Shakespeare Week: Day Two
Hello my fellow Shakespeare-Lovers! Sorry about the delay... my Aunty Eunice from Florida suprised us by dropping in for Alexandrea's 12th Birthday! (Pics coming later) But more on that tale later=)
"I see, lady, the gentleman is not in your books."
"Lord! I could not endure a husband with a beard on his face!"
"Speak low if you speak love."
"Friendship is constant in all other things
Save in the office and affairs of love:
Therefore all hearts in love use their own tongues;
Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent."
"Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps."
"Though and I are too wise to woo peaceably."
"In brief, since I do purpose to marry, I will think nothing to any purpose that the world can say against it; and therefore never flout at me for what I have said against it; for man is a giddy thing, and this is my conclusion."
! Some things were... peculiar. If you've read the play, you understand it. And if you haven't, I advise your going to read it. You'll love it. To make a long story (or play, in this case) short, two people who strongly dislike each other (and love using their tongues to show it) end up thinking up the other has fallen in love with them and uses their sharp tongue to woo in hate to marry. Confused? That's why you probably should go read a summary... if not the real thing. I'm determined not to spoil this one. ^,^
And while we're on the topic of Shakespeare... Miss Pickwickian over at The Erratic Muse is holding a Shakespearian-themed Giveaway. Oooh!
Thanks for reading!
~His Handmaiden
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| Claudio deceived by Don Jon accuses Hero by Marcus Stone (1840-1921) |
Today's post is some quotes on Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. Many are hilarious. And my only request is that you take them in the right context. This is very important. Some people read Shakesperae and think of something crass rather than reading between the lines and finding the direct meaning. Definitely a favorite play. Among Merchant of Venice. And King Lear. And Midsummer Night's Dream.... oh, so many!
"I see, lady, the gentleman is not in your books."
"Lord! I could not endure a husband with a beard on his face!"
"Speak low if you speak love."
"Friendship is constant in all other things
Save in the office and affairs of love:
Therefore all hearts in love use their own tongues;
Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent."
"Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps."
"Though and I are too wise to woo peaceably."
"In brief, since I do purpose to marry, I will think nothing to any purpose that the world can say against it; and therefore never flout at me for what I have said against it; for man is a giddy thing, and this is my conclusion."
! Some things were... peculiar. If you've read the play, you understand it. And if you haven't, I advise your going to read it. You'll love it. To make a long story (or play, in this case) short, two people who strongly dislike each other (and love using their tongues to show it) end up thinking up the other has fallen in love with them and uses their sharp tongue to woo in hate to marry. Confused? That's why you probably should go read a summary... if not the real thing. I'm determined not to spoil this one. ^,^
And while we're on the topic of Shakespeare... Miss Pickwickian over at The Erratic Muse is holding a Shakespearian-themed Giveaway. Oooh!
Thanks for reading!
~His Handmaiden