An object of the present invention is to provide a display device which suppresses power consumption as well as displaying an image with excellent quality. A display device (1) in accordance with one aspect of the present invention includes a polarity determining section (35) for determining whether or not a first polarity in a drive vertical period immediately preceding a first term in which an image is not rewritten is the same as a second polarity in a pause vertical period which is a last pause vertical period before the second vertical period, and a refresh control section (34) for providing an additional vertical period in the first term in a case where the first polarity is the same as the second polarity.