Knowledge Retrieval Questions Flashcards by Becky Kerry

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

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

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Define hamartia

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

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Define peripeteia

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

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Define hubris

Excessive pride or self confidence

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Define anagnorisis

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

A quality that evokes pity of sadness

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Define catharsis

The process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions

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Define denouement

The final part of a play, film or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved

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Define fate

The development of events outside a person’s control, regarded as predetermined by a supernatural power

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Define inevitable

Certain to happen, a situation that is unavoidable

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Define tragic villain

An evil character whose actions are at least partly explained by a very sad backstory

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Define external pressure

A situation an individual has no control over

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Define Machiavellian

Cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous, especially in politics

Define tragic victim

Someone who dies due to murder, manslaughter or a tragic accident outside of their influence

List the 5 sections of tragedy

Prologos, parodos, epeisodion, stasimon and exodus (exposition, rising action, climax, conclusion and denouement)

Define the great chain of being

Define xenophobia

Define post-colonial literary theory

Define the “other”

Define antithesis

Define stereotype

What type of language does Iago use to describe Othello?

What is the impact of racism on Othello?

Define subservient

Define domestic sphere

What stereotypes of women were prevalent in the Renaissance period?

Define ideology

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

Summarise what happens in Act 1 Scene 1

What does Venice symbolise in Act 1 Scene 1?

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

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

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Define meritocracy

Define duplicitous

Define debased value system

Define prejudiced

Summarise what happens in Act 1 Scene 2

What does disease symbolise in the play?

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

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Define rational

Define noble

Define integrity

Define misogynistic

Summarise what happens in Act 1 Scene 3

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

What does the marriage in Act 1 Scene 3 symbolise?

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Define sprezzatura

Define self-possessed

Define precarious

Define embittered

Define malevolent

Define complicit

Summarise what happens in Act 2 Scene 1

What does the storm in Act 2 Scene 1 symbolise?

What does Cyprus symbolise in Act 2 Scene 1?

What does the sea in Act 2 Scene 1 symbolise?

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Define bawdily

Define courteous

Define lauditory

Define infatuated

Define amorous

Define marginalised

Summarise what happens in Act 2 Scene 2

Summarise what happens in Act 2 Scene 3

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

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

Define base instinct

Define stage manager

Define voice of order

Define diminutive

Define dishonoured

Summarise what happens in Act 3 Scene 3

What does the handkerchief in Act 3 Scene 3 symbolise?

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Define aesthetic delight

Define credulous

Define myopic

Define conciliatory

Define misconstrued

Summarise what happens in Act 3 Scene 4

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

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Define cynical

Define ensnared

Define accusatory

Define accident of birth

Summarise what happens in Act 4 Scene 1

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

What does striking Desdemona in Act 4 Scene 1 symbolise?

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Define moral commentary

Define irrational

Define brutality

Define disorder