Faustus-related literary terms

Beschreibung

A Levels English Literature (Dr Faustus) Karteikarten am Faustus-related literary terms, erstellt von gregory.rolfe am 13/04/2014.
gregory.rolfe
Karteikarten von gregory.rolfe, aktualisiert more than 1 year ago
gregory.rolfe
Erstellt von gregory.rolfe vor mehr als 10 Jahre
58
1

Zusammenfassung der Ressource

Frage Antworten
Allegory a figurative representation within A narrative of abstract concepts by characters bearing their names e.g. the parade of the seven deadly sins in Act 2, scene 3
Binary Having two elements; in critical theory, binary opposition is when a pair of terms, ideas or characters are opposed to each other
Closure The sense of completeness and finality achieved by the endings of some literary works
Convention A standard common feature of a particular genre of literature
Decorum The tradition of using particular verse forms and kinds of diction for particular circumstances. It can be thought of as a sense of appropriate style
Denouement French for 'unknotting'. The final unfolding of a plot: the point at which the audience's expectations, be they hopes or fears, about what will happen to the characters are finally satisfied
Despair In the Early Modern period, 'despair' meant loss of faith in God, and was signified by suicide; the two were often treated as synonymous.
Dramatic irony A feature of a play whereby the development of the plot allows the audience more information about what is happening than some of the characters themselves have. E.g. in the comic scenes in Doctor Faustus
Hubris Greek for "pride, arrogance". The self-indulgent confidence that causes a tragic hero to ignore the decrees, laws and warnings of the gods, and therefore defy them to bring about his or her downfall
Zusammenfassung anzeigen Zusammenfassung ausblenden

ähnlicher Inhalt

An Inspector Calls Revision Notes
Noor Sohail
The Captain of the 1964 Top of the Form Team
Summer Pearce
Hamlet - Character Analysis
Jess Watts
Sheila Birling Quotes
Joe Blockley
The Duchess of Malfi Critics Quotes
Biha Saeed
The Merchant of Venice - Act 1 - Plot
bill fingleton
The Merchant of Venice Relationships
Antonia Blankenberg
Macbeth Act One - scene summaries
Ashleigh Huddart
Relationships in Pride and Prejudice
Antonia Blankenberg
A Taste of Honey - Characters
Evan Barton
Romeo and Juliet plot
Jadey Gemini