Friday, December 29, 2023

 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:

Squeaks said...

I take it that you believe sarcasm was extremely prevalent in Shakespeare's time and in his writing?

Pete Blagys said...

Yes.

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