Tuesday, February 13, 2024

 

Today’s Totally Random Lines

 

Ay, so I fear, the more is my unrest.

 

Romeo

Romeo and Juliet         Act I, Scene v, Line 112

 

Quick context: We’re near the beginning of the play, and this is the scene where Romeo and some friends have crashed a party at the Capulets. They’ve managed to do this because it’s a masked party. Romeo has met Juliet for the first time, they’ve had a brief encounter, shared a kiss, and, of course, fallen madly and irretrievably, in love. At this point Romeo’s friend Benvolio realizes that they’ve been recognized and comes up and tells Romeo they need to get out of there.

Away, be gone, the sport is at the best, he says. In other words, let’s get out of here, the jig is up.

And that’s what Romeo is responding to with Today’s Totally Random Line.

It’s as simple as that. Comments?


I can say with no fear or unrest that, whilst I'm not certain that this guy is the most interesting biotech analyst in the world, this is definitely one of the most interesting coffee cups in the cabinet. 


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