Key Quotations (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Petruchio: 'wive it wealthily...happily' shows what approach?
Petruchio: 'wive it wealthily...happily' shows what approach?
Pragmatic/materialistic: wealth = happiness in marriage
Katherine's wasp metaphor conveys what about her character?
Katherine's wasp metaphor conveys what about her character?
Defensive & aggressive nature; warns of her sharp tongue
Literary device in 'Thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper'
Literary device in 'Thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper'
Series of metaphors reinforcing hierarchical marriage
Katherine: woman made fool without 'spirit to resist' means?
Katherine: woman made fool without 'spirit to resist' means?
Importance of resistance & self-assertion for women
Petruchio's falcon metaphor represents what taming strategy?
Petruchio's falcon metaphor represents what taming strategy?
Withholding food/sleep to tame Katherine, like training falcon
Repetition of 'nor' in 'ate no meat...slept not' emphasises?
Repetition of 'nor' in 'ate no meat...slept not' emphasises?
Deprivation Katherine endures through Petruchio's tactics
'Kill a wife with kindness' - what literary device?
'Kill a wife with kindness' - what literary device?
Oxymoron illustrating Petruchio's manipulative approach
'Reign' in 'politicly begun my reign' shows what?
'Reign' in 'politicly begun my reign' shows what?
Metaphor: Petruchio as ruler, highlighting power dynamics
'Place hands below husband's foot' symbolises?
'Place hands below husband's foot' symbolises?
Ultimate submission; hyperbolic gesture of obedience
Gremio's 'cake is dough' metaphor meaning?
Gremio's 'cake is dough' metaphor meaning?
His failed efforts in courtship/marriage pursuit