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4 quotes by Don John with full 6-part analysis

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18
STAGNATE

“I cannot be said to be a flattering honest man, it must not be denied but I am a…”

PARADOX / ANTITHETICAL SELF-DEFINITIONMALCONTENT ARCHETYPE

Don John · Act 1, Scene 3

19
STAGNATE

“I had rather be a canker in a hedge than a rose in his grace”

NATURAL IMAGERY / ANTITHETICAL METAPHORCOMPRESSED SOLILOQUY / SELF-CHARACTERISATION

Don John · Act 1, Scene 3

20
STAGNATE

“Leonato's Hero, your Hero, every man's Hero”

TRICOLON WITH ESCALATIONINNUENDO / LINGUISTIC POISON

Don John · Act 3, Scene 2

21
STAGNATE

“If I can cross him any way, I bless myself every way”

INVERTED RELIGIOUS LANGUAGEVICE FIGURE / MORALITY PLAY TRADITION

Don John · Act 1, Scene 3

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