Orlando by Virginia Woolf Flashcards
The novel begins with what event?
Orlando cutting the head of a moor
Who is Orlando’s first lover?
Queen Elizabeth 1
Initially Orlando’s appearance is described as what?
red cheeks, white teeth, a beautiful man
What are the names of the 3 court ladies Orlando considers to marry? Which lady does he choose?
Clorinda, Favilla, Euphrosyne. He chooses Euphrosyne.
What environmental disaster occur in the first chapter?
The Great Frost of Britain.
Who does Orlando make love to on the ice?
Princess Sasha
What causes Orlando to be angered at the end of chapter one?
Sasha leaves him as she goes without Orlando on Russian ship
Does Orlando become a prolific writer at the age of 25?
Yes
What does Orlando want to bring to his name?
Immortal lustre to his name
What does Nick Greene say about writers?
They only write for money instead of “Glawr”
What does Nick Greene say about Orlando in his new book?
He writes about how a lonely a nobleman is, Orlando
Orlando begins writing which poem in chapter two?
The Oak Tree
Orlando falls in love with which women at the end of chapter 2?
Romanian Archduchess, Harriet
What becomes destroyed in Orlando’s life?
many important documents of his
Orlando travels from England to which country?
Turkey, Constitanipole
In chapter 3 what gods are present when Orlando lays in trance?
Lady of Purity, Lady of Chastity, Lady of Modesty
When Orlando wakes up as a beautiful women what can she remember?
She remembers everything from her past and the transformation is painless
At what age does Orlando change into a woman?
30
Orlando groups up with which kind of people?
Gypsies
What problem does Orlando run into when she is with the Gypsies?
She finds herself different
Why was it a good idea for Orlando to leave the Gypsies and move back to England?
Their men were plotting to murder her
