AQA GCSE English Literature · 8702
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GCSE English Literature · key term
A false spoken accusation that damages someone’s reputation.
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False spoken statements that damage someone’s reputation.
Paper 1
A false spoken accusation intended to damage someone’s reputation.
Revise: Plot overviewThe danger of a duel remains until Borachio confesses the deception to Claudio and Don Pedro. He also explains that Margaret did not knowingly participate in the slander.
The making of a false statement intended to damage someone's reputation.
False speech that damages someone’s reputation. In Much Ado About Nothing, accusations about Hero’s sexual conduct threaten her marriage and family honour.
False speech that damages another person's reputation.
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A false statement that damages someone's reputation.
Revise: Plot overviewBefore a duel takes place, Dogberry brings the prisoners, and Borachio confesses the deception to Claudio and Don Pedro. He also explains that Margaret did not knowingly participate in the slander.
A false statement that damages another person’s reputation.
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A damaging false statement about another person. Iago uses slander to undermine Desdemona's and Cassio's good names.
Revise: Reputation and honourThe theft metaphor presents slander as an injury that impoverishes its victim without creating equivalent wealth for the attacker. The short final line gives particular emphasis to the emotional poverty it causes.
False spoken statements that damage someone's reputation.
A false accusation or statement that damages someone’s reputation.
False statements that damage someone’s reputation.
A spoken false accusation that damages someone's reputation.
A false spoken accusation that damages another person’s reputation.
A false statement that damages someone’s reputation.