Mojo, The Bard, & Me

 

Today’s Totally Random Lines

 

Such commendations as become a maid,

A virgin, and his servant, say to him.

Margaret

King Henry the Sixth Part I          Act V, Scene iii, Line 177

 

Yesterday we saw Margaret saying good-bye to Suffolk, holding his head.

Today we have Margaret and Suffolk (the latter’s body still attached to the head) shortly after they’ve met.

Suffolk has received Margaret’s assent to go to England to marry Henry and become the queen. Now Suffolk is leaving to go back to tell Henry, but before he leaves, he asks Margaret,

Farewell, sweet madam: but, hark you, Margaret,—
No princely commendations to my king?

Today’s Totally Random Line is Margaret’s reply to Suffolk.

Apparently he’s looking for more because when he pushes her and she tells him she sends an unspotted heart, he responds

And this withal?

That’s all? Then kisses her as he says it.

Ol’ Suffolk is looking to get a little bit of Margaret for himself. Does he succeed? Well, based on the way Margaret was hugging his head yesterday, you gotta wonder.

Here we have just a head, albeit not the head of Suffolk. This is the head on a letter opener. I got it as a gift from someone that I used to work with. I guess that's all I have to say about that.