Themes (OCR A-Level English Literature): Flashcards

Fundamental & often universal ideas explored in literary work

Source of pain & suffering despite being romantic comedy

Describes his desires; love pursues & torments like predators

'plague' from which she suffers terribly

For Sebastian; can't be fulfilled due to social norms

Cesario

Olivia attracted to Cesario who is actually a woman (Viola)

Rise above social station; wants to marry Olivia

Social hierarchies temporarily overturned & inverted

An eunuch (liminal position - neither woman nor man fully)