Duffy-Havisham Flashcards
In which ways are the titles effective?
Minor sentence for impact
No Miss or Mrs-stresses her bitterness at the fact that she never got married and still has her maiden name
In which ways is the opening line effective?
Minor sentence for dramatic impact.
Oxymoron as ‘beloved sweetheart’ has positive connotations of someone adored, while ‘bastard’ suggests someone hated.
The hard alliteration gives extra impact.
The oxymoron stresses that love and hate are related.
Hates him because he broke her heart because she loves him - related.
‘Not a day since then I haven’t wished him dead….prayed for it’.
Another contrast as a wish or prayer is usually something positive, wanting something good. Yet she wishes and prays for something negative.
Which poem could this be compared to and why?
Valentine-romantic relationships, isolation.
Which phrases dehumanise Havisham?
‘Dark green pebbles for eyes’
‘Cawing’
‘Ropes on the back of my hands’
Which quotes make Havisham sound violent?
‘Strangle’
‘Stab’
‘Bite’
‘Corpse’
Which quotations show her physical decay?
‘Stink’
‘Yellowing’
‘Trembling’
Which quotations show her isolation?
‘Whole days in bed’
‘Yellowing’
‘Stink’
