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Richard III key terms Flashcards

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1
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What is a soliloquy?

A

Actor speaking their thoughts on stage alone

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2
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What does eponymous mean?

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When a book or play is named after the main character

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3
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What is audience positioning?

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Helping the audience to feel a certain way

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4
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What is an oxymoron?

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Two opposite ideas placed together

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What is an anaphora?

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Repetition of words at the beginning of a sentence

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6
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What is physiognomy?

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A persons physicality reflects their morals

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7
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What is duplicity?

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Two faced

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What is dramatic irony?

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Audience knows something the characters don’t

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What is iambic pentameter?

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Verses written in 5 sets of 2 - a rhythm

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What is a (emphatic) rhyming couplet?

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2 words rhyming at the end of 2 sentences

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What is stichomythia?

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Rapid alternating exchange of lines

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12
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What is epistrophe?

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Repetition at the end of a sentence

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13
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What does audacious mean?

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Brave, outspoken

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14
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What are dramatic devices?

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Enhances stage drama

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15
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What is a tripart adjectival structure?

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3 adjectives in a sentence

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16
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How do you structure part a of the Richard exam 15 marker?

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Intro - outlining the scene given
PEE 1
PEE 2
PEE 3
discussion of dramatic devices, language form and structure, using quotes, using terminology

17
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What is an aside?

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Speaking on stage when the other characters can’t hear e.g Margaret

18
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What is catharsis?

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Guilt, repentance and confession

19
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What are base characters?

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Lower class background characters that have strong morals and a conscience

20
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What is nemisis?

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Retribution (payback, revenge) e.g Margaret

21
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What is a prophetess?

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A woman who can tell the future

22
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What is a chorus/ the choric role?

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Tells the audience the story so far

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