Peter Grimes Flashcards
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Peter Grimes Quotes
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“toiling slaves of piteous orphans make”
“Grimes is at his exercise”
“some noble sinner’s son”
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Peter Grimes techniques
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- narrative realism
- characterisation and irony
- moral ambiguity
- social critique
3
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Peter Grimes context
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- poor laws
- 1808 Act for better prevention and punishment of aggravated assaults upon women and children
- lack of punishment of crimes against homeless people
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Link to Crime texts
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Oliver Twist: child labour and exploitation in Victorian England - society’s failure to protect vulnerable people
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Crime elements
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- victims of crime
- punishment and injustice
- social commentary
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Marxist theory
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critique of capitalist systems that perpetuate child labour and exploitation
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Moral criticism
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moral decay of the community being complicit in Grimes’ crimes
