Today’s Totally Random Lines

 

Very well; and could be content to give him good report for’t, but that he pays himself with being proud.

 

First Citizen

Coriolanus            Act I Scene i, Line 28

So, what’s going on here? It’s the very first scene of the play, and the citizens are talking about revolt. There’s a famine and they believe that the people in charge of the city are sitting on a storehouse of grain. They start talking about Caius Marius (That’s Coriolanus, but he hasn’t received the name Coriolanus yet, so he’s just Caius Marcius), because he’s in charge of the military and the one they’ll have to through to get the grain

One citizen calls Caius a dog to the commonality, but another counters with consider what services he has done for his country. That’s when First Citizen replies with Today’s Totally Random Line. "We’d give him credit for his services if he wasn’t paying himself with being proud."

That’s some interesting phraseology, don’t you think? He pays himself with being proud. It’s a sort of odd way of putting it. But no matter how you put it, it’s kind of hard not to be proud of one’s accomplishments, isn’t it? Heck, I’m proud of myself for pretty much anything I manage to get done, and trust me, it’s not much. Caius Marcius/Coriolanus has led an army protecting Rome. I say let the guy be proud, and you weasels should be proud of him! Then maybe he'd give you some of the grain.

I'm proud of my ears, Mr. Blagys.

Damn straight, Mr. Mojo! And well you should be!

 

Today’s Totally Random Lines

 

Then down upon her knees she falls, weeps, sobs, beats her heart, tears her hair, prays, curses;--‘O sweet Benedick! God give me patience!’

 

Claudio

Much Ado About Nothing            Act II Scene iii, Line 149

So, what’s going on here? I’m sure I don’t know. Let me take a look.

Okay, I read the summary and listened to the scene. Ready?

Benedick thinks he is eavesdropping on Don Pedro and Claudio in the garden, but the latter two know that Benedick is there listening to him. They decide to play a trick on Benedick by talking about Beatrice and how much in love she is with Benedick. And that’s what you’re hearing in Today’s Lines. Of course, Beatrice has done no such falling on her knees, and sobbing, and beating of her heart, but Benedick falls for it hook, line, and sinker.

Got it? Just so you know, Beatrice and Benedick do, in fact, end up together in the end. So I guess it’s all for the best. 

I thought this was a cool close up of Mojo's eye. That's the kitchen sliding door that you see a reflection of. 

Relevance? Uhh, nope, I got nothin'. I just thought it was a neat picture, and a pretty good indication of the quality of iphone pics. It's got nothing to do with Beatrice or Benedick. Sorry.

Today’s Totally Random Lines

 

What’s the matter now?

 

Hamlet

Hamlet                   Act III Scene iv, Line 14

Oh my goodness! What a great line! What’s the matter now! It pretty much doesn’t matter that we look at what’s going on in this scene. In fact, it’s probably best that we don’t and just take the line at face value.

What’s the matter now? The next time you utter that phrase you can follow it up with, Hamlet, Act Three, Scene Four, line fourteen. That’ll frost ‘em. 

 

Uh oh. What's the matter now?