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The Winter's Tale Quotes
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- 1"There's some ill planet reigns. I must be patient till the heavens look with an aspect more favourable."-Hermione (in court when Leontes accuses her)
Act 2 Scene 1
Destiny/Hope/Faith/Celestial
Word Choice: Hermione - Formal, composed - 2"Apollo's angry and the heavens themselves do strike at my injustice."-Leontes (recognising his wrongs once he has lost Mamillius and Hermione)
Act 3 Scene 2
Justice/Celestial/Destiny
Word Choice: Strike - Leontes believes he deserves violence/harsh consequences - 3"stars, stars, And all eyes else dead coals!"-Leontes to Paulina (after 16 years on never remarrying out of respect and guilt for Hermione)
Act 5 Scene 1
Celestial/Destiny/Trust/Repentance - 4"the root of his opinion which is rotten"-Paulina about Leontes (after Hermoine is arrested and Paulina brings the baby to Leontes)
Act 2 Scene 3
Corruption/Disease/Jealousy/Illness
Imagery - 5"purge all infection from the air whilst you do climate here!"-Leontes (Polixenes forgiveness would cure Leontes madness after 16 years)
Act 5 Scene 1
Disease/Corruption/Repentance/Illness
Imagery - 6"We were as twinned lambs"-Polixennes (childhood innocence later ended due to greater desires and passions)
Act 1 Scene 2
Simile showing Innocence/Trust/Purity
Figurative Language - 7"the silence often of pure innocence persuades when speaking fails."-Paulina (silence will speak louder than words about Leontes accusations of Hermione)
Act 2 Scene 2
Innocence/Justice/Truth
Paulina's persuassive tendencies - 8"Here's much ado to make no stain a stain."-Paulina (Leontes making something out of nothing in accusing Hermione)
Act 2 Scene 2
Dwelling/Reality/Innocence
Imagery - 9"Your actions are my dreams. You had a bastard by Polixennes, and I but dreamed it."-Leontes (in court)
Act 3 Scene 2
Dreams/Nightmares/Reality/Corruption - 10"Now, for conspiracy,/ I know not how it tastes, though it be dished/ For me to try how"-Hermione (in court)
Act 3 Scene 2
Justice/Innocence/Truth - 11"This news, which is called true, is so like an old tale that the verity of it is in strong suspicion."-Gentleman 2 (on Perdita's reunion)
Act 5 Scene 2
Tales/Truth/Reality - 12"My prisoner, or my guest? By your dread 'Verily', One of them you shall be."-Hermione (convincing Polixenes to stay)
Act 1 Scene 2
Foreshadows Leontes arresting her - 13"To give mine enemy a lasting wink"Leontes (Asking Camillo to poison P)
Act 1 Scene 2
Euphemism of death to make his command appear more innocent - 14"The king's will be performed!"Hermione (to Leontes)
Act 2 Scene 1
Comparable to 'Thy will be done'. Saying Leontes will is different from God's and God should rule. Theme: Kings Authority - 15"Our prerogative calls not your counsels"Leontes (to Lord)
Act 2 Scene 1
Change from personal to impersonal pronouns, he is sovereign even over advisors. Prerogative (absolute right to rule) Believes he has only word - other opinions don't matter. Theme: Kings authority - 16"For a worthy lady, and one who I much honour." "Pray you, then, conduct me to the queen."Paulina (convincing Gaoler to let her see Hermione)
Act 2 Scene 2
Shared lines = urgency
Paulina = determined/persuasive - 17"If I prove honey-mouthed, let my tongue blister."Paulina (to Emilia about speaking with Leontes)
Act 2 Scene 2
Will speak bluntly to Leontes, determined, outspoken. Sure of self. - 18"Purge him of that humour"Paulina (about Leontes)
Act 2 Scene 3
Cardinal Humours - Yellowe - Anger
Disease/Sickness - 19"Good queen, my lord, good queen, I say good queen."Paulina (to Leontes about Hermione)
Act 2 Scene 3
Repetition to emphasise her point - 20"He shall not rule me"Paulina (about Leontes)
Act 2 Scene 3
Kings Authority/Womens Roles - 21"Welcome hither, as is the spring to th'earth!"Leontes (to Florizel)
Act 5 Scene 1
Imagery and dramatic irony used to suggest Leontes leaving his own personal winter (mourning). Foreshadowing good things about to happen. Shakespeare saying life is in seasons/life includes hardship - 22"Impute it not a crime."Time (referring to Aristotle's rule of unity of action)
Act 4 Scene 1
Personification/Time - 23"the stars will kiss the valleys first"-Florizel (to Leontes on the likelihood of marrying as everything seems to go against it)
Act 5 Scene 1
Celestial/Fate/Destiny/Chance/Lost Hope - 24"To me the difference forges dread; your greatness hath not been used to fear."Perdita (to Florizel)
Act 4 Scene 4
Fears difference between them, what it may mean. Social Classes - 25"I see the play so lies That I must bear a part."-Perdita (acting in Camillo's plot, not wanting to lie)
Act 4 Scene 4
Storytelling/Truth/Innocence - 26"The fixture of her eye has motion in't,/ As we are mocked with art."-Leontes (the lifelikeness of the statue is unbelievable - a trick)
Act 5 Scene 3
Art/Power/Reality - 27"When you shall come to clearer knowledge, that you thus have published me!"Hermione (to Leontes)
Act 2 Scene 1
Foreshadows Leontes later guilt - 28"That she is living, Were it but told you, should be hooted at Like and old tale."-Paulina (resurrection is unbelievable)
Act 5 Scene 3
Art/Tale/Truth/Storytelling/Rebirth - 29"I was about to speak and tell him plainly that the self-same sun that shines upon his court...looks on alike."Perdita (to Camillo about how she stood up to Polixenes and almost spoke wrongly)
Act 4 Scene 4
Female Roles - 30"She's as forward of her breeding as she is i'th'rear our birth"Florizel (to Camillo about Perdita acting of a high class)
Act 4 Scene 4
Social Classes - 31"The crown will find an heir. Great Alexander left his to th'worthiest"Paulina (to Leontes about an heir)
Act 5 Scene 1
Kings Authority, Importance of heir/Uncertainty - 32"Ourselves to be the slave of chance and flies or every wind that blows."-Florizel to Camillo (on leaving Bohemia)
Act 4 Scene 4
Destiny/Chance/Hope/Faith - 33"It should take joy to see her in your arms"Paulina (to Leontes about Hermione)
Act 5 Scene 1
Foreshadowing Hermione's return - 34"Not yet on summer's death, nor on the birth / of trembling winter, the fairest / flowers o' the season / are our carnations and streak'd gilyvors."-Perdita (at the festival)
Act 4 Scene 4
Balance/Seasons/Rebirth/Flowers - 35"Dear life redeems you."-Paulina (as Hermione comes back)
Act 5 Scene 3
Rebirth/Redemption - 36"No settled sense of the world can match the pleasure of that madness."-Leontes (even though he is mad, he is happy to see his wife (statue))
Act 5 Scene 3
Reality vs. Fantasy/Corruption/Madness - 37"I shall have more of you than you can dream of yet."-Florizel (about his relationship with Perdita)
Act 4 Scene 4
Optimism/Dreams - 38"This is an art/ Which does mend nature - change it rather - but/ The art itself is nature."-Polixennes (at the festival about the cross breeding of flowers - improving nature)
Act 4 Scene 4
Art/Nature/Healing - 39"This dream of mine/ Being now awake, I'll queen it inch no farther,/ But milk my eyes and weep."-Perdita (about her relationship with Florizel - classes, forbidden love)
Act 4 Scene 4
Dream/Fantasy/Reality - 40"I love a ballad in print, a life, for then we are sure they are true."-Mopsa (at the festival, a written story is more believable)
Act 4 Scene 4
Storytelling/Tales/Truth
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- NCEA Level 3 Year 12 English (2.1 Analyse Studied Written Text (Ex.)) Flashcards on The Winter's Tale Quotes, created by rachelouise01 on 08/09/2014.
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