English Prelim Paper 2 Quotes and Themes Flashcards
My Last Duchess Quote 1, Paragraph 1: Theme: Manipulation
“Are you to turn and ask thus. Sir”, Direct Address
My Last Duchess Quote 2, Paragraph 1: Theme: Manipulation
“Even had you skill in speech—which I have not—”, Caesura
My Last Duchess Quote 1, Paragraph 2: Theme: Gender
“(since none puts by The curtain I have drawn for you, but I)”, Symbol
My Last Duchess Quote 2, Paragraph 2: Theme: Gender
“This grew; I gave commands; Then all smiles stopped together.”, Euphemism
Othello Quote 1, Paragraph 1: Theme: Deception
“I am not what I am”, Iago, Paradox
Othello Quote 2, Paragraph 1: Theme: Deception
“Fie, there is no such man, it is impossible.”, Iago, Irony
Othello Quote 1, Paragraph 2: Theme: Gender
“Thieves, thieves, thieves! Look to your house, your daughter and your bags!”, Iago, Repition
Othello Quote 2, Paragraph 2: Theme: Gender
“They are all but stomachs, and we all but food; they eat us hungrily, and when they are full, they belch us.”, Emilia, Metaphor
Of Mice and Men Quote 1, Paragraph 1: Theme: Solitude
“Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world.”, George, Hyperbole
Of Mice and Men Quote 2, Paragraph 1: Theme: Solitude
“I never get to talk to nobody. I get awful lonely.”, Curley’s Wife, Double Negative
Of Mice and Men Quote 1, Paragraph 2: Theme: Mentally Disabled
“Sure he’s jes’ like a kid. There ain’t no more harm in him than a kid neither, except he’s so strong”, George, Simile
Of Mice and Men Quote 2, Paragraph 2: Theme: Mentally Disabled
“You’re a kinda nice fella. Jus’ like a big baby. But a person can see kinda what you mean.”, Curley’s Wife, Juxtaposition
Of Mice and Men Quote 1, Paragraph 3: Theme: Idealism and Reality
“I wouldn’ want to go no place like that.”, Crooks, Double Negative
Of Mice and Men Quote 2, Paragraph 3: Theme: Idealism and Reality
“I think I knowed we’d never do her”, George, Personification
My Last Duchess Extended Theme 1
That people in power are manipulative and will lie and control the narative to their own gain.
My Last Duchess Extended Theme 2
That men hold much greater power over women and they can control them in numerous ways.
Othello Extended Theme 1
That there are people who will use any deceptive tactics to try and achieve power in any way they can.
Othello Extended Theme 2
That women are seen as weaker or inferior to men’s desires or ideas.
Of Mice and Men Extended Theme 1
Solitude is inevitable and is a part of human nature
Of Mice and Men Extended Theme 2
The world is incapable to care for the mentally disabled
Of Mice and Men Extended Theme 3
Dreams and aspirations give people a false hope to survive traumatic experiences.