from "An Essay of Dramatic Poesy" (1668, 1684)

1. How does Dryden compare Shakespeare and Ben Jonson? What are their relative merits and limitations, according to Dryden? (381-83)

from "Preface to Troilus and Cressida" (1679)

2. What attitude towards the Classical heritage does Dryden show in his comments about English literary artists? How is his defense of them a defense of English national literature? (384)

3. To what extent do Dryden's claims about the cause and importance of pity and fear in the audience agree with Aristotle's theory in Poetics? (383-85)