Hail
to thee, worthy Timon, and to all
That
of his bounties taste!
-Cupid
Timon of Athens Act I Scene ii, Line 123
This is Cupid
talking, but it’s Cupid in a masque, which is not to be confused with Cupid in
a mask. Although, it is possible that he has a mask on. Confused? Let me explain.
A masque is a show, sort of a pageant. It usually involves a bunch of people
dressed up in elaborate costumes performing some choreographed display, often
including music. Apparently, they performed masques in Shakespeare’s time. In
this case, we are seeing a show within the play. Timon is having a masque performed
at his home for his guests, and Cupid is one of the players in the masque. Capiche?
This is Walker the kudu. Now it may not seem like this picture has any relevance, but on the way driving in today I was listening to some music and George Benson's Ode to a Kudu came up. So in that sense, this is a highly relevant picture. In terms of relevance to today's Totally Random Line, well not so much.
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