Today’s Totally Random Lines
I thank you, gentle
servant: ‘tis very clearly done.
Sylvia
Two Gentlemen of Verona
Act II,
Scene i, Line 103
Well first off, she’s talking to Valentine, so I think she’s being less than fully serious when using the word servant here. On the other hand, I don’t really know much of anything about this play, and particularly about this scene, so who knows; maybe she thinks Valentine is a servant.
We’d have to delve in and get some
context to find out, wouldn’t we. Well, we’re not going to be doing that. Nope, we are not.
Don’t let that stop you though. Go for it! Act two, scene one. If you
find out what’s going on be sure to let us know.
Here's Nutsy and Scout from a Christmas past.
They were gentle, but certainly not servants.
2 comments:
I take it that you believe sarcasm was extremely prevalent in Shakespeare's time and in his writing?
Yes.
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