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Key Facts for First Assessment Flashcards

1
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When did Queen Elizabeth die?

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1603

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Who became King in 1603?

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James I (James VI of Scotland)

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What is an act of regicide?

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Killing the King

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What was the Divine Right of Kings?

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A Shakespearean belief that the king was God’s representative on earth

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What is significant about the date 5th November, 1605?

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Guy Fawkes attempted to kill King James

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6
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What is another name for the Wheel of Fortune?

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Rota Fortunae

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What was the concept of the Wheel of Fortune?

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The wheel is representative of the unpredictable nature of Fate; the wheel is said to belong to the goddess Fortuna, who spins it at random, changing the position of those on the wheel- some suffer great misfortune, others gain windfalls

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What is Peripeteia?

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A reversal of fortune for the central protagonist

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What is Anagorisis?

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When a character suddenly sees the truth and horror of their actions

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What is a Machiavel?

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An immoral, devious character, out only for themselves

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What is the dramatic technique Apostrophe?

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When a character directs their speech towards something non-human (like a storm)

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What is Pathetic Fallacy?

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Where the weather and/or setting is used to create a certain at atmosphere

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What is the dramatic technique of Soliloquy?

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When a character, alone on stage, expresses their thoughts; only the audience can hear them

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What is the dramatic technique of Aside?

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When a character utters something that only the audience, not the other characters can hear

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What is Dramatic Irony?

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When the audience knows more than a character.

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16
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What is the Great Chain of Being?

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Starts with God and progresses down the hierarchy to plants

17
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What are Aristotle’s three unities?

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unity of action
unity of place
unity of time

18
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What is the play King Lear derived from?

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The legend of Leir of Britain, a mythological pre-Roman Celtic King

19
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What is a Hamartia?

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A flaw in a protagonist character which causes them to make a terrible decision

20
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What is a Catharsis?

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A mixture of relief and pity when a character is killed

21
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What are seven key themes in King Lear?

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justice
madness
compassion
appearance vs reality
nature
blindness
what it means to be human
22
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What is the right of the first-born son to inherit the family’s wealth?

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Primogeniture

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