Br Lit

Question 1

Morality play

Answer 1

= allegories
medieval drama, allegorical characters (like Virtue or Death) to teach moral and religious lessons, often about salvation

Question 2

Miracle play

Answer 2

medieval drama about the lives or miracles of saints, often performed at festivals. Example: stories of the Virgin Mary saving souls or St. Nicholas rescuing believers.
e.g. 2 sep play

Question 3

Mystery plays

Answer 3

= biblical stories

Question 5

Date of publishing – Wide Sargasso Sea

Answer 5

1966

Question 6

Literary period – Wide Sargasso Sea

Answer 6

Postmodernism / Postcolonial (Br)

Question 7

Author’s views – Wide Sargasso Sea

Answer 7

Jean Rhys (Br), anti-colonial, feminist; reclaims silenced voice from Jane Eyre

Question 8

Main themes – Wide Sargasso Sea

Answer 8

Identity, race, madness, colonialism, gender roles

Question 9

Style and genre – Wide Sargasso Sea

Answer 9

Postcolonial novel, literary fiction (Br), fragmented narration, 3 parts

Question 10

Importance of the book – Wide Sargasso Sea

Answer 10

Feminist/postcolonial response to Jane Eyre, critiques British imperialism

Question 11

Setting – Wide Sargasso Sea

Answer 11

Jamaica and Dominica, early 19th century

Question 12

Main characters – Wide Sargasso Sea

Answer 12

Antoinette, Rochester, Christophine, Annette