Key Quotations (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards

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Anne's position in family (Ch1 quote)

'Nobody'; 'her word had no weight'

Anne's arc vs typical Austen heroine

Forced into prudence young, learned romance older (opposite)

Wentworth's letter opening (Ch23)

'You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope'

Wentworth's declaration of constancy

'I have loved none but you'

Sir Walter's defining trait (Ch1)

Vanity was 'beginning and end' of his character

Mr Elliot's true nature per Mrs Smith

'Man without heart or conscience'

Anne's claim for women (Ch23)

'Loving longest, when existence or when hope is gone'

What Louisa's 'firmness' actually is

Thoughtless impulsiveness, not true decision

How Anne yielded to Lady Russell's advice

'Solicitously obliged to yield'

Anne's statement about age and love

'Not so young as to love only once' (ironic)

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