Critical Interpretations (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards

Ways lit. texts are analyzed & evaluated by scholars/critics/readers

Compare with your view, agree/disagree, adjust position, use evidence

Emphasizes uncertainty - unclear if human error or fate causes suffering

Grief & fear transform into aesthetic enjoyment for audience

Hero's death is essential to complete the tragic arc

Dual nature: divine punishment & special insight/truth

Complex, not straightforward villain; multifaceted & nuanced

Tied to his role as man of action, even in death

Fantasy of interracial tolerance & nightmare of racial hatred/violence

Use quotation marks & write the critic's last name