TDoM Act 3 Flashcards

(28 cards)

1
Q

how many children do the Duchess and Antonio have together act the start of act 3

A

3

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2
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what does Antonio say the “common rabble” are calling the duchess

A

“strumpet”

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3
Q

figurative language used in act 3 to describe ferdinand’s suspicious attitude

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  • “so quiet he seems to sleep the tempest out”
  • “those houses that are haunted are most still”
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4
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who does F suggest to the D she marry

A

Count Malateste

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5
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when Bosola claims the D is victim to “some sorcery”, F replies that..

A

the only witchcraft is in her “rank blood”

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6
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what does F demand from B at the end of 3.1?

A

the key to the D’s bedchamber

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7
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in 3.2, what adjective best describes the atmosphere of the opening

A

playful

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8
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A makes several allusions in 3.2 to classical literature to..

A

raise questions about the nature of love and marriage

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9
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what does the D say when she realises F is in her bedchamber (3.2)

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“Tis welcome: For know, whether I am doom’d to live or die, I can do both like a prince”

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10
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what animal imagery does F use in 3.2?

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The D is a “screeching owl”
He wishes he could “change eyes with a basilisk” to kill her husband on sight
The “howling of a wolf” is music to the D

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11
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what does F claim the D doesn’t know th meaning of in 3.2?

A

reputation

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12
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what are F’s parting words to the D in 3.2?

A

“I will never see thee more”

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13
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what does F leave the D with in 3.2?

A

his poniard

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14
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who does A believe betrayed him

A

cariola

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15
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in 3.2 what does the D accuse A of infront of Bosola and the other guards

A

stealing from her

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16
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why doesn’t B believe the D’s accusations about Antonio (3.2)

A

he thinks he’s “too honest”

17
Q

fill in the gaps of B’s exclamation after he hears the truth about the D’s relationship:
“Can this _____ age / have so much _____ in it to prefer / a man merely for his _____ without these _____ of wealth and ____ honours?”

A

ambitious
goodness
worth
shadows
painted

18
Q

where does B say he will “ wear the secret of his prince”

A

“on the inside of [his] heart”

19
Q

when B suggests feigning a pilgrimage to the Lady of Loretta, what does Cariola say?

A

“i do not like this jesting with religion”
“this feigned pilgrimage”

20
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where is 3.4 set

A

shrine of our lady loretto

21
Q

3.4 - what does the C swap at the shrine in a dumb show

A

his robes and symbols of religion for swords and symbols of war

22
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3.4 dumb show - what does the C remove from the D?

A

her wedding ring

23
Q

in 3.5, what did the D dream her coronet’s diamonds were changed to

A

pearls - a symbol of death and tears

24
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in 3.5, what does A call F and the C for the first and only time?

A

“my brothers”

25
why does the D want A to flee with their oldest son (3.5)
in case there is “an ambush” - at least some of them will survive
26
how does the D describe B’s parting kiss (3.5)
“Colder / than that I have seen a holy anchorite / Give to a dead man’s skull”
27
who does the D compare B and his team to?
charon’s boat - she knows if she goes with them she will never leave
28
what is the moral of the D’s allegory about the salmon and the dogfish (3.5)
men are most valued when they are most wretched