Today’s Totally Random Lines

 

Let’s go to the Capitol.-  Would half my wealth

Would buy this for a lie!

 

Junius Brutus

Coriolanus              Act IV, Scene vi, Line 160

 

I believe the Pete’s version would be I’d pay half of my wealth for this to be a lie. For what to be a lie, you ask. Well, the Romans have just found out that Coriolanus has joined with the enemies of Rome and is now on his way to sack and burn Rome. Remember Coriolanus? He's the guy that Junius and his other politician buddy were instrumental in getting banished from Rome because it served their interests. So now Shakespeare’s crooked politician is wishing he could pay for this to be not true. 

Look how far we've come! Nowadays when a politician wants something to be not true, he just calls it fake news, and pretends that it’s not true. No need to pay anything. Now that's progress!

By the way, have I mentioned before how much I like this play and how appropriate it would be to teach it in today's classroom? Yes, I think I have.

 

 

 

You're right Mojo, my comment in today's post was a sarcastic, thinly veiled jab at the Orange Guy. You are a perceptive little man.

Hey wait a minute, where'd you get that orange?

 

Today’s Totally Random Lines

 

Since when I have been debtor to you for courtesies, which I will be ever to pay, and yet still pay.  

 

Posthumus Leonatus

Cymbeline              Act I, Scene iv, Line 35

 

I’m not sure at all what to say about Today’s Line. Posthumus is merely acknowledging some kindness that the Frenchman showed him when the former was in France.

Perhaps we could look at the name Posthumus Leonatus. Either one of those two names alone is a bit of a mouthful. The two together are two mouthfuls. That’s a lot. I can’t imagine having a mouthful of something and then having to stuff in just as much before swallowing what I already have. That’s just too much. 

Oooh, mind boggling. 

 

 

Yah, yah, mind boggling: whatever you say... ooohh, that's the spot, don't stop, don't stop.

 

 

Today’s Totally Random Lines

 

Mine honour is my life; both grow in one;

Take honour from me, and my life is done:

Then, dear my liege, mine honour let me try;

In that I live, and for that will I die.

 

Duke of Norfolk

King Richard the Second       Act I, Scene i, Line 185

 

Apparently honour is somewhat important to the Duke of Norfolk. He uses that word three times in four lines. It was very easy for me to see that he uses it three times because the word honour sticks out with its red underlining. No, it’s not misspelt, it’s just that Word doesn’t recognize the British version of the word honour. Honour, honour, honour, honour. There, no matter how many times you underline it in red, it’s not wrong! This may just be a cellar office, but it’s my office, and I say what goes here, not some silly, red-lining, AI wannabe, program! It’s HONOUR!

  

 

 

What's all that yelling? Is everything okay down there?