Key Quotations (OCR A-Level English Literature): Quizzes
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What does Mabel's quote about 'beautiful idiots and brilliant lunatics' satirize?
What does Mabel's quote about 'beautiful idiots and brilliant lunatics' satirize?
London's high society
What literary technique does Mrs Cheveley use when she says 'I forget!' about her prizes?
What literary technique does Mrs Cheveley use when she says 'I forget!' about her prizes?
Verbal irony and understatement
What role does Lord Goring serve in the play?
What role does Lord Goring serve in the play?
The philosophical voice
What does Lord Goring's statement 'All reasons are absurd' challenge?
What does Lord Goring's statement 'All reasons are absurd' challenge?
The Enlightenment ideal of rationality
When Sir Robert says 'I bought success', what is he attempting to do?
When Sir Robert says 'I bought success', what is he attempting to do?
Reframe his past crime
What does Lord Goring's paradox 'Life is never fair...good thing' suggest?
What does Lord Goring's paradox 'Life is never fair...good thing' suggest?
Unfairness allows people to escape some consequences
What special feature does the brooch have that traps Mrs Cheveley?
What special feature does the brooch have that traps Mrs Cheveley?
A secret clasp
What does Mabel say an ideal husband sounds like?
What does Mabel say an ideal husband sounds like?
Something in the next world
Whose words is Lady Chiltern repeating when she says men's lives are more valuable?
Whose words is Lady Chiltern repeating when she says men's lives are more valuable?
Lord Goring's words
How does Mrs Cheveley view human interactions in Act 3?
How does Mrs Cheveley view human interactions in Act 3?
As commercial transactions