Angellica
- Created by: saskia.louise
- Created on: 09-06-22 14:51
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- Angellica
- The character of Angellica creates a virgin-wh0re dichotomy through her juxtaposition with Hellena
- "there's no sinner like a young saint
- "conceal the fiend and show me the angel
- a restoration audience would've perceived actresses to be supplementing their income by working as a prostitute
- Hellena being played as a prostitute further reinforces this dichotomy
- Angellica utilises her beauty and gender monetarily in order to achieve financial stability and independence
- I resolve that nothing but gold shall charm my heart
- thou hast a power too strong to be resisted
- he that gives my price can make my pleasure
- Nancy Vickers = a relationshipso constructed involves an active buyer, an active seller, and a passive object for sale
- Angellica can be interpreted as a Petrarchan figure due to the recurring and frequent use of Romantic clichés and tropes
- "I saw your charming picture and was wounded"
- I should have seen you at my feet imploring it
- Willmore's words :go through" Angellica to "the very soul"
- Elizabethanportraits were often given as gifts to foreign monarchs = elevation of Angellica's portrait
- The character of Angellica creates a virgin-wh0re dichotomy through her juxtaposition with Hellena
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