Theatre. 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 – играть в премьере
·         to be exemplary – быть примерным
·         a pattern of conjugal fidelity – образец супружеской верности
·         to separate – отделяться, разводиться
·         be ingenuous – быть простодушным
·         to cry almost at will – плакать почти по желанию
·         common sense – здравый смысл
·         to elope with sb. – сбежать с кем-то
·         Preposterous – нелепый, абсурдный
·         curtain calls – вызовы актера
·         Prudish – ханжеский, не в меру стыдливый
·         in for a penny, in for a pound - назвался груздем - полезай в кузов
·         this was all a put-up job – это была чистой воды махинация
·         Indecent - неприличный
·         in a flash – в мгновение ока
·         to take liberties with sb. - позволять себе вольности с кем-либо (по отношению к кому-либо)
·         a matinee – утренник, утренняя пора
·         Amiably – любезность, доброжелательность
·         well-chosen words – хорошо отобранный слова
·         to have no sequel – не иметь продолжения
·         to erase the episode from her memory – стереть этот эпизод из памяти
·         pleasant reveries sauntered through her mind – приятные грезы блуждали по ее разуму
·         hectic flush – лихорадочный румянец
·         to see in the flesh – увидеть вживую
·         to hurt one's pride – задеть чью-то гордость
·         to have an inkling – намек, слабое подозрение
·         to pawn – закладывать, отдавать в залог

II. Answer the following questions:

1.      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 acquented due to his wife, who later told everybody that Julia was Lord’s mistress, but it wasn’t true. Julia and Charles had an agreement that she will marry him if her husband died, because he was very kind to her. In fact, he was an only person, whom he completely trusted.

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

“Then Julia did a disgraceful thing. 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. His face was crossed by a twinge of agony. When he spoke his voice was hoarse with emotion.” It was only make believe, because she thought not about ral feeling and emotions, but how she looked like and then we read the following: “She gave a deep sigh of contentment and for a minute or two rested in his arms. When he went away she got up and looked in the glass.

"You rotten bitch," she said to herself.

But she giggled as though she were not in the least ashamed and then went into the bathroom to wash her face and eyes. She felt wonderfully exhilarated. She heard Michael come in and called out to him.

"Michael, look at that miniature Charles has just given me. It's on the chimney-piece. Are those diamonds or paste?"

3.      Why do you think Julia agreed to have tea with the young man? What was his name? Did Julia know it or not?

Julia didn’t know his name but she was glad to make something pleasant for a boy, who, how she thought adored her. She thought that it would be nice of her to condescend to drink a cup of tea with him. After that she got to know that his name was Tom Fennell.

4.      Was the young man as shy as he seemed to be?

Now, his appearance was deceptive. He turned out to be a very ambitious and assertive young man.

5.      How did he show his admiration for Julia?

He sent her flowers and was very gentle to her when she came. Moreover, then he pawned his watch to pay the bill at the restaurant.

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?

She was elated, but a bit ashamed. She did her best to perform her role in the performance and everybody noticed that. That time she was 46. I disapprove of such behavior, because she wasn’t only married, but she had a 16-year-old son.

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?

Julia wanted to find a good sleeper in the train and one Spanish (Spaniard in the text) man offered to exchange with her. Before going to sleep he came to her compartment and said that he had forgotten a toothbrush and then they spent the whole night together. The next time they met, they both pretended not to recognize each other. Moreover, he was with his wife and daughter.

Julia liked to remember this accident, because she considered it a bit funny and romantic. This is proved by the lines “It was an odd little adventure and Julia was enjoying It.” “But as time passed Julia's indignation was mitigated, and she had often thought of the adventure since with a good deal of pleasure.”

In my opinion, this is odd and disgusting to sleep with an unknown man and consider it to be funny.

8.      When did Julia see Tom Fennell again? Under what circumstances?

She saw him in her makeup room, when he asked for a cup of tea. That time they made love again and it was very risky, because the doo wasn’t locked.

9.      What do you think attracted Julia to Tom? How old was he?

He was very young, about 26 years old, and that’s why Julia liked him. He felt young too near him.

10.  Why do you think Tom was interested in grand people?

Because Julia was surrounded by them and he was interested in her.

11.  Do you approve or disapprove of Julia's love affair with Tom Fennell?

Of course, I disapprove of it, because she is older, she is married and she has got a son.

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.

·        “But when she saw him, so slight, with his hectic flush and his blue eyes, so charmingly boyish, she felt a sudden pang”
·        "Oh, my good resolutions. My God, I can't have fallen in love with him."
·        "What the devil's the matter with me? God, I can hardly breathe
·        She could not but look at him.
·        She had been as excited all the evening as a girl going to her first ball.
·        she found his slight awkwardness rather charming
·        Poor sweet
·        She could have taken him in her arms then and there and kissed his blue eyes. She adored him.
So, Julia felt like a young girl, who fell in love, and this is perfectly underlined with such phrases, most of them are her thoughts.

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).

·        Dame Ellen Terry, GBE (27 February 1847 – 21 July 1928) was an English stage actress who became the leading Shakespearean actress in Britain.

·        Millamant is generally conceded to be the most charming heroine in Restoration comedy. She is a heroine from Congreve’s  play “ «The way of the world»

·        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).

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.

The source of this allusion is Botticelli’s picture “Venus Rising from the Sea”. On this canvas the artist represented the Neoplatonic idea of divine love in the form of a nude Venus. So, it underlines the enormous Julia’s love for Tom.

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

Julia remembered a story of a man, who fell in love with her, Charles Tamerly . After his declaration of love he began her closest person, but she didn’t love him as a man, beause he was much older. Once, Julia was invited to have a cup of tea with a young boy, Thomas Fennell, who had lunch with her and her husband. When she came to him, they made love and she fell in love with him. Then she remembered another episode of a similar “mischief” in the train, when she slept with a Spanish attaché. After that Tom came to her makeup room and they made love again. Then he invited her to a very expensive restaurant, and to pay the bill, he had to pawn his watch.