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(Lady) Murasaki Shikibu (c. 978 -c. 1015): Novelist, diarist, and courtesan. She was the author of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari), the first known novel; the diary nikki; and a collection of tanka poems. The daughter of the court official Fujiwara Tametoki, she sat in on the classical Chinese literature lessons that her brother received, in spite of the Heian traditions against higher education for women. (Sei) Shonagan (c. 966 - c. 1013): Like Lady Murasaki, was a lady-in-waiting of th...

0 1 Othello – William Shakespeare Read the extract below and then answer the question. Explore the significance of this extract in relation to the tragedy of the play as a whole. Remember to include in your answer relevant analysis of Shakespeare’s dramatic methods. [25 marks] RODERIGO I would not follow him then. IAGO O, sir, content you: I follow him to serve my turn upon him. We cannot all be masters, nor all masters Cannot be truly followed. You shall mark Many a duteous and...

Othello - answer A Moorish general in the Venetian army; main character/Governor of Cyprus; Jealousy is his fatal flaw Desdemona - answer Othello's wife Brabantio - answer Desdemona's father; a Venetian senator Iago - answer Othello's "ancient"; villain of the play and master manipulator Emilia - answer Iago's wife; Desdemona's attendant Cassio - answer Othello's second in command/lieutenant; has a major drinking problem Roderigo - answer Iago's pawn. In love with Desdemona. Supp...

Othello - answer A Moorish general in the Venetian army; main character/Governor of Cyprus; Jealousy is his fatal flaw Desdemona - answer Othello's wife Brabantio - answer Desdemona's father; a Venetian senator Iago - answer Othello's "ancient"; villain of the play and master manipulator Emilia - answer Iago's wife; Desdemona's attendant Cassio - answer Othello's second in command/lieutenant; has a major drinking problem Roderigo - answer Iago's pawn. In love with Desdemona. Supp...

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AQA A-level ENGLISH LITERATURE B 7717/1A Paper 1A Literary genres: Aspects of tragedy Version: 1.0 Final IB/G/Jun23/E5 7717/1A Wednesday 24 May 2023 Afternoon Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes Materials For this paper you must have: • an AQA 12-page answer book. Instructions • Use black ink or black ball-point pen. • Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Paper Reference is 7717/1A. • Answer one question from Section A, one question from Section...

Romeo and Juliet: Questions and Answers Graded A 2 feuding families, feuding will end with children's death. In Verona. Play takes 2 Hours. <<Ans<< What does the Prologue tell us about the overall plot of the play? Whose house is better. <<Ans<< What are young mean fighting about? Benvolio <<Ans<< Who tires to break up the fight? He wants to keep fighting. <<Ans<< What is Tybalt's attitude toward the dispute? He is furious - so he sa...

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports _____ who experience high levels of social rejection are eight times more likely to have attempted suicide. - ANSWER homosexual youths For ______, there are both ideological and economic dimensions to the debate over same-sex marriage. - ANSWER Conflict Theorists Interactionists use the phrase "______" to refer to an individual's performance of tasks and/or display of characteristics that are consistent with the gender role that has bee...