Context & Writer's Techniques (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Journey's End author
Journey's End author
R.C. Sherriff
Journey's End setting dates
Journey's End setting dates
18-21 March 1918
Historical event during play's timeframe
Historical event during play's timeframe
German Spring Offensive (Operation Michael)
Sherriff's WWI service year
Sherriff's WWI service year
1917
Sherriff's regiment in WWI
Sherriff's regiment in WWI
East Surrey Regiment, 9th Battalion
Year Journey's End written
Year Journey's End written
1928
Journey's End premiere year & venue
Journey's End premiere year & venue
1929, Savoy Theatre, London
Naturalistic realism definition
Naturalistic realism definition
Theatrical style recreating real life accurately, no artifice
Dramatic irony technique
Dramatic irony technique
Audience knows something characters don't
Character foils definition
Character foils definition
Contrasting characters highlighting each other's qualities