Hortensio, peace! Thou knowest not gold’s effect:
-Petruchio
The Taming Of The Shrew Act I scene ii, line 92
They are talking about Kathatina Minola and her availability and Hortensio says I would not wed her for a mine of gold. To which Petruchio replies with today’s Totally Random line.
At issue is Katharina and her suitability, of lack thereof, to be a wife. Petruchio seems to think that she’ll be worth a look. I thought this line was a little confusing until I looked back at Petruchio’s lines previous to Hortensio’s. He makes it pretty clear that he’s come to Padua to marry rich and that he’s not the least concerned with the looks or temperament of the woman as long as she’s got money. Today’s line would be slightly clearer if it was ‘Thou knowest not gold’s effect on me.’ As far as Petruchio is concerned, it’s all about the Benjamins. Or in this case ducats, or something like that.
We ran into a little restaurant in Merida, Spain where everything on the menu was 1 Euro. It was kind of like the dollar store of restaurants. WP held up the menu and exclaimed 'Dad, peace: I knew not gold's effect on thee.' It was a pretty good use of the quote until I realized that he was calling me a cheapskate.
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