Key Quotations (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Angelo's 'metal' metaphor foreshadows what?
Angelo's 'metal' metaphor foreshadows what?
Authority tests character & reveals true nature
Speaker: 'strict statutes and most biting laws'?
Speaker: 'strict statutes and most biting laws'?
Duke Vincentio
Isabella's 'giant's strength' quote warns against?
Isabella's 'giant's strength' quote warns against?
Tyrannical abuse of power
'Measure still for measure' principle means?
'Measure still for measure' principle means?
Actions receive equivalent responses/reciprocal justice
Speaker: 'O, what may man within him hide'?
Speaker: 'O, what may man within him hide'?
Duke Vincentio
Technique: laws as 'bits and curbs to headstrong steeds'?
Technique: laws as 'bits and curbs to headstrong steeds'?
Metaphor
Claudio: medicine for the miserable?
Claudio: medicine for the miserable?
Hope
Who says 'I will not consent to die this day'?
Who says 'I will not consent to die this day'?
Barnardine
Mariana: 'best men are molded out of' what?
Mariana: 'best men are molded out of' what?
Faults
Duke's disguise throughout the play?
Duke's disguise throughout the play?
A friar