Twelfth Night (VCE SSCE English): Flashcards
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Fictional land where Twelfth Night is set
Fictional land where Twelfth Night is set
Illyria
Definition of liminal space
Definition of liminal space
Threshold/transitional zone between two states
Atmosphere of Orsino's palace
Atmosphere of Orsino's palace
Static, formal, melancholic yearning, musical indulgence
Atmosphere of Olivia's orchard
Atmosphere of Olivia's orchard
Revelry hub, rowdy, fluid energy, chaotic
Date Twelfth Night festival celebrated
Date Twelfth Night festival celebrated
6 January (Epiphany)
What Malvolio satirises
What Malvolio satirises
Anti-theatre Puritan zealots threatening playhouses
What the sea symbolises in the play
What the sea symbolises in the play
Fluidity in identity and gender, transformation
What yellow cross-garters symbolise
What yellow cross-garters symbolise
Folly and delusion (worn by Malvolio)
Meta-theatrical layer of Viola/Cesario
Meta-theatrical layer of Viola/Cesario
Boy actor playing woman disguised as man
How Illyria functions regarding social norms
How Illyria functions regarding social norms
Temporarily liberates, then reinstates conventional hierarchies