The Scrunity Flashcards
1
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A03 context
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- Lovelace- Cavalier Poet
2
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ideas/what is presented regarding love?
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- promiscuous, proud and not remorseful
- his role in life is to explore/search field of women to make sure hes had his variety- his duty
3
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structure of poem
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- dramatic monologue-> one person speaking reveals aspects of character while describing situation
4
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‘that fond impossibility’
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- love and care
- monosyllabic
- dismissive, no strings, him in control
- oxymoron-> loving vs distancing ag though rationalising. makes his lack of fidelity more palatable
5
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‘a tedious twelve hours’ space? I must all other Beauties wrong’
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- lack of respect
- bored of her, irritating, boring
- alliteration- dismissive
- excuses his behaviour
- its bad for other girls/people if they stay together- idea of multiple partners is aim for him
6
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‘thy brown hair’ +
‘i must search the black and fair’
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- makes her sound dull since already slept with her
- makes it seem like his duty, he must search the wider field of women that offer more (sex)
brown hair links to daisy. juxaposition of daisy and myrtle
7
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‘like a skilful mineralist that sound for treasure in un-plowed-up ground’
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- has to discover them- mission, like explorer.
- has to dig up beautiful things-> arrogance, self importance
- hes hunting for precious virginity and innnocence, looking for purest ‘materials’= objectifies
8
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‘with spoils of meaner beautities crowned, i laden will return to thee’
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- will come back if shes best to sleep with
- metaphorical treasure
- has to prove best
- sf of treasure ‘spoils’ ‘laden’ ‘provest’
9
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link to gatsby
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- tom is bored of daisy so engages in affairs with myrtle/other girls but returns back to daisy
- daisy cheats with gatsby but ends with tom
- lovelace is for sex
- daisy is for money, tom is for control/masculinity
- tom uses money for affairs wheras lovelace uses manipulation
