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GCSE English Literature · key term
A duty owed by a child to a parent, including the expectation of respect and obedience.
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Paper 1
Revise: Jessica‘Alack’ expresses distress, while ‘heinous sin’ makes her shame sound like a serious moral offence. She is not simply rejecting filial duty: she feels guilty about breaking it. In a patriarchal society, where fathers expected authority over their daughters, this conflict between obedience and personal desire would carry particular weight.
Component 1
A child's responsibility to respect and obey their parents.
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Juliet's deception can therefore appear both resourceful and desperate, exposing the conflict between filial duty and loyalty to her husband.
A duty owed by a child to a parent, especially obedience, respect and loyalty.
