Plot Summary (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Creator of 'Oh! What a Lovely War'
Creator of 'Oh! What a Lovely War'
Joan Littlewood
Theatrical framework used throughout play
Theatrical framework used throughout play
Pier show/seaside entertainment format
What the scoreboard device displays
What the scoreboard device displays
Mounting casualty figures throughout the war
Christmas Truce 1914 key event
Christmas Truce 1914 key event
Soldiers fraternised, played football in no-man's-land
What the poppy spirit represents
What the poppy spirit represents
Final soldier's spirit/symbol of remembrance for war dead
Main satirical technique used
Main satirical technique used
Juxtaposition of cheerful music & grim war realities
Years covered in the play
Years covered in the play
1914 to 1918
Definition of no-man's-land
Definition of no-man's-land
Deadly space between opposing front lines
Who is Sylvia Pankhurst in the play
Who is Sylvia Pankhurst in the play
Suffragette & anti-war activist who protests war
Final visual image of the play
Final visual image of the play
White crosses stretching across a hillside