Key Quotations (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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What does 'Too hot, too hot' mark in the play?
What does 'Too hot, too hot' mark in the play?
First emergence of Leontes' jealousy
In early modern belief, what was thought about finding a spider in a drink after consuming it?
In early modern belief, what was thought about finding a spider in a drink after consuming it?
It was thought to be poisonous
What did 'hobby-horse' mean in Elizabethan slang?
What did 'hobby-horse' mean in Elizabethan slang?
A prostitute
What is Apollo described as in the play?
What is Apollo described as in the play?
The god of truth
Who does Hermione claim was her father?
Who does Hermione claim was her father?
The Emperor of Russia
What does Paulina directly call Leontes to his face?
What does Paulina directly call Leontes to his face?
A tyrant
What is the goddess Proserpina associated with?
What is the goddess Proserpina associated with?
Spring and rebirth
What does 'changeling' refer to when Polixenes uses it?
What does 'changeling' refer to when Polixenes uses it?
A fairy child left in place of human
What literary technique does the Oracle's pronouncement use?
What literary technique does the Oracle's pronouncement use?
Parallel structure
What does the warmth prove when Leontes touches the statue?
What does the warmth prove when Leontes touches the statue?
Hermione is alive