Key Quotations (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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'True love never did run smooth' - speaker
'True love never did run smooth' - speaker
Lysander
Why Cupid painted blind (Helena's quote)
Why Cupid painted blind (Helena's quote)
Signifies love's irrational nature
Theseus: father should be as a...
Theseus: father should be as a...
God
Helena on gender: women should be...
Helena on gender: women should be...
Wooed, not made to woo
Helena's animal metaphor for herself
Helena's animal metaphor for herself
Spaniel (loyal dog)
Puck: 'Lord, what fools these...'
Puck: 'Lord, what fools these...'
Mortals be!
Bottom: what keeps little company together
Bottom: what keeps little company together
Reason and love
Bottom describes his dream as...
Bottom describes his dream as...
A most rare vision, past the wit of man
Lunatic, lover, poet share this (Theseus)
Lunatic, lover, poet share this (Theseus)
Imagination - 'of imagination all compact'
Literary device in Puck's epilogue
Literary device in Puck's epilogue
Breaks the fourth wall