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Today’s Totally Random Lines

 

So to the laws at large I write my name:

[Subscribes]

And he that breaks them in the least degree

Stands in the attainder of eternal shame:

 

Berowne

Love’s Labour’s Lost         Act I, Scene i, Line 55

 

Berowne, Dumaine, and Longaville are going to spend the next three years studying with the king. Dumaine and Longaville have agreed to the specifics of the king’s provisions for these three years: no women, limited eating, and limited sleeping. They have signed the contract. Dumaine has agreed to the three years of studying, but has objected to the lack of women, food, and sleep, and at length tells why. Nevertheless, in the end he agrees to sign, as we see in Today’s Lines.

And so, the stage is now set for the action of the play.

I said, "And so, the stage is now set for the action of the play." Any comments?

Action, Schmaction. 

You want a comment? Don't bother me with your Shakespeare nonsense when I'm trying to sleep; how's that for a comment.