Chapters 11-13

TASKS for Chapters 11-13

I. Find the following words and phrases in the text and translate them into Russian:

a profound contempt – глубокое презрение
to have first nights – премьерные показы
to be exemplary – быть достойным подражания
a pattern of conjugal fidelity – образец супружеской верности
to separate – разделять
be ingenuous – быть искренним
to cry almost at will –плакать по собственному желанию
common sense – здравый смысл
to elope with sb. –сбежать (с любовником)
preposterous – несообразный
curtain calls – поклоны
prudish –излишне скромный
in for a penny, in for a pound – назвался груздем-полезай в кузов
this was all a put-up job – сфабрикованное дело
indecent – недостойный
in a flash – мгновенно
to take liberties with sb. – распускать руки
a matinee – дневной спектакль
amiably –приветливо
well-chosen words – хорошо подобранные слова
to have no sequel – не иметь продолжения
to erase the episode from her memory – стирать эпизод из памяти
pleasant reveries sauntered through her mind– приятные воспоминания проскальзывали в ее мыслях
hectic flush – лихорадочный румянец
to hurt one's pride – задеть самолюбие
to have an inkling – осторожный намек
to pawn - заложить

II. Answer the following questions:

1. How did Julia and Lord Tamerly get acquainted? Was Julia his mistress? What did Julia owe to Charles Tamerly?

Julia and Lord Tamerly got acquainted at a luncheon party. No, she wasn’t his mistress, though many people convinced that she was Charles Tamerley's mistress because of their close relationships.

2. Describe Julia's acting when Lord Tamerly declared his love to her. How can you prove that it was only make-believe? 

She sat down and for a minute looked silently at the miniature. Timing it perfectly, she raised her eyes till they met Charles's. She could cry almost at will, it was one of her most telling accomplishments, and now without a sound, without a sob, the tears poured down her cheeks. With her mouth slightly open, with the look in her eyes of a child that has been deeply hurt and does not know why, the effect was unbearably pathetic. Then she just cried and nodded.
There is no doubt that it was only make-believe because she had already prepared her course of conduct for the declaration which she felt he would sooner or later bring himself to make.

3. Why do you think Julia agreed to have tea with the young man? What was his name? Did Julia know it or not?
She agreed to have tea with him because it was something new and interesting for her.It was Tom Fennel, but Julia did not know the name.

4. Was the young man as shy as he seemed to be?
At first, his behavior was predictable for her, but then, he turned out to be an absolute different person, not shy at all.
5. How did he show his admiration for Julia?
He had seen her in every play she had acted in since he was twelve years old. He told her that
once when he was fourteen he had stood outside the stage door after a matinee and when she came out had asked her to sign her name in his autograph book.

6. What feelings did Julia experience after the date with the young man? How did she act after that? How old was Julia at that time? What's your opinion of Julia's behaviour?
It was strange but at the same time funny for her. It was not the first time Julia was unfaithful to her husband, but Tom’s impudence and insistence which caused their intimacy, was undoubtedly new experience to Julia although she was already 46. I can't judge her,because I wasn't in her shoes.

7. Describe the episode of Julia's adventure on the train to Cannes. What was Julia's attitude towards this accident? Give quotations from the text and comment on them. What do you think of this adventure?
During her trip to Cannes which she made by train, she her acquainted with the man who told her that he was an attaché at the Spanish Embassy in Paris and was going down to Cannes for
Easter. After long conversation, there was intimacy between them. Next morning she couldn’t believe that it had happened with her, however she did care more about the safety of her jewelry rather than about the moral aspect of this night.

8. When did Julia see Tom Fennell again? Under what circumstances?
He called her after several days and she invited him to come to her dressing-room for a tea.

9. What do you think attracted Julia to Tom? How old was he?
He was about twenty. I think that his modesty, true feelings, youth and his inexperience attracted Julia.

10. Why do you think Tom was interested in grand people?
Because such life was too far and differed much from this he lived.

11. Do you approve or disapprove of Julia's love affair with Tom Fennell?
I completely disapproved it because no matter why, she was unfaithful to her husband and it is disgusting.

It was foolish,as he was interested in her because of money.

III. Make up a list of words and phrases which the author uses to show Julia's attitude towards Tom Fennell. Comment on their semantics and stylistic value.• sweet with his blue eyes and pale brown hair
• a white skin and rather a high colour
• lips were soft and there was a perfume of youth about him which was really rather delightful
• There was smth. charming in his clean freshness
• Very commonplace
• Young, fresh and ingenuous
• He was so deceitful
The author used his phrase to show Julia’s attitude to Thomas Fennel. She realized that she fall in love with him bur at the same tome she thought it to be wrong.

IV. The author uses a number of theatrical allusions. Find them in the text and say what you know about them. (Consult the Oxford Guide to British and American Culture or any other culture dictionary).

· Alfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay (11 December 1810 – 2 May 1857) was a French dramatist, poet, and novelist. Along with his poetry, he is known for writing La Confession d'un enfant du siècle (The Confession of a Child of the Century, autobiographical) from 1836.
· Dame Ellen Terry was an English stage actress who became the leading Shakespearean actress in Britain. Born into a family of actors, Terry began acting as a child in Shakespeare plays and continued as a teen, in London and on tour. She was considered the leading Shakespearean and comic actress in Britain. Two of her most famous roles were Portia in The Merchant of Venice and Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing. 

· George Farquhar (1677– 29 April 1707) was an Irish dramatist. He is noted for his contributions to late Restoration comedy, particularly for his plays The Recruiting Officer (1706) and The Beaux' Stratagem (1707).
· The Way of the World is a play written by English playwright William Congreve. It premiered in 1700 in the theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields in London. It is widely regarded as one of the best Restoration comedies and is still occasionally performed. The play is based around the two lovers, Mirabell and Millamant(originally played by John Verbruggen and Anne Bracegirdle). In order for the two to get married and receive Millamant's full dowry, Mirabell must receive the blessing of Millamant's aunt, Lady Wishfort. Unfortunately, she is a very bitter lady, who despises Mirabell and wants her own nephew, Sir Wilfull, to wed Millamant.
· Oliver Goldsmith (10 November 1730 – 4 April 1774) was an Irish novelist, playwright and poet, who is best known for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), his pastoral poem The Deserted Village (1770), and his plays The Good-Natur'd Man (1768) and She Stoops to Conquer (1771, first performed in 1773). He also wrote An History of the Earth and Animated Nature. He is thought to have written the classic children's tale The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes, the source of the phrase "goody two-shoes".

V. In chapter 11 you can find the following phrase: "... like Venus rising from the waves." What is the source of this allusion? Comment on it and its stylistic effect.

"... like Venus rising from the waves” is an artistic allusion.It is related to the 1486 painting by Sandro Botticelli “The Birth of Venus”. It depicts the goddess Venus, having emerged from the sea as a fully grown woman, arriving at the sea-shore (which is related to the Venus Anadyomene motif). It represents the birth of love.

VI. Give a summary of chapters 11-13. (in written form)

Julia recieved flowers from Tom, her adviser, who invited her for a tea later. His poor apartment reminded Julia the beginning of her carrier, the times of her youth. As things turned out ,Tom was not so shame as she considered him to be and suddenly kissed her during their conversation and she didn't resist. During her trip she had another sexual affair with an unknown man. Then Julia’s relationships with Tom continued, they went to an expensive restaurant, where Tom paid for them both. Julia had fallen in love with Tom.