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GCSE English Literature · key term
An easily deceived person; as a verb, to gull means to trick someone.
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Paper 1
Revise: Sir Toby, Sir Andrew and MariaMaria promises, “if I do not gull him into a nayword, and make him a common recreation, do not think I have wit enough to lie straight in my bed” (Act 2 Scene 3). To “gull” is to deceive; a “nayword” is a byword or object of ridicule. Calling Malvolio a “common recreation” imagines turning a person into entertainment for everyone.
Component 1
An easily deceived person; used as a verb, it means to trick someone.
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In Act 2 Scene 3, she promises, “if I do not gull him into a nayword, and make him a common recreation, do not think I have wit enough to lie straight in my bed”. A “nayword” is a byword or object of ridicule. “Common recreation” makes Malvolio into entertainment for others: the phrase reveals the ambition and aggression behind her cleverness.
