Much Ado About Nothing Vocab Synonyms and Antonyms 10-14-18

shrewd, synonym clever shrewd, antonym foolish disdain, synonym disrespect disdain, antonym respect perturbation, synonym agitation perturbation, antonym calmness mirth, synonym glee mirth, antonym gloom amorous, synonym romantic amorous, antonym hateful victuals, synonym provisions revel, synonym frolic revel, antonym mourn cleave,…

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Much Ado About Nothing Act 3 Study Guide

1. On what errand does Hero send Margaret? Hero wants Margaret to lure Beatrice to the garden (the Garden of Eavesdropping, remember?) 2. What does Beatrice overhear? Hero plans to have a conversation with Ursula praising all of Benedick’s virtues,…

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Twelfth Night: Critical interpretations

What are the first criticism we have of the play? -1601 Manningham; -places Malvolio at the play’s centre and praises Shakespeare’s handling of his gulling -His focus is on the comedy created in a steward trying to pursue his mistress-…

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Twelfth Night – Unrequited love

Love in all its guises Love has layers – self love, romantic, familial, lust, friendship, unrequited “If music be the food of love, play on, give me excess of it” – Orsino Love sick for Olivia despite her rejection –…

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Latin/Greek root words in Twelfth Night

cantons (canto – sing) song or poem captain (caput – head) commander of ship decreed (credo – believe) authoritative law induced (duco – lead) persuaded genius (genus – orgin) extraordinary intellectual ability mediate (medius – middle) resolve negotiate (nego –…

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Twelfth Night Act 2 Scene 3

Sir Toby “Not to be abed after midnight is to be betimes and diluculo surgere thou know’st” “We did keep time, sir, in our catches. Sneck up”(PUN for time) “Art any more than a steward? Dost thou think because thou…

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Twelfth Night Act 1

Why is music no longer as sweet as before to Duke Orsino? Olivia doesn’t love him. How long does Olivia intend to mourn for her brother? 7 years What is Orsino’s response to Lady Olivia’s avowal of grief? Orsino thinks…

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Twelfth Night, Act 4

because he was searching around for Viola why is Feste exasperated when he first meets Sebastian? everything is not what it seems to be what does Feste mean when he says “nothing that is so is so” because he was…

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Twelfth Night Summary

Act 1, Scene 1 At his court, Orsino sick with love for the Lady Olivia, learns from his messenger that she is grieving for her dead brother and refuses to be seen for seven years. Act 1, Scene 2 On…

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