Today’s Totally Random Lines
It
is a life that I have desired: I will thrive.
Bardolf
The Merry Wives of Windsor Act
I, Scene iii, Line 18
What a great line!
Imagine if we all had the opportunity to say that! I suppose in theory, most of
us should? Yes, I put a question mark on that one.
By the way, the life
that Bardolf is referring to is the life of a bartender. Yes, a bartender. I
think there was a time when I thought that a bartender would be a good job, but
as I grew older, I realized that being a bartender would mean helping some
people drink themselves to death, and that’s not a good thought. Also, I know
one bartender who’s now homeless. So I don’t think that I would have Bardolf’s
enthusiasm for that particular job. But, to each his own, eh?
So, to end on a more upbeat note - the host of the
tavern in today’s scene tells Falstaff that he will hire Bardolf, and
Falstaff’s line to Bardolf, that precedes Today’s Totally Random Line, is
Bardolf, follow him. A tapster is a good trade: an
old cloak makes a new jerkin; a wither’d serving-man a fresh tapster. Go; adieu.
FYI
Tapster = bartender
Jerkin = jacket
A day without a Falstaff line just isn’t a proper
day, is it?
1 comment:
Yes, that is quite a nice line! Staying home to work...It is a life that I have desired: I will thrive!
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