English Lit Vocab

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  • Created on: 02-10-17 09:48
Seneca
Seneca is the creator of the genre
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Antithesis
Antithesis is the opposite of something
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Ubiquitous
refers to an idea or a feeling which is present everywhere, e.g. corruption
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Patriarchal
refers to a male dominated society
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Soliloquy/soliloquies
refers to Hamlet’s monologues which are directed at the audience
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Retribution
Retribution means the same as revenge
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Malcontent
refers to a person disillusioned with the society
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Stichomythia
is when dialogue is used as alternating lines
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Inexorable
is used to describe something which is impossible to stop
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Circumlocutious
Circumlocutious is a word for unnecessarily wordy speech
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Louche
can be used to describe something or someone of questionable taste or morality
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Quixotic
refers to something exceedingly idealistic
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Convoluted
means extremely complex
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to ruminate
to think of something deeply
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Antithesis is the opposite of something

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Antithesis

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refers to an idea or a feeling which is present everywhere, e.g. corruption

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refers to a male dominated society

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Card 5

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refers to Hamlet’s monologues which are directed at the audience

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