A Christian Turn'd Turk Quotations Flashcards
(36 cards)
What are the four themes that make up A Christian Turn’d Turk?
Religious Conversion, Islam vs. Christianity, Orientalism and the Exotic and, Piracy.
Summarise Act One of A Christian Turn’d Turk
The play opens with the English pirate, John Ward, and his entourage on board their ship. In the early stages of scene one they discuss life and fortune. The second scene opens with the French pirate, Lemot, and his sister Alizia. For the rest of the act themes such as classism, piracy…etc are discussed.
What does Ferdinand say in scene one about piracy swallowing up orphans and widows?
‘Piracy, it’s theft, most hateful; swallows up the estates of orphans, widows, who born free, are thus made slaves, enthrall’d to misery, by those that should defend them, at best.’
What does Gismund say in Act One of A Christian Turn’d Turk about courage?
‘Courage, brave sparks, now to gain wealth, or graves: To die fits beasts, and abject slaves.’
How does Davy describe pirates in A Christian Turn’d Turk?
‘A race of thieves, bankrupts, that have lain upon their countries’ stomach like a surfeit, whence being vomited they strive with poisonous breath to infect the general air: Creatures that stand so far form what is man, they know no good.’
What does Carolo say in Act One of A Christian Turn’d Turk when someone is thrown overboard?
‘There were no conscience, no religion in’t.’
What does Danisker say at the beginning of Act Two when he is employed by the French king?
‘We henceforth for the state of France employ our lives and service.’
What does Danisker say at the beginning of Act Two about being a good person and returning to is homeland with honour?
‘But since the breath of laws of nations, civil society, justly entitles us with the hateful style of robbers, let’s redeem our honour, […] but by some worthy deed, darting attempt, make good unto the world.’
What does Agar and Rabshake say in their conversation in Act Two of A Christian Turn’d Turk?
‘Why? Doth religion move anything in the shapes of men?’ & ‘Altogether. What’s the reason else that the Turk and Jew is troubled (for the most part) with gouty legs, and fiery nose, to express their heart-burning; whereas the Puritan is a man upright calf, and clean nostril?’
What does Benwash say in Act Two about locking up women?
‘Peace, dog. You see gallants, we are not Italiante to lock our women up; we set ‘em free, give open entertainment.’
What does Benwash say in reference to the law of Moses in Act Two of A Christian Turn’d Turk?
‘The law of Moses, turn’d Turk, all to keep my bed free from these Mahometan dogs. I would not be a monster, Rabshake, a man-beast, A cuckold.’
What do Ward and Benwash say in reference to hanging in Act Two?
‘Yes, as the Jew. Art thou moved, Benwash?’ & ‘As a hangman at an execution makes no other holiday in the year.’
In what scene in A Christian Turn’d Turk does Benwash convince Ward to convert to Islam?
Act Three, Scene One
What is the chours’ reaction when Ward converts to Islam?
Disappointment and horror.
In A Christian Turn’d Turk, when does the dumb show, in which Ward’s religious conversion, take place?
Act Three, Scene Two
What does Benwash say about religion confining hopes?
‘Christian or Turk you are more wise, I know, than with religion to confine your hopes.’
What does the Governor say about Ward being too well in poetry?
‘He’s too well read in posey to be tied in the slave’s fetters of religion. What difference in me as I am a Turk, and was a Christian? Life, liberty, wealth, honour, they are common unto all.’
What does the Governor say about turning Turk in Act Three?
‘As we did: turn Turk.’
How does Ward relate religion to politics in Act Three?
‘To draw in others, that their liberty […] Such is state-politics, sometimes to advance an ill, when others for less crimes it oft doth kill. But to cut off your further agreement: […] My name, and the belief my ancestors left to my being.’
What conversation does Ward and Voada have in Act Three before he converts to Islam?
‘What shall I swear by? Propose an oath to me, the breach whereof would at once sink me lower than hell knows being; I’ll take it willingly.’ & ‘But you must be of one if you’ll enjoy me. If, then, your thoughts answer to what you speak, Turn Turk, I am yours.’
What does John Ward about Voada say in Act Three of A Christian Turn’d Turk that adds an element of Orientalism to the play?
‘She is all amorous, all fair, that she doth love; […] If there be any divinity, it hath his feat in beauty; th’art a god to me.’
Before the conversion scene, what does John Ward say about losing his family and ruining his reputation?
‘What is’t I lose by this change? My country? Already ‘tis to me impossible. My name is scandal’d? What is one island compared to the Eastern monarchy? This large unbounded station shall speak my future fame;’
What does John Ward say about religion indoctrinating people since they children?
‘The slavery of man; how this religion rides us! Deprives us of our freedom from our cradles, ties us in superstitious bondage.’
What does Francisco say about stopping heaven from hearing about John Ward’s conversion?
‘Heaven stop mine ears from hearing thy dishonour. Upon my knees I do conjure you, sir […] Should you, with the renouncing of your God, taking the abhorred name of Turk upon you,’
