Ex. 2. Recollect the episodes in which the following utterances were pronounced.

1 He says he saw Lord Robert leave.

2 There are but two choices: to go to bed with either Spain or France.

3 Your queen has no friends, only enemies.

4 Of course, I shall deny it!

5 You will declare yourself to me!

6 You are in the greatest danger.

7 For God’s sake, I do this for us!

8 I am my father’s daughter, I am not afraid of anything!

9 Find the priest!

10 You were Norfolk, the dead have no titles.

11 You must not think we care not for your children.

12 It would corrupt the soul of any man.

13 He must be made an example of.

Ex. 3. Explain why:

1 The priest arrived in England;

2 Isabel died;

3 Norfolk went to Scotland;

4 Robert tried to persuade Elizabeth to marry the King of Spain;

5 the Queen let Norfolk sign the paper;

6 Elizabeth awarded Sir William the title of Lord Burghley;

7 Robert committed treachery.

8 Elizabeth was not going to follow Sir William’s opinion;

9 Robert wasn’t killed as a betrayer;

10 Elizabeth made up her mind to become a virgin Queen and never to

get married;

11 Elizabeth was said to have whispered Lord Dudley’s name on her

deathbed.

12 Elizabeth’s reign is called the Golden Age.

Ex. 4. Use the contents of the episode to prove the following.

1 Elizabeth was in the greatest danger than she had ever been.

2 Walsingham proved to be a trusted and reliable subject.

3 Norfolk was going to legitimize his claim to the throne of England.

4 Norfolk was betrayed.

5 Elizabeth was a strong-willed person.

Ex. 5. Watch the episode of Elizabeth’s visiting Robert in the Tower with a soundtrack. Do the translation of the extract and dub this part of the episode without the soundtrack.

- Your Majesty,

- They are all gone to the Tower… your friends.

- Tell me, Robert, how shall I serve thee?

- My course is run.

- Just tell me why?

- Why, Madam? Is it not plain enough to you? It is no easy thing to be loved by the queen. It would corrupt the soul of any man. Now, for God’s sake, kill me.

- No, I think rather to let you live.

- Madam, it is not wise. Lord Robert has committed treason. He must be made an example of.

- And I will make an example of him. He shall be kept alive to always remind me how close I came to danger.

Writing

Ex. 1. Write a short summery (250-300 words) of the main events of the episode as an announcement of this part in the TV program.

Ex. 2. Write an essay a) explaining why Elizabeth chose to become a Maiden Queen; b) proving that Walsingham was Elizabeth’s closest and the most devoted friend and subject; c) explaining how Elizabeth rid England of all her enemies.

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