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29 Cards in this Set
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Jonathan Bate, Intro to AMND, 2008 |
"AMND is one of his truly essential works because nowhere else is his double vision more apparent than in this plays movement between... reason and imagination, waking life and dream" |
"For better... vision" |
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2 major periods of English History |
Elizabethen period (Liz I) 1558-1603 Jacobean period (James I) 1603-1625 |
Lizzie Zipmouth James and the Giant Peach |
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First performed |
1595-96 (Printed 1600) |
In the bosom of two centuries |
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Shakespeare's birthdate |
Born 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon |
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Education |
No university education (most likely due to familial fiscal problems) |
Zilch |
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Death |
23rd April 1616 |
Serena and Chey birthday |
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Lord Chamberlin's Men |
A theatre troop formed by Shakespeare in 1594 Subsequently renamed King's Men (A high honour) |
"... children, children ..." |
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Thesus and Hippolyta |
A couple intended to get married in 4 days In love, but Hippolyta won in battle. |
Jagged Edge |
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Egeus, Hermia and the 2 suitors |
Demetrius and Lysander vying for hand Hermia in love with Lysander Father will not tolerate this |
Edward, Jacob, Bella, Charlie |
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Theseus |
Word and law Decrees fathers word stands As a just king, allows nunnery |
"Get thee to a nunnery" |
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Demetrius |
One of the suitors Chased by Helena Determined to get Hermia |
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Helena |
Stories of her virility Tells if forest plan to get Demetrius Convinced she is constantly mocked |
Para, Para... |
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Peter Quince |
Director of Ameteur play Plans to meet in same place Hermia and Lysander plan to Gives Bottom role of Pyramus |
Tarentino |
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Oberon |
King of the fairies, Theseus' double, aledged cheater Desperate for Indian boy Titania has In fight over infidelity Before a fight breaks out, puts fog out, makes them forget woods and fall for right person |
The King and problem solver |
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Titania |
Argument with Oberon causing chaos in natural world Won't give up child until spelled to love Bottom Freed from spell by Oberon who feels appalled by her love of donkey |
Shame shame, we know your name |
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Puck |
The joker and assistant to Oberon Sent to give love spell With his sympathy, instructed to give love spell to Demetrius as well |
Lloyd with a mean sense of humour |
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Love in idleness |
A plant which makes whoever gets droplet on eyes fall in love with the first thing they see Used on Lysander and Titania Means Lysander likes Helena |
Half Blood Prince Ron and spell |
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Pyramus and Thisbe |
Awful play causes Puck to curse Bottom into ass Actors run from Bottom when they see Played at wedding Bottom promises next play will be better |
Shrek and... |
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Bottom |
Fallen in love with by Titania |
Batty followed |
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'Bottoms Dream' |
The ballad Bottom wants written because dream was bottomless
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Pit near waterfall |
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Conclusion |
Ass head gone Peace between Titania and Oberon Everyone gets married |
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers |
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Comedy |
One of two most common forms of drama From Greek 'komos' (n); riotous procession of travellers Embodies disorder, social world upside down |
... boy, you're turning me inside out |
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Comedy and Dionysian |
Patron of wine, ritual madness, fertility Phallic processions in his name, celebrating procreation, growth Aristotle believes are the root of comic drama |
The wicker man |
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Intertextuality |
Participation of 1 text in another Perspective on how texts relate |
Intimate... |
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Allusion |
One text referring to another In lit. drawing on another's words |
Texts talk to each other |
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Bottoms Play quotes |
"I have had a most rare vision. I have had a dream past the wits of man to say what dream that was" |
Inner...ons (Stevie) |
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Bottoms Play quotes 2 |
"'Bottoms Dream' because it hath no Bottom," |
My anaconda don't |
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Egeus |
"My Noble lord, this man hath my consent to marry her... this man has bewitched the bosom of my child" |
C'est la vie |
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Egeus |
"Or to her death, according to our law immediately provided in that case" |
Line 23-44 |
