Key Quotations (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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What does Angelo's pun on 'metal/mettle' refer to in Act 1?
What does Angelo's pun on 'metal/mettle' refer to in Act 1?
His character being tested
How long does Duke Vincentio admit Vienna's laws have been poorly enforced?
How long does Duke Vincentio admit Vienna's laws have been poorly enforced?
Nineteen years
Who warns that having 'a giant's strength' is excellent but using it 'like a giant' is tyrannous?
Who warns that having 'a giant's strength' is excellent but using it 'like a giant' is tyrannous?
Isabella
What does Angelo mean by being 'the very cipher of a function' if he shows mercy?
What does Angelo mean by being 'the very cipher of a function' if he shows mercy?
A zero, nothing in his role
What does Claudio compare death to when declaring he will 'hug it in mine arms'?
What does Claudio compare death to when declaring he will 'hug it in mine arms'?
A bride
What does Barnardine refuse to do in Act 3?
What does Barnardine refuse to do in Act 3?
Consent to die that day
What central theme does 'O, what may man within him hide, Though angel on the outward side!' address?
What central theme does 'O, what may man within him hide, Though angel on the outward side!' address?
Appearance versus reality
What does Mariana use when she cries 'Justice, O royal Duke!'?
What does Mariana use when she cries 'Justice, O royal Duke!'?
Apostrophe
Which phrase gives the play its title and appears in Act 5?
Which phrase gives the play its title and appears in Act 5?
Measure still for measure
What paradox does Mariana argue when pleading for Angelo's life?
What paradox does Mariana argue when pleading for Angelo's life?
Best men are molded out of faults