The Fencing Master Papers & Assignment Topics

Essay Topics/Writing Assignments

These 20 essay questions can be used as essay questions on a test, or as stand-alone essay topics for a take-home or in-class writing assignment. Students should have a full understanding of the text in order to answer these questions. They ask for a thorough analysis of the text.

1. Define the following terms;

1. Compound attack.
2. The short lunge.
3. Glissade.
4. Appel.

How does the author use the fencing terms as part of the narrative structure?

2. How did Don Jaime become a fencing master? What has fencing taught Don Jaime about life?

3. What are Don Jaime's views on one of the following subjects.

1. Religion.
2. Politics.
3. Feminism.

How has fencing shaped his views on that subject?

4. What were the role of women in 1860s Spain? In what...
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