Key Quotations (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Define 'improvident'
Define 'improvident'
Lacking foresight, not planning for the future
What does the paper lantern symbolize?
What does the paper lantern symbolize?
Blanche's illusions & constructed reality hiding harsh truth
Define 'genteel'
Define 'genteel'
Polite, refined, respectable in manner
What does Blanche say she tells instead of truth?
What does Blanche say she tells instead of truth?
What 'ought' to be truth - fantasy over reality
Define 'patriarchal'
Define 'patriarchal'
System where men hold primary power and authority
How does Blanche describe Stanley?
How does Blanche describe Stanley?
Survivor of stone age - primitive & animalistic
Define 'subverts'
Define 'subverts'
Undermines, challenges or overturns established norms
Blanche's final line in Scene 11
Blanche's final line in Scene 11
I have always depended on the kindness of strangers
Elysian Fields in Greek mythology
Elysian Fields in Greek mythology
Land of the dead
What do paired quotations show?
What do paired quotations show?
Connections, changes or contrasts within the play