OCR A-Level English Literature Paper One Flashcards (Measure for Measure, Wilde and Rossetti) Save Start a student pass

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Lent him our terror, dressed him with our love...our own power' A1/.S1 - (correct
Answer) - This refers to the fa�ade of being a ruler - it is only a superficial
position which is why it can easily be transferred between This could also link to
the belief of the divine right of kings. Appearance vs reality
'fond fathers' 'children's sight' A1/S1 - (correct Answer) - Children imagery -
lack of connection with the people
"Mortality and mercy in Vienna live in thy tongue and heart'' A1/S1 - (correct
Answer) - Here the Duke is saying that the enforcement of the law is subjective and
up to the discretion of Angelo, providing him with a large scope to abuse his
power. The Duke seems to be the main enabler to Angelo's tyranny.
"Let there be some more test be made pf my metal'' A1/S1 - (correct Answer) -
Angelo's hesitance to accept the role of interim leader suggests he doesn't trust
himself. Perhaps Angelo is conscious of his shortcomings and doesn't want the
power�or liberty�to be able to cause harm. This responsible attitude does not
excuse Angelo's egregious hypocrisy later in the play, but it does cast him as a
relatively sympathetic villain [themes: morality, abuse of power}
''I love the people but I do not like to stage me to their eyes'' A1/S1 - (correct
Answer) - The duke takes the position of false modesty - his real reason for
avoiding the people it to avoid his duties and the sense of accountability. As a
Friar, his failings as a Duke are much more palatable because he has distanced
himself from the situation.
'Grace is grace, despite of all controversy, as for example, though thyself art a
wicked villain despite of all grace'' A1/S2 - (correct Answer) - This shows the
religious hypocrisy
'thus, what with the war, what with the sweat, what with the gallows and what with
the poverty'' A1/S2 - (correct Answer) - Examines what the poor are suffering
against - the Duke and Angelo's reforms are misguided; this is what they should be
focusing on instead. Tyranny comes from a disconnection from the people.
''Make us pay down for our offence by weight'' A1/S2 - (correct Answer) -
Punishment should be subjective based on each person's crime. Links to the title,
Measure FOR Measure.
''our natures do pursue, Like rats that ravin down their proper bane'' A1/S2 -
(correct Answer) - This is Claudio musing about the destructive nature of man, in
his view it is in human nature to pursue sin. This makes him more accepting of his
punishment and his crime.
''a thirsty evil, and when we drink, we die' A1/S2 - (correct Answer) - Claudio
believes that mankind is helpless in avoiding sin. This links to the Christian
belief of the 'Original Sin'
'' I had as life have the foppery of freedom as the morality of imprisonment A1/S2
- (correct Answer) - The move to meter mimics the heaviness of the scene, showing
Lucio to indeed be a flexible character. He can exist in both tragedy and comedy.
''lechery'' - ''call it so'' A1/S2 - (correct Answer) - Conversation between Lucio
and Claudio, showing how differently Claudio views his crime. He is accepting of
his punishment and of Angelo's measures, but he does not believe that he did
anything wrong =.
''whether it be fault and glimpse of newness'' A1/S2 - (correct Answer) - This
suggests that Angelo has been corrupted by his newfound position and power
"he can command, lets it straight feel the spur' A1/S2 - (correct Answer) -
Repetition of the horse metaphor - rulers see the citizens as animals which need to
tamed. Their methods can therefore sometimes be inhumane.
'tis surely for a name' A1/S2 - (correct Answer) - Angelo wants to be remembered

,and doesn't actually care about immortality in Vienna
'which have like unscoured armour hung by th'wall'' A1/S2 - (correct Answer) - His
power is a farce
''there is a prone and speechless dialect. Such as move men...and well she can
persuade'' A1/S2 - (correct Answer) - Justification for why they want to use
Isabella. They view her sensuality and her virtue as motivating factors for men.
Shows how women can often be used by men - links to how she is later used by the
Duke and by Angelo later in the play.
''a man of stricture and firm abstinence'' A1/S3 - (correct Answer) - The Duke's
misguided views about Angelo. Through dramatic irony it shows that he is perhaps
deluded, and it can also show how unfeeling Angelo Is.
'I have strwed it in the common ear, and so it is recvied' A1/S3 - (correct Answer)
- The Duke is manipulative and seeks to spread misinformation, his admittance to a
Friar shows how he sees nothing wrong with his manipulative actions.
'we have strict stature and most biting laws' A1/S3 - (correct Answer) - Strict
punishments failing upon the people of Vienna
''needful bits and curbs to headstrong weeds'' A1/S3 - (correct Answer) - Horse
imagery, showing the Duke's distorted methods of control.
'and liberty pluck justice by the nose'' A1/S3 - (correct Answer) - Links to how
liberty has been abused
'like a true friar' A1/S3 - (correct Answer) - Irony is conveyed in the Duke's
statements - he cannot be a true friar as he seeks to use the position for
deception.
Hence we shall see if power change purpose, what seemers be A1/S3 - (correct
Answer) - He too, is wary about the corrupting nature of power and wants to use his
manipulative power to monitor Angelo. It is a little counter intuitive as he is the
one who placed Angelo in this position of power.
''but whishing a more strict restraint' A1/S4 - (correct Answer) - Isabella is
indeed an ideal woman in a puritan culture.
' I must make you know I am that Isabelle his sister'' A1/S4 - (correct Answer) -
From the onset of the play, Isabella seeks to avoid manipulation and dramatic irony
by conveying and standing in truth.
'And to b talked with in sincerity as with a saint' A1/S4 - (correct Answer) -
' a man wh0se blood is very snowbroth' A1/S4 - (correct Answer) - Angelo is
unfeeling and has no emotions - perhaps to prevent himself from sexual liberty -
Angelo is perhaps a nymphomaniac.
; and let him learn to know when maidens sue, Men give like gods'' A1/S4 - (correct
Answer) - Isabella is again to use her sensuality to convince Angelo. Women are
perhaps seen as pawns and objects in the games of men.
'we must not make a scarecrow of the law/#' A2/S1 - (correct Answer) - First line
of ACT 2, emphatic positioning, sets out Angelo's aims and goals from the start. He
believes that the law is not cautionary, and people must feel the full force. This
is the beginning of his tyranny.
'whether you had sometime not in your on life erred in this point which you now
censure him' A2/S1 - (correct Answer) - Escalus is calling Angelo on his hypocrisy
- perhaps he is aware about his relationship with Marianna offering some
justification to his earlier apprehension.
'tis one thing to be tempted Escalus, another thing to fall' A2/S1 - (correct
Answer) - Hypocrisy - he falls on this later in the play. Angelo is disconnected
from his own flaws. He believes in the resistance of temptation
'the jury passing on the prisoner's life may in the sworn twelve have a theif or
two guiltier than him they try' A2/S1 - (correct Answer) - Hypocrisy within the
law. Angelo is indeed a tyranny attempting to misuse power.
'[aside] Well, heaven forgive him, and forgive us all' A2/S1 - (correct Answer) -
Aside - the provost's fear of Angelo and how people are often complicit in abuses
of power.
Enter Elbow, Froth, Pompey A2/ S1 - (correct Answer) - This is a comic interlude
that is useful in showing how the Law has gotten out of control, perhaps justifying
Angelo's motives. The shift to prose signals humour.

, ''benefactors...are they not malefactors' A2/S1 - (correct Answer) - Malapropism -
showing the foolishness of Elbow, who is perhaps a representative of the lower-
classes in Shakespeare's Vienna
'it is but needful...there is no remedy' A2/S1 - (correct Answer) - Escalus has
given up after seeing the problems in Vienna. He finally emphasises with Angelo's
methods. There is a hint of resignation within his voice.
Justice 'lord Angelo is severe'/ Escalus - 'it is but needful' A2/S1 - (correct
Answer) - Perhaps what Angelo is doing it not justice - perhaps his strict
punishments are not warranted. He has missued the term.
'Condemn the fault, and not the actor of it' A2 S2 - (correct Answer) - Angelo's
questioning shows how he is unable to understand basic empathy.
'you are too cold' A2/S2 - (correct Answer) - Aside From Lucio, which could perhaps
be represented as the voice of the audience. Her he is telling Isabella to engage
with her emotions and perhaps her sexuality.
'not the king's crown, nor the deputed sword. The marshal's truncheon, not the
judges robe, become them with one half good grace as mercy does' A2/S2 - (correct
Answer) - Clothes imagery - links to the appearance of power.
'How would you be, If He which is at the top of judgement, should But judge you as
you are A2/S2 - (correct Answer) - Angelo is a tyrant who thinks he is God. In
that, he fails to understand the true teachings of Christianity.
'it is the law, not I' A2/S2 - (correct Answer) - Angelo is failing to take
responsibility for the punishements he is inflicting.
; the law hath not been dead, though it hath slept' A2/S2 - (correct Answer) -
Echoing the words of the Duke. They are morphing into each other. Perhaps he too
will repeat the same mistakes.
' o it is excellent to have a giant's strength, but it is tyrannous To use it like
a giant A2/S2 - (correct Answer) - Appearance vs reality
'dressed in a little brief authority' A2/S2 - (correct Answer) - His power is a
fa�ade.
'go to your bosom. Knock there, and ask your heart what it know' A2/S2 - (correct
Answer) - Isabella has a way of speaking which mimics a moral lesson. Perhaps why
the sinful characters in the play are intimidated by her. She also shows feminine
bravery in calling Angelo out.
'how? Bribe me?' - (correct Answer) -
'ay with such gifts that heaven shall share with you' A2/S2 - (correct Answer) -
Confusion between Isabella and Angelo. This shows how perverted his mind is in
comparison to her.
'the tempter or the tempted, who sins the most' A2/S2 - (correct Answer) -
Beginning of Angelo's soliloquy
"Heaven hath my empty words; A2/S2 - (correct Answer) - Lack of religious devotion
with Angelpo
'dost thou desire her foully for those things that make her good' A2/S2 - (correct
Answer) - He views Isabella as an object
'thieves for their robbery have authority, when judges steal themselves' A2/A2 -
(correct Answer) - He is becoming a hypocrite
'when men were fond, I smiled and wondered how' A2/S2 - (correct Answer) - This is
the beginning of Angelo's humanisation - which leads to him becoming as sinful, or
perhaps even more than the bawds
;yes as I love the woman that wronged him' A2/S3 - (correct Answer) -
Accountability of Juliet. Perhaps the most moral character within the play.
'then was your sin of heavier kind than his' - (correct Answer) -
'blister'd her report' A2/S3 - (correct Answer) - Double standard of men and women
perhaps is she wasn't pregnant, Juliet's punishment would have been much more
severe.
'when I would pray and thin, I think and pray to several subjects' A2/S4 - (correct
Answer) - Idolatry of religion - inappropriate choice for a leader - could also
link to his duplicitous character
'heaven in my mouth as if I did but only chew his name' A2/S4 - (correct Answer) -
He has never committed to religion and therefore can sin.