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English Literature Mcqs

A critic of Thomas Otway’s “Venice Preserv’d” wishes to know why the play’s conspirators, despite the horrible, bloody details of their obviously brutish plan, are portrayed in a sympathetic light. She examines the author’s life and times and discovers that there are obvious similarities between the conspiracy in the play and the Popish Plot. She is most likely a critic ?

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A critic of Thomas Otway’s “Venice Preserv’d” wishes to know why the play’s conspirators, despite the horrible, bloody details of their obviously brutish plan, are portrayed in a sympathetic light. She examines the author’s life and times and discovers that there are obvious similarities between the conspiracy in the play and the Popish Plot. She is most likely a critic ?

A. Historical
B. Feminist
C. Tory
D. Psychological

A critic of Thomas Otway’s “Venice Preserv’d” wishes to know why the play’s conspirators, despite the horrible, bloody details of their obviously brutish plan, are portrayed in a sympathetic light. She examines the author’s life and times and discovers that there are obvious similarities between the conspiracy in the play and the Popish Plot. She is most likely a critic ? Read More »

English Literature Mcqs, Literary Theory and Criticism

Jacques Derrida’s concept of différance challenges us to think about language as a system that____________?

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Jacques Derrida’s concept of différance challenges us to think about language as a system that____________?

A. mirrors our physical evolution as human beings.
B. prevents us from communicating through writing or speech.
C. involves a constant process of deferred meaning.
D. All of the above answers are correct.

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English Literature Mcqs, Literary Theory and Criticism

“It is not rhyming and versing that maketh a poet no more than a long gown maketh an advocate”. Whose view is this ?

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“It is not rhyming and versing that maketh a poet no more than a long gown maketh an advocate”. Whose view is this ?

A. Shakespeare’s
B. Marlowe’s
C. Spenser’s
D. Sidney’s

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Who is the meaning of the term Peripeteia as used by Aristotle in his Theory of Tragedy ?

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Who is the meaning of the term Peripeteia as used by Aristotle in his Theory of Tragedy ?

A. Change in the fortune of the hero from bad to good
B. Change in the fortune of the hero from good to bad
C. Constancy in the fortune of the hero
D. Fluctuations occurring in the fortune of the hero

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What is the meaning of the term Anagnorisis as used by Aristotle in his Theory of Tragedy ?

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What is the meaning of the term Anagnorisis as used by Aristotle in his Theory of Tragedy ?

A. The hero’s recognition of his tragic flaw
B. The hero’s ignorance about his tragic flaw
C. The hero’s recognition of his adversary
D. The hero’s recognition of his tragic end

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English Literature Mcqs, Literary Theory and Criticism