Mojo, The Bard, & Me

 

The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade

To paly ashes; thy eyes’ windows fall,

Like death, when he shuts up the day of life;

 

-Friar Laurence

Romeo and Juliet                            Act IV, Scene i, Line 100

 

Paly simply means pale; pale ashes. It’s a pretty good description, eh? At least from my point of view it is. How about death shutting the windows when the day is over? I love that.

Anyway, this is Friar Laurence explaining to Juliet how the potion he’s given her will make her look dead. And the potion will work well, albeit perhaps a little too well. It will fool the Capulets, but it will also fool Romeo when the Friar fails to get the message out to him about the plot.

Good ol’ Friar Laurence.

Lawrence Voytek

Here's a link to the only Lawrence I ever knew, though we called him Larry back in the day. He was a little flaky too, so I can see him screwing up the message to Romeo thing just like his namesake does in the play. He seems to have made a name for himself as an artist, though. Way to go Larry!