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Knowledge Retrieval Questions Flashcards

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Describe Othello

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Describe Iago

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Describe Desdemona

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Describe Emilia

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Describe Cassio

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Describe the Duke of Venice

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Describe Roderigo

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Describe Brabantio

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Describe Montano

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Describe Lodovico

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Describe Gratiano

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Describe Bianca

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Define tragic hero

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The central character of a play, film etc depicted as a noble figure who experiences a tragic downfall

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Define hamartia

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A fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine

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Define peripeteia

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A sudden reversal of fortune or change in circumstances especially in reference to fictional narrative

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Define hubris

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Excessive pride or self confidence

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Define anagnorisis

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The point in a play, novel etc in which a principal character recognises or discovers another character’s true identity or the true nature of their own circumstances

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Define pathos

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Define catharsis

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Define denouement

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Define fate

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Define inevitable

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Define tragic villain

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Define external pressure

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Define Machiavellian

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Define tragic victim

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List the 5 sections of tragedy

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Define the great chain of being

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Define xenophobia

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Define post-colonial literary theory

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Define the “other”

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Define antithesis

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Define stereotype

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What type of language does Iago use to describe Othello?

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What is the impact of racism on Othello?

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Define subservient

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Define domestic sphere

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What stereotypes of women were prevalent in the Renaissance period?

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Define ideology

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How was the Renaissance period a time of change for women?

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Summarise what happens in Act 1 Scene 1

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What does Venice symbolise in Act 1 Scene 1?

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What does the animal imagery in Act 1 Scene 1 represent?

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What derogatory words does Iago use to describe Cassio in Act 1 Scene 1?

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Define meritocracy

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Define duplicitous

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Define debased value system

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Define prejudiced

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Summarise what happens in Act 1 Scene 2

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What does disease symbolise in the play?

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What does the use of misogynistic language in Act 1 Scene 2 show?

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Define rational

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Define noble

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Define integrity

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Define misogynistic

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Summarise what happens in Act 1 Scene 3

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What does the council chamber in Act 1 Scene 3 symbolise?

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What does the marriage in Act 1 Scene 3 symbolise?

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Define sprezzatura

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Define self-possessed

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Define precarious

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Define embittered

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Define malevolent

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Define complicit

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Summarise what happens in Act 2 Scene 1

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What does the storm in Act 2 Scene 1 symbolise?

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What does Cyprus symbolise in Act 2 Scene 1?

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What does the sea in Act 2 Scene 1 symbolise?

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Define bawdily

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Define courteous

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Define lauditory

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Define infatuated

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Define amorous

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Define marginalised

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Summarise what happens in Act 2 Scene 2

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Summarise what happens in Act 2 Scene 3

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What does the drunken brawl in Act 2 Scene 3 symbolise?

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What does the shift from blank verse to prose in Act 2 Scene 3 symbolise?

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Define dissipated

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Define opportunistic

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Define base instinct

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Define stage manager

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Define voice of order

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Define diminutive

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Define dishonoured

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Summarise what happens in Act 3 Scene 3

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What does the handkerchief in Act 3 Scene 3 symbolise?

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Define aesthetic delight

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Define credulous

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Define myopic

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Define conciliatory

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Define misconstrued

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Summarise what happens in Act 3 Scene 4

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What does the monstrous imagery in Act 3 Scene 4 symbolise?

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Define cynical

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Define ensnared

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Define accusatory

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Define accident of birth

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Summarise what happens in Act 4 Scene 1

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What does the epileptic fit in Act 4 Scene 1 symbolise?

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What does striking Desdemona in Act 4 Scene 1 symbolise?

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Define moral commentary

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Define irrational

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Define brutality

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Define disorder

English Literature - Othello + Critical Analysis (1 decks)

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