Linking Flashcards

1
Q

What 2 quotes, from each text, link together at the very start?
“They have…
“And now to patients…

A

…the heads of mice”

…judgements we appeal”

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2
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What 2 quotes at the very end of each play highlight their damnations?
“Her lips suck…
‘I just wanted…

A

… forth my soul” - Violent sibilant phrase - erotic image but reinforces that the devil has taken his soul

…to change the world’

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3
Q

Is faustus an morality play and why?

IS enron a morality play and why?

A
Faustus= Yes because he is an "everyman"
Enron= no because not everyone in society experiences the corruptness of enron
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4
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What do both Faustus and Skilling have in common?
What quotes link to this
“Necromantic….
“We are trying ….

A

They both want to ascend the chain of being by using hubristic language
Faustus: …books are heavenly”
Skilling: …to change the world”

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5
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What are both the plays called?

What do they highlight?

A

Cautionary tales

Political social and religious critiques of society

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What are both protagonists (Skilling and faustus) called?

A

Promethean over reachers

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What do both plays allude to?

A

Greek style

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8
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What does Faustus reflect?

A

Religious political and climate prevalent in Jacobean England

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9
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What does Enron reflect?

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Large economic scandal in American history

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