Secrecy and Deceit - DOM + SCND

Question 1

Hiding pregnancy - Bosola 2:1

Answer 1

‘loose bodied gown’

Question 2

Intrusion and control - Ferdinand 1:3

Answer 2

‘Your darkest actions, nay, your private thoughts will come to light’

Question 3

Trusting relationship - Cariola 1:3

Answer 3

‘for I’ll conceal this secret from the world’

Question 4

Dangers of uncovering secrets - Cardinal (to Julia) 5:2

Answer 4

‘thy curiosity hath undone thee’

Question 5

Suspicious character - Ferdinand 1:2

Answer 5

‘distrust doth cause us seldom to be deceived’

Question 6

Uncovering the truth - Stanley 7

Answer 6

‘Sister Blanche is no lily’

Question 7

Discovering her delusion - Stanley 8

Answer 7

‘There isn’t a god damn thing but imagination’

Question 8

Rejection of light/truth - Blanche 3

Answer 8

‘I can’t stand a naked lightbulb’

Question 9

Metaphorical uncovering of secrets - Blanche 6

Answer 9

‘suddenly turned a blinding light on something that had always been in shadow’

Question 10

Sexual secrecy - Blanche 7

Answer 10

‘he thought I had never been more than kissed by a fellow’

Question 11

Arras used to conceal marriage as Cariola hides behind it - Duchess 1:2

Answer 11

‘place thyself behind the arras’

Question 12

Living in a false world - Blanche 9

Answer 12

‘I don’t want realism!’

Question 13

Obsessive cleansing of sins - Stage Directions

Answer 13

[Blanche is bathing]

Question 14

Suggesting a cleansing of sins - Cariola 3:2

Answer 14

‘baths at Lucca’

Question 15

Final lesson of morality and honesty - Delio 5:5

Answer 15

‘integrity of life is man’s best friend, which nobly, beyond death shall crown the end’

Question 16

Apparent inability to be deceived - Stanley 10

Answer 16

‘not once did you pull any wool over this boy’s eyes’

Question 17

Promise to her brothers - Duchess 1:1

Answer 17

‘I’ll never marry’

Question 18

Soliloquy, saying her intent to deceive - Duchess 1:2

Answer 18

‘I will assay this dangerous venture’

Question 19

Benefits of deceitful marriage - Duchess 3:2

Answer 19

‘I prithee when were we so merry?’

Question 20

White lie - Duchess 3:2

Answer 20

‘noble lie, ‘cause it will shield our honours’

Question 21

Use of espionage - Cardinal 1:2

Answer 21

‘be sure you entertain that Bosola for you intelligence’

Question 22

Deceptive prop use - Bosola 2:1

Answer 22

‘apricots’

Question 23

Lying to her brothers’ faces - Duchess 3:1

Answer 23

‘a scandalous report is spread touching mine honour’

Question 24

False laughing - Antonio 1:1

Answer 24

‘is he laugh heartily, it is to laugh all honesty out of fashion’

Question 25

Bosola is caught being deceptive - Antonio 2:3

Answer 25

'you are an impudent snake indeed sir'

Question 26

Wax figures - Bosola 4:2

Answer 26

'feign'd statues'

Question 27

Deceptive dress - 1

Answer 27

[white suit with a fluffy bodice]

Question 28

Deceptive alcoholism - 1

Answer 28

[she carefully replaces the bottle and washes the tumbler out in the sink]

Question 29

Lying about her drinking - Blanche 1

Answer 29

'I rarely touch it'

Question 30

Uncovering her secrets - Mitch 9

Answer 30

'lies, lies, inside out, all lies!'

Question 31

The trunk's contents - Stanley 2

Answer 31

'the treasure chest of a pirate'

Question 32

Later image of the trunk showing Blanche is discovered - 10

Answer 32

[hangs open with flowery dresses thrown across it]

Question 33

Violent destruction of her illusion - 9

Answer 33

[tears the paper lantern]

Question 34

Illusion and Shep - Blanche 10

Answer 34

'just now - this wire - inviting me on a cruise'

Question 35

False appearance on her birthday - Blanche 8

Answer 35

[tight, artificial smile]

Question 36

Wanting to deceive Mitch - Blanche 5

Answer 36

'I want to deceive him enough to make him - want me'