English Literature A-Level
Folly, wit and self-knowledge
What Folly, wit and self-knowledge means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Folly, wit and self-knowledge
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The gulling of Malvolio is a source of comedy and a satire of puritanism, social ambition and self-love.
Topics that use Folly, wit and self-knowledge
- Aspects of comedy - Set texts: Shakespeare (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Comedy as performance and metatheatre
- Comedy, melancholy and resolution
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- Gender, power and marriage
- Language, wit and verbal conflict
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