11.1.9
Sebastian - Quotes
Key Quotations - Sebastian
Key Quotations - Sebastian
Here are three key quotations that highlight aspects of Sebastian's character:
'Thank yourself for this great loss'
'Thank yourself for this great loss'
- 'Sir, you may thank yourself for this great loss, / That would not bless our Europe with your daughter, / But rather lose her to an African, / Where she at least is banished from your eye, / Who hath cause to wet the grief on 't.'
- Sebastian tells Alonso to get over the death of his son as if it was nothing. This highlights his lack of empathy. He also blames Alonso for his own son's death.
'A living drollery!'
'A living drollery!'
- 'A living drollery! Now I will believe / That there are unicorns, that in Arabia / There is one tree, the phoenix' throne, one phoenix / At this hour reigning there.'
- One vision has been proved true and Sebastian doesn't know what to believe. This gullibility highlights how easily Sebastian could be persuaded by the lies of Antonio.
1Key Words
2Context & Overview
2.1Context & Overview
3Act 1
3.1Act 1 Analysis
4Act 2
4.1Act 2 Analysis
5Act 3
5.1Act 3 Analysis
6Act 4
6.1Act 4 Analysis
7Act 5
7.1Act 5 Analysis
8Key Characters
8.1Major Characters
8.2Minor Characters
9Themes
10Authorial Method
10.1Authorial Method
11Recap: Main Quotes
11.1Characters Quotes
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1Key Words
2Context & Overview
2.1Context & Overview
3Act 1
3.1Act 1 Analysis
4Act 2
4.1Act 2 Analysis
5Act 3
5.1Act 3 Analysis
6Act 4
6.1Act 4 Analysis
7Act 5
7.1Act 5 Analysis
8Key Characters
8.1Major Characters
8.2Minor Characters
9Themes
10Authorial Method
10.1Authorial Method
11Recap: Main Quotes
11.1Characters Quotes
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