Key Quotations (OCR A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Type of comedy Goldsmith revives in the play?
Type of comedy Goldsmith revives in the play?
Laughing comedy (not sentimental comedy)
Mrs Hardcastle: 'rub off the rust' metaphor means?
Mrs Hardcastle: 'rub off the rust' metaphor means?
Country life causes stagnation; city offers refinement
Tony's technique: 'tall, trapesing, trolloping, talkative'?
Tony's technique: 'tall, trapesing, trolloping, talkative'?
Alliteration - adjectives beginning with 't'
Kate: 'A reserved lover always makes a suspicious...'?
Kate: 'A reserved lover always makes a suspicious...'?
...husband
Marlow's antithesis contrasts which two social concepts?
Marlow's antithesis contrasts which two social concepts?
Impudence (shamelessness) vs modesty (restraint)
Hardcastle to servants: 'see us eat, not think of...'?
Hardcastle to servants: 'see us eat, not think of...'?
...eating. Shows rigid class boundaries
Tony's proverbial response about obtaining jewels?
Tony's proverbial response about obtaining jewels?
'Ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no fibs'
Device: 'lose our fortune...lose our patience'?
Device: 'lose our fortune...lose our patience'?
Zeugma - contrasting objects with same verb
Kate: 'women and music should never be...'?
Kate: 'women and music should never be...'?
...dated
Tony's highwayman prank achieves what dramatic result?
Tony's highwayman prank achieves what dramatic result?
Frees him from engagement; exposes Mrs Hardcastle's folly