Vocabulary. violent - неистовый tender - нежный frequently - часто

violent - неистовый tender - нежный frequently - часто

insistence - упорство, настойчивость

abandon - покидать

inherit - унаследовать

rumor - слух

incest - кровосмешение

pose - поза

defiant - дерзкий

proudly - гордо, горделиво

self-assured - самоуверенный

defiance - неповиновение, вызов

abroad - за границей

masterpiece - шедевр

loose - свободный

flexible - подвижный

deflate - умалять (важность)

narrator - рассказчик

continually - постоянно

range - колебаться, простираться, диапазон

biting - язвительный, едкий

mocking - насмехающийся

scorn - презрение, насмешка

deception - ложь, обман

Answer the Questions

1.Why do people find Byron's life as interesting as his poetry?

2. Where did he spend his childhood?

3. Where did he study alter school?

4. How did he reply the critics?

5. When did he travel through Europe and Near East?

6. What is «Childe Harold's Pilgrimage» about?

7. Which of his poems are set in the East?

8. Where did he meet fellow poet Shelley?

9. What kind of character is known as «the Byron's hero»?

10. How is ihe legendary lover Don Juan shown in Byron's poem?

11. What is the most important element in «Don Juan»?

12. What feature is the main force running from the beginning to the end of his career?