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Isabella; or, The Pot of Basil Flashcards

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What quote describes a medieval instrument which suggests a courtly romance between Lorenzo and Isabella through emphasising aspects of nobility and chivalry?

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“her lute string gave an echo of his name”

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What quote suggests Lorenzo and Isabella have transcended the limitations imposed by society and why?

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“her lute string gave an echo of his name”

Because courtly love was usually a term used to describe a relationship between a noble man and a maiden

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What word demonstrates the lovers everlasting love?

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“echo”

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What quotes portray the two lovers love as delicate?

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“Twin roses” which are “blown apart” by “zephyrs” - beginning

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Why has Keats portrayed the lovers love as delicate?

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To contribute to the idea that they can be easily blown apart by natural forces
Society is the natural force - romanticism

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What quote demonstrates the dreamworld which the lovers have been living in to remain together- out of societal confinements?

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“tread upon the air”

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Why is reinforcing their love as “air” significant?

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Air is a necessity for sustenance in living beings, Keats could be foreshadowing Isabella’s downfall when Lorenzo is murdered as their love is presented as being something necessary for her survival like “air”

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What quotes portrays the bounded limit of their love?

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“He might not in house, field or garden still” - second stanza

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What is the importance of the quote “twin roses”?

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The unity suggests the lovers follow one tragedy - once Lorenzo is murdered, the death of Isabella will one inevitably shortly follow
Thorn indicate the difficulty in their unity

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What is the importance of noun “zephyr”?

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It hints to the pastoral, a gentle breeze could indicate their love is so fragile built on the forbidden foundations of secrecy that even a “zephyr” could blow them apart

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What negative quote is used in the first stanza to heighten to tragedy of the lovers and show that from the outset their love will succumb to the rules of society?

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“they could not”

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What is a “hyacinth”?

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Flower of the lili flower, a common funeral flower which foreshadows their inevitable tragic death

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What quote demonstrates the ideology that the brothers embody the hierarchy of society and set the boundaries in which entrap those at their mercy?

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“enriched with ancestral merchandise” - beginning/middle

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What quote characterise the brothers as birds that bounce on their prey?

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“hawks”

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What quote - through a marxist lens - suggests that society has imbedded evil into the brothers, rather than it being a primal evil?

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“these men of cruel clay”

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What quotes enhances feelings of pathos towards Lorenzo as the inevitability of his death is confirmed through a past participle?

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“two brothers and their murdered man”

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What quotes clearly establishes the hierarchy in society, and how your position is society determines your importance and identity?

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“two brothers and their murdered man”

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What does the quote “the breadth of Winter comes from far away”?

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“Winter has strong associations with dead
Capitalisation of “Winter” suggests it will bring death to Isabella
The prolonged period of time until winter illustrates the liminal space which Isabella lives in whilst her lover is dead

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What quote portrays the liminal boundary in which Isabella transcends between through the loss of her lover leaving her in a purgatory between living and death?

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“the breadth of Winter comes from far away” - middle after death

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What quotes hints - through religious imagery - that their love will continue after death in heaven, allowing a catharsis for the reader?

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“After the pilgrim in his wanderings

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What quote represents the brothers as a product of their time in the age of reason?

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“the thing was vile with green and livid spot”

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Why does the quote “the thing was vile with green and livid spot” demonstrate the brothers as a product of their time?

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They are unable to see the basil pot for the metaphorical continuation of their love

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What quotes characterises Isabella as a stereotypical feminine character?

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“weeping through her hair”

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Why are Keats characterised Isabella as a stereotypical feminine character through the quote “weeping through her hair”?

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To accentuate the tragedy as the audience would feel pity for a vulnerable, helpless women who has lost her man

25
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What are the main themes in Isabella?

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Dreams vs reality 
Capitalism
Status
Pride
Suffering
Patriarchy
Love
26
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What quotes demonstrate love?

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“echo” - everlasting love

27
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What quotes demonstrate the cruelty of patriarchy?

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“these men of cruel clay”

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What quotes demonstrate suffering?

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“weeping through her hair”

“and still she kissed, and wept”

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