Key Quotations (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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Why does Stanhope describe himself as 'doped with whisky' before going into the front line?
Why does Stanhope describe himself as 'doped with whisky' before going into the front line?
He views alcohol as essential medication
What does Stanhope's fragmented speech about Raleigh being 'blown to bits' reveal about leadership?
What does Stanhope's fragmented speech about Raleigh being 'blown to bits' reveal about leadership?
Officers suffer privately but must hide it
In Hibbert's breakdown, what does 'I'd rather die here' demonstrate about his psychological state?
In Hibbert's breakdown, what does 'I'd rather die here' demonstrate about his psychological state?
Death seems preferable to facing combat
When Stanhope shouts 'you're the only soul that cares', what does this inadvertently reveal?
When Stanhope shouts 'you're the only soul that cares', what does this inadvertently reveal?
That everyone, including him, is afraid
Why does Osborne advise Raleigh to 'think of it all as romantic'?
Why does Osborne advise Raleigh to 'think of it all as romantic'?
Romanticising is a coping mechanism
What does 'nerves battered to bits' metaphorically describe in Osborne's defence of Stanhope?
What does 'nerves battered to bits' metaphorically describe in Osborne's defence of Stanhope?
Psychological trauma from prolonged combat
In Trotter's question, what does 'for ever and ever' suggest about the war?
In Trotter's question, what does 'for ever and ever' suggest about the war?
Endless, purposeless repetition
Why is the dugout incident described as soldiers being 'frightfully annoyed' by death?
Why is the dugout incident described as soldiers being 'frightfully annoyed' by death?
Dark humour & understatement as coping
What does Osborne's broken syntax in 'It—it tells on a man—rather badly' convey?
What does Osborne's broken syntax in 'It—it tells on a man—rather badly' convey?
Difficulty explaining psychological damage
What does Raleigh's Christmas Truce memory juxtaposing 'topping' with 'blew each other to blazes' reveal?
What does Raleigh's Christmas Truce memory juxtaposing 'topping' with 'blew each other to blazes' reveal?
War's cyclical horror & his innocence