"Moved! In good time, let him that moved you hither
Remove you hence. I knew you at the first
You were a movable."
This is Katharine. She is shrewish and mean-spirited and generally permanently pms'ing. The importance of this quote is that it is the beginning of the "woo-ing" of Kate, and it proves just how hard it is going to be, even for an ubermensch like Petrucio, who prides himself in being able to woo anything female. (Incidentally, this quote has a special significance for me because when I played Petrucio in Kiss Me Kate Sarah Kerper, who was playing Kate, punched me. Its a good memory)
postscript: This post is a little late because I was experiencing technical difficulties with the computer.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Saturday, September 20, 2008
post numero dos
"Katharine the curst!
A title for a maid of all titles the worst."
This quote, spoken by Petrucio's manservant, Grumio, basically sums up the first part of the first act, which I have read. The main character, Petrucio, has decided to take on the daunting task of wooing a violent, shrewish woman, Katharine, who the men of the town call Katharine the curst. The humor in this is that Grumio is able to see that this is a task that may be beyond the talents of his master. The irony is that though Petrucio is the master, his servant is the wiser and shrewder of the two.
A title for a maid of all titles the worst."
This quote, spoken by Petrucio's manservant, Grumio, basically sums up the first part of the first act, which I have read. The main character, Petrucio, has decided to take on the daunting task of wooing a violent, shrewish woman, Katharine, who the men of the town call Katharine the curst. The humor in this is that Grumio is able to see that this is a task that may be beyond the talents of his master. The irony is that though Petrucio is the master, his servant is the wiser and shrewder of the two.
Friday, September 12, 2008
1st entry
"Your honors players, hearing your amendment,,
are come to play a pleasant comedy.
For so your doctors hold it very meet,
seeing too much sadness hath congealed your blood,
And melancholy is the nurse of frenzy.
Therefore they thought it good you hear a play
and frame your mind to mirth and merriment,
which bars a thousand harms and lengthens life."
This is the passage spoken by the messenger to the tricked Christopher Sly. The Lord who started the trick has some players, or traveling actors, come and perform a play for him. This is important because the rest of the play is based on the fact that it is a play within a play and the whole thing is a practical joke. This passage is also ironic because they refer to the fact that Sly was found drunk, a state that might be considered a "frenzy", and they are "trying" to keep him sane and treating him like a lord.
are come to play a pleasant comedy.
For so your doctors hold it very meet,
seeing too much sadness hath congealed your blood,
And melancholy is the nurse of frenzy.
Therefore they thought it good you hear a play
and frame your mind to mirth and merriment,
which bars a thousand harms and lengthens life."
This is the passage spoken by the messenger to the tricked Christopher Sly. The Lord who started the trick has some players, or traveling actors, come and perform a play for him. This is important because the rest of the play is based on the fact that it is a play within a play and the whole thing is a practical joke. This passage is also ironic because they refer to the fact that Sly was found drunk, a state that might be considered a "frenzy", and they are "trying" to keep him sane and treating him like a lord.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
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