Othello (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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AO2 focus in Othello
AO2 focus in Othello
How & why Shakespeare creates meaning, not just what happens
Hamartia definition
Hamartia definition
Fatal flaw/weakness causing tragic hero's downfall
Othello's hamartia
Othello's hamartia
Jealousy
Anagnorisis definition
Anagnorisis definition
Hero's moment of awareness of mistakes/misjudgements
Catharsis definition
Catharsis definition
Emotional release when hero understands his errors
Blank verse definition
Blank verse definition
Unrhymed lines of poetry in iambic pentameter
Iambic pentameter structure
Iambic pentameter structure
10 syllables (5 sets of 2), dee-DUM stress pattern
Times 'honest' appears in Othello
Times 'honest' appears in Othello
52 times
Soliloquy definition
Soliloquy definition
Character addresses audience directly, reveals thoughts
Unique structural feature of Othello
Unique structural feature of Othello
No subplot, unlike other Shakespeare plays