Characterisation Flashcards
1
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The persecuted maiden
A
The trembling victim: frail, blonde, silent, passive, helpless and innocent.
Fear and terror exaggerated.
Fleeing a rapacious and predatory male.
Feels sympathy to the monster that pursues her.
2
Q
The mother figure
A
The mother.
Monk Antonio’s mother is slaughtered.
In The Bloody Chamber, Angela Carter changes the mother’s role, as she appears as the knight in shining armour to rescue her daughter.
3
Q
The femme fatale
A
Female predator: dark haired, red lipped, wearing a tight black dress
Dangerous and rapacious creature, offering a real sexual threat.
4
Q
Dominating father
A
Self explanatory
5
Q
Byronic hero / villan
A
6
Q
Promethean Hero / villan
A
7
Q
Satanic hero / villan
A
8
Q
The Outsider / Other
A
9
Q
Mean Aristocrat
A
10
Q
Corrupt Church
A
11
Q
The Ingenue
A
12
Q
Doppelganger
A
13
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Abhuman
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