Mojo, The Bard, & Me

 

 I’ll be so bold to break the seal for once.

-Duke of Milan

The Two Gentlemen of Verona     Act III Scene i, Line 139

 

The Duke has found a letter in the pocket of Valentine’s coat, and he’s decided to read it. The funny thing is that the Duke asked Valentine if he could try on Valentine’s coat, and consequently Valentine is standing right there. I guess if you’re the Duke you can read other peoples letters or do whatever else  you want without being questioned? I suppose it should be noted that the sealed letter is addressed to Sylvia and that the Duke is Sylvia’s father. So maybe that counts for something? I dunno.

So does this mean that if I borrow this rascal's coat and find a letter in it addressed to Nina, then I get to read that letter? Well that could be interesting. Perhaps the most interesting part of the whole thing  would be that he's writing a letter to Nina in the first place; forget about what's in it.