Themes (OCR A-Level English Literature): Quizzes
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What are the three major themes explored in An Ideal Husband?
What are the three major themes explored in An Ideal Husband?
Marriage, womanliness, aestheticism
How is Lady Chiltern's approach to marriage characterised in the play?
How is Lady Chiltern's approach to marriage characterised in the play?
Extreme devotion based on worship
According to the play, what defines the 'masculine' model of love?
According to the play, what defines the 'masculine' model of love?
Accepts imperfections & includes charity
What does Lord Goring say is women's mission in love in Act IV?
What does Lord Goring say is women's mission in love in Act IV?
Pardon, not punishment
How is Mrs Cheveley described in the play?
How is Mrs Cheveley described in the play?
'Lamia-like' (half-snake, half-female)
What happens to Mrs Cheveley when trapped by Lord Goring in Act III?
What happens to Mrs Cheveley when trapped by Lord Goring in Act III?
'A mask has fallen' & she's 'dreadful'
What symbolic object captures Mrs Cheveley at the end?
What symbolic object captures Mrs Cheveley at the end?
A stolen diamond brooch (wedding gift)
How do Lord Goring and Mrs Cheveley function in relation to each other?
How do Lord Goring and Mrs Cheveley function in relation to each other?
As doubles sharing artifice & wit
What does Mabel say about the concept of an 'ideal husband'?
What does Mabel say about the concept of an 'ideal husband'?
'Sounds like something in the next world'
What does Lord Goring's aesthetic philosophy emphasise?
What does Lord Goring's aesthetic philosophy emphasise?
Beauty, idleness & ironisation