O, what a world is this, when what is comely
Envenoms him
that bears it.
-Adam
As You Like It
Act II, Scene iii, Line 14
All right then, we’ve broken our three day streak of
the Margaret and Richard show. ‘Bout time!
And now that we’re back to As You Like It, maybe you
remember the post where Orlando was complaining about the ill treatment at thehands of his older brother? Now things have gotten much worse as the
brother has plans to kill Orlando. I believe that’s called fratricide. And if
his brother were to carry through with it, it certainly wouldn’t be an isolated
incident in Will’s works. But the old
and faithful family servant Adam, today’s speaker, is warning Orlando what’s
going on and telling him to hightail it out of there. And in today's Totally Random line he’s lamenting that
fact that Orlando’s goodness is what’s got his brother wanting to kill
him.
And Orlando certainly is not short on goodness. He is indeed, comely. He had both
Rosalind and Celia all gaga over him. And then he took on the professional
wrestler and beat him without breaking a sweat. Yes, Orlando’s got a lot to be
jealous of. And that's a pretty interesting way to phrase it. ‘…what is comely envenoms him that bears it.’
I'm afraid I'm going to have to do a repeat pic (for the first time). If you remember the post where Orlando was complaining about the treatment he was receiving from his brother (I referenced it above), you'll remember this pic. Yes, that's me on the left, and my older brother. I'm showing the pic again to remark on how uncanny it is that I seem to embody the qualities of Orlando and how amazing that I didn't envenom myself. Don't you agree?
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