Context, Tragedy, and Early Modern Values (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Flashcards
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Queen Elizabeth I's death date
Queen Elizabeth I's death date
24 March 1603
Othello's premiere date at Whitehall Palace
Othello's premiere date at Whitehall Palace
1 November 1604
Battle of Lepanto date
Battle of Lepanto date
1571
Hamartia definition
Hamartia definition
Tragic flaw
Peripeteia definition
Peripeteia definition
Reversal of fortune
Anagnorisis definition
Anagnorisis definition
Recognition or realisation
Iago's quote about his identity (I.i.65)
Iago's quote about his identity (I.i.65)
I am not what I am
The handkerchief's function in Act III scene iii
The handkerchief's function in Act III scene iii
Ocular proof of Desdemona's infidelity
Venice vs Cyprus symbolic meaning
Venice vs Cyprus symbolic meaning
Order vs chaos; rational vs passion
Humoral theory link to Moors
Humoral theory link to Moors
Black bile associated with lust and jealousy