English Quotes

Act 1: “If music ________________”

“If music be the food of love, play on” Orsino, metaphor

Act 1 “My desires fell ________________”

“My desires fell and cruel hounds ever since pursue me.” Orsino, metaphor

Act 1 “Better a _________, than __________.”

“Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.” Feste, paradox

Act 1 “Make me a ____________”

“Make me a willow cabin at your gate” Viola to Olivia, metaphor

Act 2 “Disguise, ________________, wherein ____________________.”

“Disguise, I see thou art a wickedness, wherein the pregnant enemy does much.” Viola to audience, metaphor

Act 2 “It is too ____ a _________________.”

“It is too hard a knot for me to untie.” Viola to audience, metaphor

Act 2 “Thy mind _______________.”

“Thy mind is a very opal.” Feste to Orsino, metaphor

Act 2 “Now is _________________.”

“Now is the woodcock near the gin.” Sir Toby, metaphor

Act 2 “And ______________, I hope.”

“And O shall end I hope.” Fabian, visual metaphor

Act 2 “Some are _____________, some _______________ and _____________________.”

“Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them.” Malvolio reading letter, symbolism or metaphor

Act 3 “_______, sir, ______________.”

“Foolery, sir, does walk about the orb like the sun” Feste to Viola, simile

Act 3 “Yes, _________________!”

“Yes, nightingales answer Dawes!” Malvolio to Maria, symbolism

Act 3 “tis not ___________ to ____________________.”

“Tis not for gravity to play at cherry-pit with Satan.” Sir Toby to Malvolio, metaphor

Act 4 “Nothing ____________.”

“Nothing that is so is so.” Feste to Sebastian, ???

Act 4 “Thou art more _____ than ______________________.”

“Thou art more puzzled than the Egyptians in their fog.” Feste (as curate) to Malvolio, biblical allusion or metaphor

Act 5 “For the rain _______________.”

“For the rain, it raineth every day.” Feste to audience, ???