Themes (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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3 aspects love encompasses in A&C
3 aspects love encompasses in A&C
Loyalty, power, tragedy
Battle of Actium act/scene
Battle of Actium act/scene
Act 3, Scene 11
Cleopatra's suicide act/scene
Cleopatra's suicide act/scene
Act 5, Scene 2
Central theme affecting decisions, relationships, fates in A&C
Central theme affecting decisions, relationships, fates in A&C
Honour
Power explored through what struggles in A&C
Power explored through what struggles in A&C
Political struggles between Rome & Egypt, personal dynamics
Enobarbus's defection act/scene
Enobarbus's defection act/scene
Act 4, Scene 5
What A&C does to traditional gender roles
What A&C does to traditional gender roles
Challenges and subverts them
Cleopatra at Battle of Actium significance for gender
Cleopatra at Battle of Actium significance for gender
Challenges traditional gender roles
Omens symbolise what in A&C
Omens symbolise what in A&C
Characters' fates & inevitable tragedy
Soothsayer's warning act/scene
Soothsayer's warning act/scene
Act 1, Scene 2