Comparative Themes (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Tess's critique of Victorian society
Tess's critique of Victorian society
Rigid class system & moral hypocrisy
Mrs Dalloway's social critique focus
Mrs Dalloway's social critique focus
Post-war conservatism & traditional upper-class values
Big Ben's symbolism in Mrs Dalloway
Big Ben's symbolism in Mrs Dalloway
Relentless passage of time
Why Angel Clare rejects Tess
Why Angel Clare rejects Tess
Victorian morality double standards regarding her past
Septimus Warren Smith's struggle
Septimus Warren Smith's struggle
PTSD, lack of understanding & support for mental health
Tess's ancestral discovery
Tess's ancestral discovery
Descended from noble d'Urberville family
Quote about female victimhood in Tess
Quote about female victimhood in Tess
'Once victim, always victim—that's the law!'
Nature vs. modernity in Tess
Nature vs. modernity in Tess
Pastoral beauty contrasted with encroaching industrialisation
Clarissa's identity struggle
Clarissa's identity struggle
Being Mrs. Richard Dalloway vs. being herself (Clarissa)
Tess's ultimate fate
Tess's ultimate fate
Executed for murdering Alec d'Urberville