Language, Dramatic Structure, and Symbolism (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Flashcards
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Hypotaxis (literary term)
Hypotaxis (literary term)
Complex sentences with subordinate clauses
Peripeteia in tragedy
Peripeteia in tragedy
Reversal of fortune/turning point
Anagnorisis in tragedy
Anagnorisis in tragedy
Moment of tragic recognition/awareness
Zeugma (rhetorical device)
Zeugma (rhetorical device)
One word modifying two others
Stichomythia in drama
Stichomythia in drama
Rapid back-and-forth dialogue exchange
Handkerchief's 3 symbolic meanings
Handkerchief's 3 symbolic meanings
Virgin Mary, African witchcraft, marital fidelity
Venice vs Cyprus symbolism
Venice vs Cyprus symbolism
Civilisation/reason vs passion/violence
Green-eyed monster in Othello
Green-eyed monster in Othello
Jealousy as humoral disease/pathology
Anaphora in Othello Act III
Anaphora in Othello Act III
'It is the cause, it is the cause' - repeated beginning
Othello's 4 language stages
Othello's 4 language stages
Act I nobility→III obsession→IV breakdown→V restoration