Mojo, The Bard, & Me

A fine volley of words, gentlemen, and quickly shot off.

 

-Silvia

 

The Two Gentlemen Of Verona             Act II, scene iv, line 30

 

Now just to be clear, the two gentlemen that Silvia is addressing are not the titular two gentlemen of Verona. She is speaking to Valentine and Thurio. The two gentlemen of Verona are Valentine and Proteus. I’m not sure who this Thurio fellow is.

But Silvia is right, it is a fine volley of words. It’s just a bit of a quick back and forth that she’s reacting to, with Valentine and Thurio each taking shots at one another. So, yes, I believe we can call it a volley.Here's a picture of my associate from a few years back. He's climbing on some cannon at Gettysburg. These cannon would have created a volley that your probably would not want to be a part of; a volley of destruction as opposed to a volley of words.