Deception, Disguise and Performance quotes Flashcards
1
Q
“That say thou art a man: ….thy small pipe is as the maidens organ, shrill and sound, all is semblative of a womans part”
A
Orsino commenting on how Viola looks and sounds like a man
2
Q
” i swear i am not that i play”
A
Viola - double meaning - she is saying that she is not a man but that she is playing the role of a man which she is not
3
Q
“what i am and what i would”
A
Viola- hints at her disguise
4
Q
“a beauteous wall doth oft close in pollution”
A
Viola - sets the tone of disguise- she expresses how outward appearances aren’t always the same on the inside
5
Q
“conceal me what i am”
A
Viola- disguising herself to fit in
6
Q
“disguise, i see thou art a wickedness”
A
Viola realises the complications disguise brings
7
Q
“nothing that is so, is so”
A
Feste
