Friday, January 17, 2025

 

Today’s Totally Random Lines

 

Sir,

He is with Caesar.

 

Soldier

Antony and Cleopatra            Act IV, Scene v, Line 8


This is one of those metric lines that’s split up between more than one speaker. Mark Antony and one of his soldiers are discussing the fact that someone has deserted and gone over to Caesar’s side, and Antony asks, who?

Soldier

One ever near thee: Call for Enobarbus,

He shall not hear thee; or from Caesar’s camp

Say ‘I am none of thine.’

Mark Antony

What say’st thou?

Soldier

Sir,

He is with Caesar.

 

See? What do you think? You don’t care? You don’t care about looking how one line of iambic pentameter is split up between two speakers? And it is a perfect line of iambic pentameter

Say I/ am none/ of thine/ what say’st/ thou sir.

See?

You still don't care, do you. Well, forget about the iambic pentameter, how about that Antony’s most trusted right-hand man, Enobarbus, has gone over to Caesar’s side?

You still don't care, do you?


They don't care, Mojo. They just don't care!

Ughh!  Cretins!!

He's flabbergasted.



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