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Timeline of Literature
Directions: Read the story carefully. Analyze the message of the literary work that the writer wants
us to understand. Remember that this literary work is taken from the Restoration period. Select a
scene that bears the heart or the general message of the literary work anchored to its period in
literature. Make a tableau or re-enact the scene in front of the class while someone is explaining the
message of the literary work.
Gullivers Travels
By: Jonathan Swift
Gullivers adventure in Lilliput begins when he wakes after his shipwreck to find himself bound by
innumerable tiny threads and addressed by tiny captors who are in awe of him but fiercely protective
of their kingdom. They are not afraid to use violence against Gulliver, though their arrows are little
more than pinpricks. But overall, they are hospitable, risking famine in their land by feeding
Gulliver, who consumes more food than a thousand Lilliputians combined could. Gulliver is taken
into the capital city by a vast wagon the Lilliputians have specially built. He is presented to the
emperor, who is entertained by Gulliver, just as Gulliver is flattered by the attention of royalty.
Eventually Gulliver becomes a national resource, used by the army in its war against the people of
Blefuscu, whom the Lilliputians hate for doctrinal differences concerning the proper way to crack
eggs. But things change when Gulliver is convicted of treason for putting out a fire in the royal
palace with his urine and is condemned to be shot in the eyes and starved to death. Gulliver escapes
to Blefuscu, where he is able to repair a boat he finds and set sail for England.
After staying in England with his wife and family for two months, Gulliver undertakes his next sea
voyage, which takes him to a land of giants called Brobdingnag. Here, a field worker discovers him.
The farmer initially treats him as little more than an animal, keeping him for amusement. The farmer
eventually sells Gulliver to the queen, who makes him a courtly diversion and is entertained by his
musical talents. Social life is easy for Gulliver after his discovery by the court, but not particularly
enjoyable. Gulliver is often repulsed by the physicality of the Brobdingnagians, whose ordinary
flaws are many times magnified by their huge size. Thus, when a couple of courtly ladies let him
play on their naked bodies, he is not attracted to them but rather disgusted by their enormous skin
pores and the sound of their torrential urination. He is generally startled by the ignorance of the
people hereeven the king knows nothing about politics. More unsettling findings in Brobdingnag
come in the form of various animals of the realm that endanger his life. Even Brobdingnagian insects
leave slimy trails on his food that make eating difficult. On a trip to the frontier, accompanying the
royal couple, Gulliver leaves Brobdingnag when his cage is plucked up by an eagle and dropped into
the sea.
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Next, Gulliver sets sail again and, after an attack by pirates, ends up in Laputa, where a floating
island inhabited by theoreticians and academics oppresses the land below, called Balnibarbi. The
scientific research undertaken in Laputa and in Balnibarbi seems totally inane and impractical, and
its residents too appear wholly out of touch with reality. Taking a short side trip to Glubbdubdrib,
Gulliver is able to witness the conjuring up of figures from history, such as Julius Caesar and other
military leaders, whom he finds much less impressive than in books. After visiting the Luggnaggians
and the Struldbrugs, the latter of which are senile immortals who prove that age does not bring
wisdom, he is able to sail to Japan and from there back to England.
Finally, on his fourth journey, Gulliver sets out as captain of a ship, but after the mutiny of his crew
and a long confinement in his cabin, he arrives in an unknown land. This land is populated by
Houyhnhnms, rational-thinking horses who rule, and by Yahoos, brutish humanlike creatures who
serve the Houyhnhnms. Gulliver sets about learning their language, and when he can speak he
narrates his voyages to them and explains the constitution of England. He is treated with great
courtesy and kindness by the horses and is enlightened by his many conversations with them and by
his exposure to their noble culture. He wants to stay with the Houyhnhnms, but his bared body
reveals to the horses that he is very much like a Yahoo, and he is banished. Gulliver is grief-stricken
but agrees to leave. He fashions a canoe and makes his way to a nearby island, where he is picked up
by a Portuguese ship captain who treats him well, though Gulliver cannot help now seeing the
captainand all humansas shamefully Yahoolike. Gulliver then concludes his narrative with a
claim that the lands he has visited belong by rights to England, as her colonies, even though he
questions the whole idea of colonialism.
Source: http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/gulliver/summary.html

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Timeline of Literature
Directions: Read the story carefully. Analyze the message of the literary work that the writer wants
us to understand. Remember that this literary work is taken from the Restoration period. Select a
scene that bears the heart or the general message of the literary work anchored to its period in
literature. Make a tableau or re-enact the scene in front of the class while someone is explaining the
message of the literary work.
Pilgrims Progress
By: John Bunyan
The narrator defends the story he is about to tell, which is framed as a dream. He explains that he fell
asleep in the wilderness and dreamed of a man named Christian, who was tormented by spiritual
anguish. A spiritual guide named Evangelist visits Christian and urges him to leave the City of
Destruction. Evangelist claims that salvation can only be found in the Celestial City, known as
Mount Zion.
Christian begs his family to accompany him, unsuccessfully. On his way, Christian falls into a bog
called the Slough of Despond, but he is saved. He meets Worldly Wiseman, who urges him to lead a
practical, happy existence without religion. Refusing, Christian is sheltered in Goodwills house.
Goodwill tells Christian to stop by the Interpreters home, where Christian learns many lessons about
faith.
Walking along the wall of Salvation, Christian sees Christs tomb and cross. At this vision, his
burden falls to the ground. One of the three Shining Ones, celestial creatures, hands him a rolled
certificate for entry to the Celestial City. Christian falls asleep and loses his certificate. Since the
certificate is his ticket into the Celestial City, Christian reproaches himself for losing it. After
retracing his tracks, he eventually finds the certificate. Walking on, Christian meets the four
mistresses of the Palace Beautiful, who provide him shelter. They also feed him and arm him. After
descending the Valley of Humiliation, Christian meets the monster Apollyon, who tries to kill him.
Christian is armed, and he strikes Apollyon with a sword and then proceeds through the desert-like
Valley of the Shadow of Death toward the Celestial City.
Christian meets Faithful, a traveler from his hometown. Faithful and Christian are joined by a third
pilgrim, Talkative, whom Christian spurns. Evangelist arrives and warns Faithful and Christian about
the wicked town of Vanity, which they will soon enter. Evangelist foretells that either Christian or
Faithful will die in Vanity.

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The two enter Vanity and visit its famous fair. They resist temptation and are mocked by the
townspeople. Eventually the citizens of Vanity imprison Christian and Faithful for mocking their
local religion. Faithful defends himself at his trial and is executed, rising to heaven after death.
Christian is remanded to prison but later escapes and continues his journey.
Another fellow pilgrim named Hopeful befriends Christian on his way. On their journey, a pilgrim
who uses religion as a means to get ahead in the world, named By-ends, crosses their path. Christian
rejects his company. The two enter the plain of Ease, where a smooth talker named Demas tempts
them with silver. Christian and Hopeful pass him by.
Taking shelter for the night on the grounds of Doubting Castle, they awake to the threats of the
castles owner, the Giant Despair, who, with the encouragement of his wife, imprisons and tortures
them. Christian and Hopeful escape when they remember they possess the key of Promise, which
unlocks any door in Despairs domain.
Proceeding onward, Christian and Hopeful approach the Delectable Mountains near the Celestial
City. They encounter wise shepherds who warn them of the treacherous mountains Error and
Caution, where previous pilgrims have died. The shepherds point out travelers who wander among
tombs nearby, having been blinded by the Giant Despair. They warn the travelers to beware of
shortcuts, which may be paths to hell.
The two pilgrims meet Ignorance, a sprightly teenager who believes that living a good life is
sufficient to prove ones religious faith. Christian refutes him, and Ignorance decides to avoid their
company. The travelers also meet Flatterer, who snares them in a net, and Atheist, who denies that
the Celestial City exists. Crossing the sleep-inducing Enchanted Ground, they try to stay awake by
discussing Hopefuls sinful past and religious doctrine.
Christian and Hopeful gleefully approach the land of Beulah, where the Celestial City is located. The
landscape teems with flowers and fruit, and the travelers are refreshed. To reach the gate into the city,
they must first cross a river without a bridge. Christian nearly drowns, but Hopeful reminds him of
Christs love, and Christian emerges safely from the water. The residents of the Celestial City
joyously welcome the two pilgrims. In his conclusion to Part I, the narrator expresses hope that his
dream be interpreted properly.
In the Introduction to Part II, Bunyan addresses the book as Christiana, which is the name of
Christians wife. This part of The Pilgrims Progress tells the story of Christiana and her childrens
journey to the Celestial City. The narrator recounts having met an old man, Sagacity, who tells the
beginning of Christianas story. She decides to pack up and follow Christian to the Celestial City,
taking her four sons and a fellow townswoman named Mercy along as a servant. On the way, they
cross the Slough of Despond but are blocked at the gate by an angry dog. The gatekeeper lets them
through. Continuing on, the sons steal fruit from the devils garden, and two ruffians threaten to rape
the women, but they escape.
The pilgrims are lodged in the Interpreters house. The Interpreter orders his manservant Great-heart
to accompany them to the House Beautiful. Mr. Brisk pays court to Mercy but soon stops courting
her because of her involvement in charity work. As a result of eating the devils fruit, Matthew falls
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ill but is cured by Dr. Skill. The pilgrims descend into the Valley of Humiliation and cross the Valley
of the Shadow of Death. They encounter the giant Maul and slay him. After meeting the old pilgrim
Honest, they take shelter with Gaius. The pilgrims continue on their journey and kill the Giant Goodslay then rescue the pilgrims Feeble-mind and Ready-to-Halt. They lodge with Mnason. Crossing the
river of life, they kill the Giant Despair and greet the kind shepherds who welcome them into the
Delectable Mountains.
Christiana meets the great fighter Valiant-for-truth, who accompanies them. They cross the
Enchanted Ground and meet the pilgrim Standfast, who has just spurned Madam Bubble, a beautiful
temptress. The pilgrims are welcomed in the Celestial City. Christiana goes to meet her maker, the
Master. The other pilgrims soon follow.
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http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/pilgrims/summary.html

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Timeline of Literature
Directions: Read the story carefully. Analyze the message of the literary work that the writer wants
us to understand. Remember that this literary work is taken from the Restoration period. Select a
scene that bears the heart or the general message of the literary work anchored to its period in
literature. Make a tableau or re-enact the scene in front of the class while someone is explaining the
message of the literary work.
Don Quixote
By: Miguel de Cervantes
Don Quixote is a middle-aged gentleman from the region of La Mancha in central Spain. Obsessed
with the chivalrous ideals touted in books he has read, he decides to take up his lance and sword to
defend the helpless and destroy the wicked. After a first failed adventure, he sets out on a second one
with a somewhat befuddled laborer named Sancho Panza, whom he has persuaded to accompany him
as his faithful squire. In return for Sanchos services, Don Quixote promises to make Sancho the
wealthy governor of an isle. On his horse, Rocinante, a barn nag well past his prime, Don Quixote
rides the roads of Spain in search of glory and grand adventure. He gives up food, shelter, and
comfort, all in the name of a peasant woman, Dulcinea del Toboso, whom he envisions as a princess.
On his second expedition, Don Quixote becomes more of a bandit than a savior, stealing from and
hurting baffled and justifiably angry citizens while acting out against what he perceives as threats to
his knighthood or to the world. Don Quixote abandons a boy, leaving him in the hands of an evil
farmer simply because the farmer swears an oath that he will not harm the boy. He steals a barbers
basin that he believes to be the mythic Mambrinos helmet, and he becomes convinced of the healing
powers of the Balsam of Fierbras, an elixir that makes him so ill that, by comparison, he later feels
healed. Sancho stands by Don Quixote, often bearing the brunt of the punishments that arise from
Don Quixotes behavior.
The story of Don Quixotes deeds includes the stories of those he meets on his journey. Don Quixote
witnesses the funeral of a student who dies as a result of his love for a disdainful lady turned
shepherdess. He frees a wicked and devious galley slave, Gines de Pasamonte, and unwittingly
reunites two bereaved couples, Cardenio and Lucinda, and Ferdinand and Dorothea. Torn apart by
Ferdinands treachery, the four lovers finally come together at an inn where Don Quixote sleeps,
dreaming that he is battling a giant.
Along the way, the simple Sancho plays the straight man to Don Quixote, trying his best to correct
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drag him home. Believing that he is under the force of an enchantment, he accompanies them, thus
ending his second expedition and the First Part of the novel.
The Second Part of the novel begins with a passionate invective against a phony sequel of Don
Quixote that was published in the interim between Cervantess two parts. Everywhere Don Quixote
goes, his reputationgleaned by others from both the real and the false versions of the story
precedes him.
As the two embark on their journey, Sancho lies to Don Quixote, telling him that an evil enchanter
has transformed Dulcinea into a peasant girl. Undoing this enchantment, in which even Sancho
comes to believe, becomes Don Quixotes chief goal.
Don Quixote meets a Duke and Duchess who conspire to play tricks on him. They make a servant
dress up as Merlin, for example, and tell Don Quixote that Dulcineas enchantmentwhich they
know to be a hoaxcan be undone only if Sancho whips himself 3,300 times on his naked backside.
Under the watch of the Duke and Duchess, Don Quixote and Sancho undertake several adventures.
They set out on a flying wooden horse, hoping to slay a giant who has turned a princess and her lover
into metal figurines and bearded the princesss female servants.
During his stay with the Duke, Sancho becomes governor of a fictitious isle. He rules for ten days
until he is wounded in an onslaught the Duke and Duchess sponsor for their entertainment. Sancho
reasons that it is better to be a happy laborer than a miserable governor.
A young maid at the Duchesss home falls in love with Don Quixote, but he remains a staunch
worshipper of Dulcinea. Their never-consummated affair amuses the court to no end. Finally, Don
Quixote sets out again on his journey, but his demise comes quickly. Shortly after his arrival in
Barcelona, the Knight of the White Moonactually an old friend in disguisevanquishes him.
Cervantes relates the story of Don Quixote as a history, which he claims he has translated from a
manuscript written by a Moor named Cide Hamete Benengeli. Cervantes becomes a party to his own
fiction, even allowing Sancho and Don Quixote to modify their own histories and comment
negatively upon the false history published in their names.
In the end, the beaten and battered Don Quixote forswears all the chivalric truths he followed so
fervently and dies from a fever. With his death, knights-errant become extinct. Benengeli returns at
the end of the novel to tell us that illustrating the demise of chivalry was his main purpose in writing
the history of Don Quixote
Source: http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/donquixote/summary.html

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