Orlando Figurative Language
Group 2: “‘Come’ she said”-”she read him like a page.”
This passage opens with the queen demanding Orlando to “come” as she sat “bolt upright by the fire” so that she could inspect him. This suggests that the queen is a powerful and demanding figure. Then she asks herself if she was “matching her speculations the other night with the truth now visible” and if “her guesses were justified” informing the reader that the queen had made previous judgements on the boy. The narrator then lists his features that she examines and states that “her lips twitched visibly” and she later “laughed out loud” when she saw his legs. This seems to illustrate the intensity in which she inspected the boy and the twitch of her lips and her audible laugh seem to suggest satisfaction and amusement. All of her predictions had been proved correct. …show more content…
After inspecting his physical appearance the queen flashes “her yellow hawks eyes upon him as if she would pierce his soul”.
This suggests the incredibly analytical nature of the queen. The narrator then lists the mental characteristics of the boy that she observes. The analytical nature of the queen and her demanding dialogue and posture all seem to paint the image of a character with very masculine, dominant characteristics. In comparison, Orlando is described as “blushing” self consciously and as submissive to the queen. Because of this there seems to be a sort of reversal of traditional gender roles in the
passage.
This passage opens with the queen demanding Orlando to “come” as she sat “bolt upright by the fire” so that she could inspect him. This suggests that the queen is a powerful and demanding figure. Then she asks herself if she was “matching her speculations the other night with the truth now visible” and if “her guesses were justified” informing the reader that the queen had made previous judgements on the boy. The narrator then lists his features that she examines and states that “her lips twitched visibly” and she later “laughed out loud” when she saw his legs. This seems to illustrate the intensity in which she inspected the boy and the twitch of her lips and her audible laugh seem to suggest satisfaction and amusement. All of her predictions had been proved correct. …show more content…
After inspecting his physical appearance the queen flashes “her yellow hawks eyes upon him as if she would pierce his soul”.
This suggests the incredibly analytical nature of the queen. The narrator then lists the mental characteristics of the boy that she observes. The analytical nature of the queen and her demanding dialogue and posture all seem to paint the image of a character with very masculine, dominant characteristics. In comparison, Orlando is described as “blushing” self consciously and as submissive to the queen. Because of this there seems to be a sort of reversal of traditional gender roles in the
passage.