Secrecy and Deceit - DOM + SCND Flashcards
Hiding pregnancy - Blanche 2:1
‘loose bodied gown’
Intrusion and control - Ferdinand 1:3
‘Your darkest actions, nay, your private thoughts will come to light’
Trusting relationship - Cariola 1:3
‘for I’ll conceal this secret from the world’
Dangers of uncovering secrets - Cardinal (to Julia) 5:2
‘thy curiosity hath undone thee’
Suspicious character - Ferdinand 1:2
‘distrust doth cause us seldom to be deceived’
Uncovering the truth - Stanley 7
‘Sister Blanche is no lily’
Discovering her delusion - Stanley 8
‘There isn’t a god damn thing but imagination’
Rejection of light/truth - Blanche 3
‘I can’t stand a naked lightbulb’
Metaphorical uncovering of secrets - Blanche 6
‘suddenly turned a blinding light on something that had always been in shadow’
Sexual secrecy - Blanche 7
‘he thought I had never been more than kissed by a fellow’
Arras used to conceal marriage as Cariola hides behind it - Duchess 1:2
‘place thyself behind the arras’