PAY IT FORWARD CHAPTER 1-4 – Flashcards
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What is an example of a malapropism in Act 1, Scene 2?
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Near the end of the scene, Bottom accidentally replaces 'seemly' with 'obscenely'. Whereas seemly means proper and polite, obscenely means innapropriate or crude. This use of opposites highlights Bottom's lack of intelligence.
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What is an example of a malapropism in Act 1, Scene 2?
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Near the end of the scene, Bottom accidentally replaces 'seemly' with 'obscenely'. Whereas seemly means proper and polite, obscenely means innapropriate or crude. This use of opposites highlights Bottom's lack of intelligence.
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What is an example of a malapropism in Act 1, Scene 2?
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Near the end of the scene, Bottom accidentally replaces 'seemly' with 'obscenely'. Whereas seemly means proper and polite, obscenely means innapropriate or crude. This use of opposites highlights Bottom's lack of intelligence.
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