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The Great GatsbyGorgeous: Attractive or pleasant.GLOSSARYHulking: Overly large or clumsy.Hydroplane: A floatplane, which is anaircraft that can take off and land on water.Did You Know?Cunard and White Star Lines were both British shipping lines. The White StarLine is infamous for having owned the Titanic, which sunk to the bottom of theAtlantic in 1912.Incessantly: Endlessly.The world’s first hydroplane (1910)Ingratiate: To make yourself well-liked through flattery.Jonquils: A type of daffodil flower.Liaison: An illicit meeting; often a sexual relationshipoutside of marriage.Menagerie: A collection of wild animals, or anycollection that is strange or different.Midas: The mythical greedy ancient king who turnedwhatever he touched into gold.Morbid: Disturbing or unpleasant, especially when itrelates to death.Nordic: Relating to or coming from Scandinavia, Finland,Iceland, or the Faroe Islands.From A Wonder Book forBoys and Girls by NathanielHawthorne, a representationof King Midas turning hisdaughter to gold.Arizona Theatre Company Play Guide 46
The Great GatsbyGLOSSARYDid You Know?Scholars of The Great Gatsby believe that Fitzgerald based his character MeyerWolfshiem on real-life gangster Arnold Rothstein (1882-1928). Rothstein was closelyassociated with a securities fraud called the Fuller-McGee Case in 1922, which mightexplain part of the source of Gatsby’s wealth. It is interesting to note that Fuller of theFuller-McGee Case was a resident of Great Neck, Long Island. Wolfshiem's real-lifemirror was involved in LOTS of different illegal activities, as, though sources vary intheir estimation of his role in the actual fixing of the World Series of 1919, he certainlyprofited from the illegal activity, among various other illegal enterprises. He wasmurdered on November 5, 1928, reportedly for refusing to pay a gambling debt for agame he claimed was rigged.Orgastic: A term coined by F. Scott Fitzgerald in The Great Gatsby, it is most likely across between “orgiastic” and “orgasmic.”Pomp & Circumstance: Splendid celebration, often the subject of a lot of fuss.Rajah: An Indian king or prince.Refresher: A refill of a drink.Renunciation: A rejection of a belief, claim, or action.Retracted: To take back a statement, usually because it was untrue or unjustified.Sauterne: A sweet, golden dessert wine.Scorn: To feel as if something or someone is worthless or repelling.Spirit of Ammonia: These smelling salts are a combination of ammonium carbonate andperfume. These are sniffed in order to stimulate consciousness, namely to relieve faintness.Daisy is given spirits of ammonia the day before her wedding.Submerged: Underwater.Unaffected: Feeling no effects or changes.Vitality: The state of being strong or energetic.Vulnerable: Exposed to physical and emotional harm.Arizona Theatre Company Play Guide 47
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