Top Girls by Caryl Churchill (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Event that inspired Churchill to write Top Girls
Event that inspired Churchill to write Top Girls
Margaret Thatcher's rise to Prime Minister
Churchill's experimental dialogue technique in Act 1
Churchill's experimental dialogue technique in Act 1
Overlapping speeches where characters interrupt each other
Examples of women breaking gender barriers in Act 1
Examples of women breaking gender barriers in Act 1
Joan becomes Pope, Gret leads army, Nijo rebels, Isabella travels
Outcome for both Marlene & Joyce by play's end
Outcome for both Marlene & Joyce by play's end
Neither found complete fulfilment
How language functions in Top Girls
How language functions in Top Girls
As a class indicator - professional vs working-class speech
Central contradiction about women's success in play
Central contradiction about women's success in play
Individual success via competitive capitalism vs genuine progress
Angie's shocking statement about the dress
Angie's shocking statement about the dress
I put on this dress to kill my mother
Term Nell, Win & Marlene use to describe themselves
Term Nell, Win & Marlene use to describe themselves
Tough birds
Public-private divide's effect on women in play
Public-private divide's effect on women in play
Creates unjust demands - excel professionally & domestically
Surrealist element in Act 1
Surrealist element in Act 1
Dinner party with women from different historical periods