Act 1 and 2 Flashcards
WHO AM I?
I am a pessimist who acts pretty dang weird.
Jaques
WHO AM I?
I am a generous and kind leader who demonstrates Christ-like qualities.
Duke Senior
WHO AM I?
I feel like nobody loves me, but I am totally wrong.
Orlando
WHO AM I?
I am very angry and oppressive.
Oliver
WHO AM I?
I am in love with someone who doesn’t love me back.
Silvius
WHO AM I?
I get angry very easily and am very unpredictable.
Duke Frederick
WHO AM I?
I am wise but also funny.
Touchstone
WHO AM I?
I am Duke Frederick’s daughter.
Celia
WHO AM I?
My cousin and I are inseparable.
Rosalind
WHO AM I?
I am a farmer who is unhappy with my wages.
Corin
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
“Which is as dry as the remainder of a biscuit” (Act 2, Scene 7, Line 39).
Simile
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
“Get you with him, you old dog” (Act 1, Scene 1, Line 81).
Metaphor
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
“And there they live like the old Robin Hood of England” (Act 1, Scene 1, Line 116).
Simile
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
“I can suck melancholy out of a song as a weasel sucks eggs” (Act 2, Scene 5, Line 12).
Simile
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
“You have trained me like a peasant” (Act 1, Scene 1, Line 68).
Hyperbole
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
“Thou hast railed on thyself” (Act 1, Scene 1, Line 61).
Hyperbole
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
“Thou hast not loved” (Act 2, Scene 4, Line 35).
Hyperbole
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
“I’ll rail against all the first born of Egypt” (Act 2, Scene 5, Line 59).
Allusion
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
“This house is but a butchery!” (Act 2, Scene 3, Line 27).
Metaphor or Hyperbole
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
“Left abandoned of his velvet friend” (Act 2, Scene 1, Line 50)
Hyperbole
QUESTION
Who did Duke Frederick take the throne from?
Duke Senior
QUESTION
Who does Orlando compare Duke Frederick to?
Oliver
QUESTION
What are Orlando’s brother’s names?
Oliver, and Jacques
QUESTION
Why does Celia compare her friendship with Rosalind to swans?
Because swans mate for life
QUESTION
What did Oliver have in store for Orlando when he got home from the wrestling match?
He was was going to ‘burn’ him.
QUESTION
Why was Jacques sad when he shot a deer?
Because it started crying and the other deer left it for dead.
QUESTION
Why did Charles initially visit Oliver about Orlando fighting him?
Because he didn’t want to hurt Orlando
QUESTION
What does “humorous” mean?
Dangerous mood swings
QUESTION
What is Oliver’s other servant’s name?
Denis
QUESTION
How is Duke Senior optimistic?
He views his banishment into the forest as a good thing and feels good about his new life.
