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GCSE English Literature · key term
Running away secretly to marry, usually without family approval.
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Paper 1
Leaving secretly with a lover in order to marry.
Leaving secretly to marry, usually without a parent's permission.
Running away secretly with a romantic partner, usually with the intention of marrying. Lydia expects marriage when she leaves with Wickham, but he does not initially intend to marry her.
Use context to explain a particular moment: Gretna Green clarifies Lydia’s intentions, while family reputation explains the consequences of her elopement.
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Running away with a romantic partner, often intending to marry without family approval.
Running away secretly with a romantic partner, often with the intention of marrying. In Pride and Prejudice, Lydia expects marriage, but Wickham initially does not.
Running away with a romantic partner, usually with the intention of marrying.
Running away with a romantic partner, usually with the intention of marrying without family approval. Lydia expects marriage, but Wickham initially has no intention of marrying her.
Paper 1, Paper 2
Running away secretly to marry, often without a parent’s permission.
Running away together as a couple, usually intending to marry without family approval. Lydia’s elopement becomes particularly dangerous because Wickham does not intend to marry her.
Running away together to marry, particularly without family approval.
Running away with a romantic partner, often with the intention of marrying. Lydia believes she and Wickham are going to marry, but the news reaching her family casts doubt on his intention.
Running away secretly with a romantic partner, usually intending to marry.
Paper 1, Paper 2
Running away secretly to marry, usually without family approval. In Pride and Prejudice, Lydia’s departure becomes especially dangerous because Wickham initially does not intend to marry her.
Revise: ContextAn elopement could challenge parental authority, but Lydia’s departure with Wickham becomes more dangerous because they live together without initially marrying. The threatened scandal extends beyond Lydia to the family’s reputation and her sisters’ marriage prospects.
Running away secretly with the intention of marrying. In Pride and Prejudice, Lydia expects marriage, but Wickham initially has no intention of marrying her.
Running away secretly with a partner, usually intending to marry without the family’s knowledge or approval.
Running away secretly to marry, usually without parental knowledge. Lydia intends an elopement, but Wickham initially has no intention of marrying her.
Running away secretly to marry, usually without parental knowledge. Lydia intends this, but Wickham initially has no intention of marrying her.
Running away with a lover, often with the intention of marrying secretly. Lydia expects marriage when she leaves with Wickham, but he does not initially intend to marry her.
Component 1, Component 2
A marriage entered into secretly or without the approval of the couple's families.
Revise: Love and marriageAlthough the play is set in Venice, this context helps explain why Desdemona's elopement threatens Brabantio's authority. She has chosen her husband rather than allowing her father to approve a match.
Leaving secretly to marry, usually without parental permission.
Leaving secretly to marry, usually without parental approval.
Running away secretly to marry, usually without parental consent.
Running away with a romantic partner, usually with the intention of marrying. Lydia’s disappearance becomes especially alarming because Wickham may not intend marriage.
Running away secretly with a romantic partner, often intending to marry without the approval of family.
Running away secretly with a lover, often intending to marry. Lydia expects marriage when she leaves Brighton, but Wickham initially has no such intention.
Running away secretly with a romantic partner, usually intending to marry. Lydia expects marriage, but Wickham initially has no intention of marrying her.
Running away secretly to marry, especially without parental permission.
Running away secretly to marry, usually without parental approval.
Running away secretly to marry, usually without parental consent.
Running away secretly with a romantic partner, usually with the intention of marrying.
Running away secretly with a romantic partner, usually intending to marry. Lydia intends marriage, but Wickham initially does not.
