Act 1 Scene 1 Flashcards
(3 cards)
1
Q
Ideas- think of ice cream
A
-exposition + establishes problem
-central themes of desire/indulgence/time passing
-Orsino moans about Olivia not liking him back
-Olivia chooses to stay in morning
2
Q
Orsino and music
A
If music be the food of love, play on give me excess of it, that surfeiting the appetite may sicken and so die
-dual nature of love
-excess
-time passing
-orsino as melodramatic and in love with his own feelings
3
Q
Hart
A
Methought she purged the air of pestilence! That instant was I turn’s into a hart
-animalistic
-play on words