English Literature A-Level
Divine or supernatural intervention
What Divine or supernatural intervention means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Divine or supernatural intervention
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Fate appearing as prophecy, oracle, curse or divine will, which characters and audiences respond to in particular ways.
Topics that use Divine or supernatural intervention
- Aspects of tragedy (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Ambiguity and unresolved endings
- Audience expectation and response
- Catharsis
- Classical tragedy
- Complication, climax and catastrophe
- Determinism and free will
- Domestic tragedy
- Hamartia
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