Act 1 Quotes Flashcards

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1
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“if music be the food…”

A

If music be the food of love, play on. Give me excess of it”

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2
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“she purged the..”

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“she purged the air of pestilence”

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3
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“to the strong mast that lived upon..”

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“to the strong mast that lived upon the sea, where, like arion on the dolphins back”

personification
simile

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4
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“what’s …”

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“what’s she?” (jelousy of viola)

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5
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“oh that I served that…”

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“oh that I served that lady. And mught not be delivered to the world”

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6
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”- and i’ll pay…”

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”- and i’ll pay thee bounteously -“

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7
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“conceal me…”

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“conceal me what I am”

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8
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“I can sing and…”

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“I can sing and speak to him in many sorts of music”

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9
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“let them hang…”

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“let them hang themselves in their own straps”

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10
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hes as tall…”

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hes as tall a man as any in Illyria”

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11
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“good mistress accost…”

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“good mistress accost, I desire better acquaintance”

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12
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“he hath known you but …”

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“he hath known you but three days , and already you are no stranger”

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13
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“is he constant…”

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“is he constant, sir, in his favours?”

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14
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“I have unclasped to…”

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“I have unclasped to thee the book even of my secret soul”

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15
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“be clamorous and…”

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“be clamorous and leap all civil bounds, rather than make unprofited return”

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16
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Diana’s lip is not more…”

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Diana’s lip is not more smooth and rubious. Thy small piupe is as the maidens organ, shrill and sound”

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17
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“i’ll do my best to woo

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“i’ll do my best to woo your lady - (aside) yet, a barful strife - Whoe’er I woo, myself would be his wife”

18
Q

“let her hang me. He

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“let her hang me. He that is well hanged in this world needs to fear no colours” (feste)

19
Q

“or if both break…”

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“or if both break, your gaskins fall” (maria to fool)

20
Q

“thou wert as witty a …”

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“thou wert as witty a piece of Eve’s flesh as any in Illyria”

21
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“the lady bade take…”

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“the lady bade take away the fool. therefore, I say again, take her away”

22
Q

“lady, cucullus non…”

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“lady, cucullus non facit monachum”

23
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“good fool for…”
“I think his soul …”
“I know his soul …”

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“good fool for my brothers death”
“I think his soul is in hell, Madonna”
“I know his soul is in heaven fool”

24
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shall do till the pangs of…”

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shall do till the pangs of death shake him. Infirmity, that decays the wise, doth ever make the better no fool”

25
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“I marvel your ladyship…”

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“I marvel your ladyship takes delight in such a barren rascal”

26
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“oh you are sick of…”

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“oh you are sick of self love malvolio”

27
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“there is no slander …”

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“there is no slander in an allowed fool”

28
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“a gentleman?…”

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“a gentleman? what gentleman?”

29
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“go you malvolio, if he be…”

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“go you malvolio, if he be a suit from the count, I am sick, or not at home. What you will, to dismiss it”

30
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“like a drowned…”

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“like a drowned man, a foll and a madman”

31
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“and the fool shall…”

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“and the fool shall look to the madman

“(which one is actually the fool?)

32
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“of what personage…”

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“of what personage and years is he?”

33
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“give me my veil…”

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“give me my veil. Come throw it o’er my face”

34
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“are you a…”

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“are you a comedian?” (melodrama)

35
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“will you hoist…”

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“will you hoist sail sir? here lies your way”

36
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“but we will draw the…”

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“but we will draw the curtain and show you the picture”

37
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“excellent done,…”

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“excellent done, if god did it all”

38
Q

“two lips indifferent…”

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“two lips indifferent red, item, two grey eyes”

39
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“with adoration, fertile…”

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“with adoration, fertile tears, with groans that thunder love, with sighs of fire”

40
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“let him send no more -…”

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“let him send no more - unless perchance you come to me again to tell me how he takes it”

41
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“run after that same..”

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“run after that same peevish messenger … he left this ring behind him”