Key Quotations (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Hugh's view: Can English express Irish identity? (Act 1)
Hugh's view: Can English express Irish identity? (Act 1)
'English couldn't really express us' - lacks Irish cultural depth
Hugh: Irish vs English cultural priorities (Act 2, Sc 1)
Hugh: Irish vs English cultural priorities (Act 2, Sc 1)
Irish invest in language/syntax; English in material wealth
Hugh: Irish as 'syntax opulent with tomorrows' means?
Hugh: Irish as 'syntax opulent with tomorrows' means?
Language focuses on hopes/dreams, not present reality (escapism)
Hugh: Irish language as response to what? (Act 2, Sc 1)
Hugh: Irish language as response to what? (Act 2, Sc 1)
Response to mud cabins & potatoes - compensation for poverty
Hugh: 'Civilisation imprisoned in linguistic contour' means?
Hugh: 'Civilisation imprisoned in linguistic contour' means?
Culture trapped when language no longer matches modern reality
Hugh (Act 3): What shapes us - literal facts or language?
Hugh (Act 3): What shapes us - literal facts or language?
Images of past embodied in language, not literal history facts
Maire quotes O'Connell: 'old language is a barrier to...'
Maire quotes O'Connell: 'old language is a barrier to...'
modern progress
Owen's realisation: 'We name a thing and...?' (Act 2, Sc 1)
Owen's realisation: 'We name a thing and...?' (Act 2, Sc 1)
'bang - it leaps into existence' - naming creates reality
Yolland: 'password' vs 'language of tribe' distinction?
Yolland: 'password' vs 'language of tribe' distinction?
Can learn words but not deep cultural meanings/traditions
Hugh's final pragmatic view on adaptation (Act 3)?
Hugh's final pragmatic view on adaptation (Act 3)?
'We must learn where we live' - adapt to changing world