I
have already deliver’d him letters, and there appears much joy in him; even so
much, that joy could not show itself modest enough without a badge of
bitterness.
-Messenger
Much Ado About Nothing Act
I, scene i, line 20
Act one, scene one, line twenty. I feel like I should give
you the whole first twenty lines so then you would know as much as I about this
play so far. But no, I probably won’t do that.
The messenger is talking about a father that he had
delivered a message to from his son. The son had been away at war, and the
father was so happy to hear from him, and know that the son was alive, that he
cried: joy could not show itself modest
enough without a badge of bitterness. At least I think that’s what the badge of bitterness is.
It’s funny, isn’t it, that crying is the default show of
extreme emotion. I can laugh so hard that I cry. And I can be so happy about
something that I will cry. And of course I can be sad enough or upset enough
about something that I cry.
People cry all the time at weddings, don't they? I think it's out of happiness. Or maybe bittersweet happiness?
I'm crying with laughter right now looking at those goggles Dave is wearing.
But mostly I'm crying looking at how skinny we all no longer are.
1 comment:
Phil doesn't look that skinny.
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