Vocab

Question 1

Two faced

Answer 1

Duplicitous

Question 2

Goneril and Regan praise Lear in a very hyperbolic way, how do they come accross

Answer 2

sycophantic

Question 3

Goneril and Regan are very…

Answer 3

insincere

Question 4

Dishonest and deceitful …

Answer 4

Disingenuous

Question 5

short sighted

Answer 5

myopic

Question 6

A verb which describes what edmund is attempting to do to both his brother and father

Answer 6

Usurp

Question 7

Word to describe Lear at the start of the play I.E vain, arrogant…

Answer 7

Narcisistic

Question 8

A verb which describes what Edmund does to Edgar, destroying his reputation

Answer 8

Discredit

Question 9

A word to describe the fools language

Answer 9

obscure

oblique

Question 10

A word describing the way both Lear and Gloucester feel hard done by due to the way their children have mistreated them

Answer 10

aggrieved

Question 11

Lines of unrhymed iambic pentameter (5 stressed syllables per line). In Shakespeare plays this is generally used for higher status/ noble characters

Answer 11

Blank verse

Question 12

The opposite of the above. This term describes lines of text which have no syllable pattern to them. Generally used by lower-status characters or to create a disjointed, tense mood,

Answer 12

Prose

Question 13

A symbol that is repeated throughout a text

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motif

Question 14

A fatal flaw in a character i.e a weakness in their personality which leads to their downfall

Answer 14

Hamartia

Question 15

A long speech delivered by a character who is alone on stage. This is used in order for a character to share their thoughts with the audience

Answer 15

soliloquy

Question 16

the literary term for Villian or badie

Answer 16

antagonist

Question 17

When a character delivers a long speech, but unlike the technique mentioned above they are not alone on stage- they are talking to other characters

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monologue

Question 18

When a character’s words gradually build up in intensity

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auxesis

Question 19

when a character does the majority of the talking in a scene; they dominate the conversation

Answer 19

holding the floor

Question 20

Consecutive single lines of a play; often used to create a fast pace and build tension

Answer 20

stichomythia

is often used as a means to show characters in vigorous contention or to heighten the emotional intensity of a scene.

Question 21

when two characters’ lines add up to one line of iambic pentameter

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line sharing

Question 22

when the audience knows something that a character doesn’t

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dramatic irony

Question 23

when a character has a moment of revelation/ epiphany: they suddenly discover other characters true identity or the true nature of their own circumstances

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anagnorisis

Question 24

when a writer uses one thing to represent another thing

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symbolism

Question 25

when a character abruptly shifts from one subject to another

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topic shift

Question 26

the way in which a character’s position on stage reveals their status

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proxemic levels

Question 27

a reference to something that the audience would be familiar with

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allusion

Question 28

the words a character’s line is similar in structure to another character’s line- it slightly echoes it

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parallelism