Module A Quotes Flashcards
Betrayal — The Tempest
“My brother and thy uncle, called Antonio – I pray thee mark me, that a brother should Be so perfidious” - Prospero (Act 1 Scene 2 Lines 66-68)
- Past tense
- Negative connotations
- Em dash
Vengeance — The Tempest
“Let them be hunted soundly. At this hour Lies at my mercy all mine enemies” - Prospero (Act 4 Scene 1 Lines 256–257)
- High modality
- First person
Betrayal — Hag-Seed
“that devious, twisted bastard, Tony. That devious, twisted bastard, Tony, is Felix’s own fault.” (Chapter 1–2 Pages 10–11)
- Repetition
- Anadiplosis
Vengeance — Hag-Seed
“Suddenly revenge is so close he can actually taste it. It tastes like steak, rare.” (Chapter 10 Page 72)
- Simile
- Objectification
Realisation — The Tempest
“The rarer action is in virtue than in vengeance.” - Prospero (Act 5, Scene 1)
- Alliteration
Forgiveness — The Tempest
“Then to the elements Be free, and fare thou well!.” - Prospero (Act 5 Scene 1 Lines 315–316)
- 2nd person
- Personification
Realisation — Hag-Seed
“”Anyway I succeeded,” he tells himself. “Or at least I didn’t fail”. Why does it feel like a letdown?” (Page 246)
- Internal monologue
- Rhetorical questioning
Forgiveness — Hag-Seed
“‘To the elements be free’, he says to her. And, finally, she is.” (Epilogue Page 283)
- Parataxis
- Intertextuality