exam review Flashcards
richard iii: exposition
clarence’s imprisonment, anne wooed, political strife
richard iii: rising action
margaret curses, king edward dies, richard gets buckingham to take the kids, stanley’s warning dream, hasting dies
richard iii: climax
richard is crowned
richard iii: falling action
tells buck to kill princes
richard iii: resolution
richard is killed by richmond
richard iii: topics
power, self love, self truth
oedipus rex: exposition
oedipus is asked for help, creon gives apollo prophecy, oedipus curses himself
oedipus rex: rising action
Tiresias accuses oedipus of murdering king lais, messenger tells oedipus of polybus’ death (adoptive father) + that he wasn’t related
oedipus rex: climax
jocasta leaves to kill herself + oedipus persists
oedipus rex: falling action
oedipus urges the herdsman to tell him his origin + realizes (also climax)
oedipus rex: resolution
oedipus blinds himself
oedipus rex: topics
search for truth, denial
the handmaids tale: exposition
offred is sent to the commander, meets serena joy, goes shopping w ofglen, see the wall of murdered people
the handmaids tale: rising action
doctor checkup, ritual, watching birth of other handmaid, scrabble, ofglen talks about mayday, serena suggests copulation with nick
the handmaids tale: climax
commander brings offred to a club, she sees moira, sleeps with nick
