Activity 2

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Who or what are they?

1. He was the first Roman general to ‘cross the Rubicon' at the head of his army






2. He was a very resourceful and talented person in the face of adversity






3. This stable keeper gave you no choice: take what you were offered, or none at all






4. He was the faithful friend to Aeneas, in the Virgil's long poem , The Aeneid






5. This Greek hero solved a knotty problem by using his sword






6. When you are ‘sent' to this city in England, it means that no one wants to be friendly with you.






7. This lady, in the play ‘The Rivals', tended to use complicated and exaggerated speech, often incorrectly






8. According to this 16th century Italian writer, any means used to earn success could be used, however, unscrupulous or treacherous






9. This mythological Greek god had the power to take any shape and often appeared to you in your dreams






10. This famous character from Spanish literature had very lofty but often impractical ideas, and spent his old age pursuing imaginary foes






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