Character Analysis (OCR A-Level English Literature): Flashcards

Dramatic poem performed by a single speaker

Dark, brooding figure who stands apart from society

Psychological instability, class resentment, paranoid worldview

Social nihilist → erotic rapture → guilty violence → redemption

Cold temptress → sensual garden queen → redemptive angel

Pre-Raphaelite idealisation of Maud

Perfect, submissive, morally pure woman who supports men

Takes multiple forms and meanings simultaneously

Turned to stone; paralysed by aristocratic stare

'Mad, bad, dangerous to know'