Writer's Techniques (OCR A-Level English Literature): Quizzes
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What is blank verse in Measure for Measure?
What is blank verse in Measure for Measure?
Unrhymed iambic pentameter
Which characters typically speak in prose?
Which characters typically speak in prose?
Pompey and Lucio
What does light and dark imagery reveal about Angelo?
What does light and dark imagery reveal about Angelo?
Outward virtue conceals inner corruption
What type of language does Isabella predominantly use?
What type of language does Isabella predominantly use?
Religious language and imagery
Why is Measure for Measure classified as a problem play?
Why is Measure for Measure classified as a problem play?
It blends comedy & tragedy with unresolved moral issues
How does the Duke create dramatic irony?
How does the Duke create dramatic irony?
By disguising as Friar Lodowick
What is the 'bed trick' in the play?
What is the 'bed trick' in the play?
Mariana substitutes for Isabella in Angelo's bed
What do Angelo's soliloquies reveal?
What do Angelo's soliloquies reveal?
His self-awareness and moral corruption
What is Angelo's central paradox?
What is Angelo's central paradox?
He enforces morality whilst having immoral desires
What is significant about Isabella's response to the Duke's proposal?
What is significant about Isabella's response to the Duke's proposal?
Her silence leaves her fate uncertain