Gentleman,
(giving him a chain from her neck)
Wear
this for me;
-Rosiland
As You Like It Act I,
scene ii Line 238
Okay, pretty straight forward stuff here today. Rosalind hands
a chain to Orlando and asks him to wear it for her. Got it? Good. Now, what
would you like to talk about? We could discuss stage direction (or lack
thereof) in Shakespeare’s works. We could discuss the different versions of
Shakespeare’s works. We could discuss a personal connection to this line. Ok,
those are my three choices. Or we could discuss all three. Since the first two
will probably come up again, we’ll go with the personal connection.
Wearing something, a chain, or a necklace, or a ring as a
symbol of love for someone is a pretty common thing in today’s world. And what’s
more exciting is that my daughter called me last night to let me know that she was
going to do just that because she had become engaged. So that’s pretty big
news. Now I’m pretty sure her boyfriend/fiance didn’t use the exact phrase ‘Gentleman,
wear this for me,’ because obviously my daughter’s name is not Gentleman. In
fact, I really have no idea exactly what he said. But regardless of what he
said, I think it’s pretty cool that this is today’s Totally Random Daily
Shakespeare line. And it’s also pretty cool that my daughter got engaged because
I think she’s pretty happy about it. So that’s a really good thing. Random
indeed!
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