Thursday, May 23, 2024

 

Today’s Totally Random Lines

 

As certain as I know the sun is fire:

Where have you lurkt, that you made doubt of it?

 

Second Messenger

Coriolanus              Act V, Scene iv, Line 47

 

One guy is telling another guy that the Volscians and Coriolanus have been talked out of sacking the city, and the other guy asks if he’s certain about that. And this is his answer. I added the second line because where have you lurkt made me think of have you been living under a rock?

But that’s not important. What’s more germane is that I’ve got a line that I have a chance of remembering this time and it’s one that I can use a lot. A good memory aid will be to remember that it’s perfect Iambic pentameter. That will help. Am I sure?
As certain as I know the sun is fire!

Ears up! 

What's that sound?

It's your mother getting up.

Are you sure?

As certain as I know the sun is fire.

 


1 comment:

Squeaks said...

I thought for sure the line you sought to remember was "Where have you lurkt?" - In fact, I was as certain as I know the sun is fire!

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