Today’s Totally Random Lines
They
do me wrong, and I will not endure it
Gloster
King Richard the Third Act I, Scene iii, Line 42
I want to give your Gloster’s whole rant,
because I really liked it, but I didn’t want to scare you off, so I just gave
Today’s Line up front. It’s the beginning of the rant and the first words he
speaks as he enters the scene. As such it’s not completely evident who he’s
talking about, but I think it’s better that way because now you can relate to
the rant and apply it to whoever or whatever you would be ranting about in your
own life. I think we all feel like Gloster some time or another. Here’s the
whole thing.
They do me wrong, and I will not endure it:—
Who are they that complain unto the king
That I, forsooth, am stern, and love them not?
By holy Paul, they love his grace but lightly
That fill his ears with such dissentious rumors.
Because I cannot flatter and speak fair,
Smile in men’s faces, smooth, deceive, and cog,
Duck with French nods and apish courtesy,
I must be held a rancorous enemy.
Cannot a plain man live and think no harm,
But thus his simple truth must be abused
By silken, sly, insinuating Jacks?
There. What do you think? Don’t tell me you
haven’t felt this way at times; or at least that you can’t relate to certain
parts of this. And there’s some great language in there: silken, sly,
insinuating Jacks?
By holy Paul, that’s a great line!
1 comment:
To be honest, I was just thrilled that I easily and quickly understood the first line. And to be even more honest, I'm even MORE thrilled that you finally have new reading glasses!!
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