFORD SCHOLARSHIPS 699 IV Answer in French if possible any two of the following questions What was the Confrerie de la Passion Explain the origin of the Theatre in France Give brief account of Ronsard and his literary career Show in what direction and with what results he laboured as reformer Contrast Ronsard with Malherbe State what you know of any one and not more than one of these immediate predecessors of Corneille Hardy Jodelle Gamier Scudery Name the authors of Didon Alceste Thisbe Sylvie les Bergeries Amaranthe Writo in French short biography of Pierre Corneille not omitting his relations with Richelieu VI Name the principal works of Corneille and give briefly the plot of either Le Cid or Polyeucte VII Re-translate into French The success of Le Cid is an era in our dramatic history Hitherto the Theatre had not known either passion duty tenderness or grandeur and here was love here was honour such as can be conceived by the loftiest imagination appear- ing for the first time and all at once in their full glory before public for whom honour was the first virtue and love the first feeling in life Enthusiasm was carried to ecstasy says Pelisson "men were never tired to see this play nothing else was spoken of in society every one knew some portion of it by heart children were made to learn it and in some districts of France Cela est beau comme le Cid had become popular saying XII Sff illerf WBliWm tll Translate into English 3e gei jeDer feineg 3Bege8 flitf it feiner ftvmntfajaft unD enofjfame 2Ber £tvt tfi wintxe nifyig feme £eerbe UnD mvV im titfen $reun&e fur ben 93un&