Today’s Totally Random
Lines
Draw nearer, honest Flaminius. Thy lord’s
a bountiful gentleman: but thou art wise; and thou know’st well enough,
although thou comest to me, that this is no time to lend money; especially upon
bare friendship, without security. Here’s three solidares for thee: good boy,
wink at me, and say thou saw’st me not. Fare thee well.
Lucullus
Timon of Athens Act III, Scene i, Line 42
For those of
you who know nothing at all about this lesser-known play, I’ll give you a very brief
catchup: just a few sentences.
Timon is a
fellow in Athens who likes to throw outlandish parties. Everyone loves his
parties. Eventually, however, he realizes that he’s gotten himself into serious
debt with his lavish lifestyle. Timon naively thinks that all these people who’ve
been attending his parties are his friends and that they will help him out
(silly boy). He sends his servant Flamius to go visit some of these “friends” to
ask for some financial support. Lucullus’s response above is typical of what he
gets.
Timon gets over his naivete pretty quickly after this, but instead of just growing up and accepting humanity for the flawed entity that it is, he concludes that he hates people. No, he really hates people. So he decides to go live in the woods away from all humans. I guess you’ll have to read or see the play to see how that turns out.
This is another of Will’s plays that’s really good, but very rarely gets produced. In fact, I’ve never heard tell of this one being produced as a play or movie at all. That doesn’t mean it’s not still being done, but I never hear about it. Anyway, what else is there to say?
Well that's all quite interesting, Mr. B, however, more importantly, I believe that the Mrs. just bought a brand new bag of treats for me to try out today. So if you see her, there's no need to tell her about that treat you gave me a few minutes ago; just be a good boy, wink at me, and say thou saw’st me not. Okay?
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