Today’s Totally Random
Lines
Observe how Antony becomes his flaw,
And what thou think’st his very action speaks
In every power that moves.
Caesar
Antony and Cleopatra Act III, Scene xii, Line 36
So
what’s Caesar saying here? At this point in the play Caesar has come to Rome to
open up a can of whoopass on Antony. So let’s take a crack at it. Observe how
Antony becomes his flaw. I’m not sure what flaw he’s talking about. Is it
Antony’s obsession with Cleopatra. He’s become Cleopatra? That doesn’t sound
quite right, does it?
And what about the rest? How about if we change
the word order a little. His very action speaks what thou think’st, and that
action speaks in every power that moves. Any clearer? Not really. What he’s
doing is what you think he’s doing, and when he does it everything/body knows
it? No? Well that’s all I can get out of it. Maybe I’ll listen to it and see if
it gets any clearer. I’ll let you know.
You know, if I can diverge here for a moment, I’ve
been posting to this blog for over seven years now. I’m not proud. But in that
time I’ve made mention of, and posted pictures of, many of my family. Many
times when I have done this I have forwarded a link to them to see it. And yet,
in all that time there is only one of them, wait - maybe two, who take any time to
look at this on a regular basis. I think if any of them posted to a regular
blog I would be a little interested in it. Well Pete, what if it was about a
subject that you couldn’t care less about? Okay, maybe I should rethink this
thought.
Oh
well. Observe how Pete becomes his flaw.
No pic today. I got nothin'
2 comments:
1. Antony and Cleopatra was a Final Jeopardy clue answer. I suspected they were the answer but I didn't say it out loud so I didn't get credit. I'm still salty.
2. It never occurred to me that that is how you spell "whoopass".
3. Why wouldn't you be proud to have concentration and dedication to one thing over seven years?
4. If my husband started a blog where he wrote posts about in depth dives into comic books you think you could get into it? Or if I did one about puzzles? God, can you imagine how boring a puzzle blog would be? I do follow an instagram account where someone does YouTube videos about puzzles and it's actually wildly popular. I like puzzles and I still don't understand it. In any case, I'm sure we could all get at least a little interested in something someone we care about is interested in. But I draw the line at spiders. If you start blogging about spiders, I'm OUT of here.
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