Character Analysis (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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What religious role is Isabella preparing to enter at the beginning of the play?
What religious role is Isabella preparing to enter at the beginning of the play?
A novice nun
What crime leads to Claudio being sentenced to death by Angelo?
What crime leads to Claudio being sentenced to death by Angelo?
Impregnating Juliet before marriage
What disguise does the Duke adopt to observe events in Vienna?
What disguise does the Duke adopt to observe events in Vienna?
Friar Lodowick
Which character trait best describes Angelo as revealed through the play?
Which character trait best describes Angelo as revealed through the play?
Moral hypocrisy
What linguistic feature characterises Elbow's speech in the play?
What linguistic feature characterises Elbow's speech in the play?
Malapropisms
Who says 'Better it were a brother died at once, / Than that a sister...Should die forever'?
Who says 'Better it were a brother died at once, / Than that a sister...Should die forever'?
Isabella
What theme does Angelo's abuse of authority primarily illustrate?
What theme does Angelo's abuse of authority primarily illustrate?
Power and corruption
How does Claudio react when facing imminent execution in the prison scene?
How does Claudio react when facing imminent execution in the prison scene?
Fear leads him to beg Isabella to save him
How long does the Duke admit he let Vienna's strict laws go unenforced?
How long does the Duke admit he let Vienna's strict laws go unenforced?
Fourteen years
What position does the Duke appoint Angelo to at the start of the play?
What position does the Duke appoint Angelo to at the start of the play?
Deputy to govern Vienna