Quotations Flashcards
(9 cards)
Appearance vs Reality Quotes- “Because we see..”
“Because we see it; but what we do not see/We tread upon” Angelo 2.1
Appearance vs Reality Quotes- “Go to your bosom”
“Go to your bosom,/Knock there, and ask your heart what it doth know” Isabella 2.2
Appearance vs Reality Quotes- “O, that we were all…” and “O, what may man..”
“O that we were all, as some would seem to be,/From our faults, as faults from seeming, free!“-Duke 3.2
“O, what may man within him hide,/Though angel on the outward side!” Duke-3.2
Appearance vs Reality Quotes- “Wrench awe from..” and “Say what you can…”
“Wrench awe from fools, and tie the wiser souls/To thy false seeming!” Angelo 2.4
“Say what you can, my false o’erweighs your true” Angelo 2.4
“Because we see it; but what we do not see/We tread upon” Angelo 2.1
Appearance vs Reality
Context- Angelo explains to the court his thoughts on justice after sentencing Claudio to death for adultery. Tells Escalus he believes justice is gem you see on the ground, you see it and miss it. Believes you should catch someone when they commit a crime regardless other people that crime.
Analysis- Uses analogy of seeing a gem in the street alludes to idea of luck regarding punishing crime. Repetition of “see” within his suggestion that ‘seeing is believing’ is ironic: Angelo, tricks people into believing he is sinless and is later tricked into believing Mariana is Isabella
“Go to your bosom,/Knock there, and ask your heart what it doth know” Isabella 2.2
Appearance vs Reality
Context- Isabella pleads with Angelo to be merciful
asks him to look into his heart, see what he really is, to consult his conscience
Later in the scene, Isabella refers to Angelo’s powerful status as like a “medicine” for his sins: his status cures all his crimes while others are punished for similar crimes
Analysis- Isabella challenges Angelo with a mataphor in her rhetorical plea to his conscience presents Isabella as not only religiously devout but also morally pure, associates morality with conscience, an innate wisdom about real goodness. Highlights the difference between what is perceived as right and what is not. Personifying the heart. Angelo should address his conscience (his heart) about what is genuine justice and goodness
“O that we were all, as some would seem to be,/From our faults, as faults from seeming, free!“-Duke 3.2
“O, what may man within him hide,/Though angel on the outward side!” Duke-3.2
Appearance vs Reality
Context- Elbow pleads with the Duke to intervene on behalf of Pompey: He says Angelo will be harsh on Pompey, Duke replies that everyone has faults but not all of them can be seen. Later in scene, Duke distressed realises Angelo’s reputation for morality not true: The Duke says that Angelo is an “angel on the outward side”
Analysis- Duke’s exclamation conveys his deep concerns regarding crime and punishment. The alliterative and ambiguous message about visible and hidden sin explores the play’s themes of human fallibility in the enforcement of a moral code. Later, his reflections on Angelo reveals he has been deceived by Angelo’s reputation: He uses a pun to connect the idea of an “outward” angel with Angelo’s name. Exclamation suggests his distress that Angelo’s puritanical code of morality appears to be false in reality. Ironic as the audience knows the friar himself is also only “an angel on the outward side”
“Wrench awe from fools, and tie the wiser souls/To thy false seeming!” Angelo 2.4
“Say what you can, my false o’erweighs your true” Angelo 2.4
Appearance vs Reality
Context- In soliloquy, Angelo mourns his dilemma: he feels desire for Isabella while knowing this is immoral. He reflects that appearances are deceiving: says that those with high ranking clothes can easily convince the gullible of their goodness and cause confusion for the wise Later in scene, Angelo confirms and misuses his powerful status: Tells Isabella the city will believe his lies over her truths
Analysis- In soliloquy, audiences hear Angelo’s real thoughts on the power and influence of appearance: uses dynamic verbs to show the destructive power authority holds. Describes the way admiration is “wrenched” from fools as they are easily manipulated. While wiser individuals are still “tied” and bonded to what they perceive as real. Play’s juxtaposition of truth and deceit is evident in Angelo’s oxymoronic phrase: states that what is true and what is false depends on what is perceived by others
