Writer's Techniques (OCR A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Genre of 'She Stoops to Conquer'
Genre of 'She Stoops to Conquer'
Laughing comedy (rejecting sentimental drama)
Goldsmith's three key approaches
Goldsmith's three key approaches
Structural clarity, linguistic vitality, metatheatrical wit
What triggers the central confusion
What triggers the central confusion
Tony's prank letter (says house is an inn)
Audience knowing more than characters
Audience knowing more than characters
Dramatic irony
Tony's speech type vs. Marlow's
Tony's speech type vs. Marlow's
Rural dialect vs. urban polish/sentimental clichés
Binary created by mistaken identity
Binary created by mistaken identity
Appearance vs. reality
Classical structure Goldsmith uses
Classical structure Goldsmith uses
Aristotelian unities (single place, time, action)
Breaking fourth wall, addressing audience
Breaking fourth wall, addressing audience
Metatheatrical techniques
Exaggeration exposing emotional dishonesty
Exaggeration exposing emotional dishonesty
Hyperbole/satirical inflation
Kate/Marlow plot mirrors which plot
Kate/Marlow plot mirrors which plot
Tony/Constance plot (double plot symmetry)