English Paper 1 Flashcards
(31 cards)
Structure?
Seems, However, Therefore, Seems, However, Therefore
Mabel Chiltern and ‘No, Thank You John’
They are approached by potential suitors that they reject, despite the man’s persistence.
The ‘New Woman’
This undermined the traditional view of the feminine. New educational and employment opportunities became available, as well as the fact marriage and motherhood had started to be disregarded as being the only way to guarantee financial security.
Mabel Chiltern says
“Tommy has proposed to me again”
‘The Women’s World’ Magazine
He had the name changed from ‘The Lady’s World’ to reflect its transformation into a form of literature that dealt with women in politics, higher education, literature, travel and professions in a much more inclusive way.
Mabel Chiltern to Lord Goring
“I suppose it is my duty to stay with you”
The speaker of ‘No, Thank You John’ says
She would “rather answer “No” to fifty Johns / Than answer “Yes” to you”
Who is ‘No, Thank You John’ about?
The Pre-Raphaelite painter John Brett
Simon Avery about ‘No, Thank You John’
“By rejecting a potential suitor, the speaker asserts the right to say ‘no’. We ‘hear’ some of his thoughts, but the suitor isn’t given a voice showing the power dynamic as she turns his argument against him”
Who did Rossetti write to about female suffrage and what did she say?
Rossetti had written to the poet Augusta Webster in 1878 that because she believed that “the highest functions are not in this world open to both sexes”
Mrs Cheveley and Maude in ‘Maude Clare
They are the villains in their respective texts
Maude in ‘Maude Clare’
“My Lord was pale with inwards strife”
The Victorian Marriage Market
It was extremely saturated, which meant finding a potential suitor was a difficult task
Mrs Cheveley to Sir Robert Chiltern
“I am much stronger than you are”
Kate Millet on ‘An Ideal Husband’
“Wilde’s ‘An Ideal Husband’ challenges traditional notions of morality and gender, offering a provocative exploration of power, politics and personal integrity”
Wilde’s mother, Speranza
She was a very progressive woman, holding candle-lit saloons with intellectuals that Wilde was allowed to be around
‘From the Antique’
“doubly blank is a woman’s lot”
When did she write the poem, and why wasn’t it published until after her death?
She wrote the poem in 1854, yet it was published in 1896, following her death. We can understand this to be due to the fact that for a female poet, something that was not too widely accepted, to be speaking out about the effects the patriarchy has on women would have completely jeopardised her career.
Elain Showalter on Ophelia
“Ophelia is a girl who feels too much, who drowns in feeling”
Myron Taylor on Ophelia’s death
“her aimless death neither suicide nor accident, symbolises her aimless life”
Kilman on Polonius
“he eagerly plays the spy”
Richard Vardy on Polonius
“Polonius is instrumental to the seizure and control of power, and is at the heart of this corrupt and oppressive state”
Belsey on revenge
“Revenge exists on a margin between justice and crime”
Benedict Cumberbatch’s 2015 performance
Rubble is on stage throughout the play, as if it is rotting or decaying
