Today’s Totally Random
Lines
Ah,
ha!—Come, some music! Come, the recorders!—
For if the king like not
the comedy,
Why, then, belike,--he
likes it not, perdy.--
Come, some music!
Hamlet
Hamlet
Act III,
Scene ii, Line 311
The word perdy means assuredly. It’s a bastardization of the French per Dieu, or, per God. Anyway.
This is the
scene with the play within the play. Hamlet has had the visiting group of players
(not the Cheshire Town Players) stage a play that had a scene which mimics how
he believed that Claudius killed King Hamlet (Hamlet’s father). Claudius, upon
watching the scene, has just stormed out, after which Hamlet concluded with
Horatio that Claudius must indeed be guilty. And with this done, Hamlet says “Bring
on the music.”
Interesting.
The scene…
Within the play…
With the players…
Staging a play…
That had a scene…
I believe the word is “confusing”, not “interesting”.
And I agree with Hamlet, just bring on the music.
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