Littérature étrangère en langue étrangère anglais

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No, Count Dracula really likes England he uses the adjective “great” to qualify England.

“Thought them I have come to know your great England, and to know her is to love her.”

i. Dracula is thinking about moving to England. True

Yes, he tells it to Mr. Harker than he wants to know how it’s the life, the change, the death and all what who made England what she is.

“I long to go through the crowded streets of your mighty London, to be in the midst of the whirl and rush of humanity, to share its life, its change, its death, and all that makes it what it is.”

j. Dracula has bought a house in London. True

He mentions it.

“You come to me not only as agent of my friend Peter Hawkins, of Exeter, to tell me all about my new estate in London,”

4. Answer the following questions in your own words or by quoting the text. (2,5 pts)

a. According to Harker, how well does Dracula speak English?

He first says then the English of the Count it’s complete and he repeat himself when he conclusion then him it’s speaking is excellent.

“You know and speak English thoroughly!” “You speak excellently”

b. According to Dracula, how well does he know the English language?

He says then he knows the grammar and the words but he’s don’t know the form of the phrases and variations are made.

“True, I know the grammar and the words, but yet I know not how to speak them.”

c. How did Count Dracula learn English?

He assured he have learned English by the books.

“But alas! As yet I only know your tongue through books.”

d. What would Count Dracula fear if he went to England? Explain.

The fear of Count Dracula if he gets to England is to be look as a stranger because of his pronunciation and his words in public. Dracula it’s a Boyar, a noble, a well-known person and a master in Transylvania, but in England he is no one, he is just a man like another, so he doesn’t want to be saw like a stranger and be trait as an inferior person.

“I am content if I am like the rest, so that no man stops if he sees me, or pauses in his speaking if he hears my words, ‘Ha, ha! A stranger!’ I have been so long master that I would be master still, or least that none other should be master of me. “

e. What does the Count want Harker to do for him during his stay? (2 things)

The Count wants Harker to tell him all about his estate in London and correct all his pronunciation errors during his stay.

“You come to me as agent of my friend Peter Hawkins, of Exeter, to tell me all about my new estate in London, but also, you shall, I trust, rest here with me a while, so that by our talking I may learn English intonation. And I would that you tell me when I make error, even of the smallest, in my speaking.”

5. What do the words in italics refer to? (2 pts)

a. There was a card on the table, on which was written--“I have to be absent for a while. Do no wait for me. D.”

The “D” makes refer to the name of the Count: Dracula.

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b. The door opposite mine I tried, but found locked.

The possessive pronoun “mine” makes refer to the door of Mr. Harker bedroom.

c. “These companions”, and he laid his hand on some of the books, “have been good friends to me, and for some years past, ever since I had the idea of going to London, have given me many, many hours of pleasure.” The qualifier “friends” make refer to the English books.

d. I am content if I am like the rest, so that no man stops if he sees me, or pauses in his speaking if he hears my words, ‘Ha, ha! A stranger!’ The qualifier “the rest” make refer to the ordinary people of England.