Orsino Flashcards

1
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The language he uses is

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hyperbolic ( exaggerated claims, not taken literally)

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2
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His emotions are

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ingenuous (insincere, dishonest)

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3
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He plays the role of a

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courtly suitor, he is in love with he idea of being in love

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4
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His fickleness is evident in his opening speech, demanding music, “excess!” but then…

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… “enough! NO more!”

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5
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His moving between emotions suggests

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changeability as he is prepared to shift emotions at the end

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6
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Neely argues that Osino’s love for Olivia holds

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“more fetishism and egotisitical characteristics”

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7
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“I have unclasp’d to thee…

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… the book of even my secret soul.”

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