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’