Plot Summary (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Meaning of title 'The First Casualty'
Meaning of title 'The First Casualty'
Truth is the first casualty of war
Douglas Kingsley's profession & stance
Douglas Kingsley's profession & stance
Detective & conscientious objector
Captain Abercrombie's role
Captain Abercrombie's role
Celebrated war poet who was murdered
Conscientious objector definition
Conscientious objector definition
Refuses military service on grounds of conscience
The Lavender Lamp Club
The Lavender Lamp Club
Secret haven for gay men in London
Green envelope purpose
Green envelope purpose
Send letters from front without military censorship
Who murdered Abercrombie
Who murdered Abercrombie
Captain Shannon, intelligence officer
Hopkins's fate after exoneration
Hopkins's fate after exoneration
Sent back to battle & killed immediately
Opening symbol of soldier in mud
Opening symbol of soldier in mud
Death in war is arbitrary & anonymous
Identity Kingsley assumes at end
Identity Kingsley assumes at end
His dead brother Robert's identity