QUOTES FROM THE BARD

PLAY: King Henry IV Part 1 ACT/SCENE: 1.3 SPEAKER: Hotspur CONTEXT: O, pardon me that I descend so low
To show the line and the predicament
Wherein you range under this subtle King.
Shall it for shame be spoken in these days,
Or fill up chronicles in time to come,
That men of your nobility and power
Did gage them both in an unjust behalf
(As both of you, God pardon it, have done)
To put down Richard, that sweet lovely rose,
And plant this thorn, this canker, Bolingbroke?
And shall it in more shame be further spoken
That you are fooled, discarded, and shook off
By him for whom these shames you underwent? DUTCH: Moet men, o schande, in deze tijden zeggen,
Of in kronieken voor de toekomst boeken,
Dat mannen van uw adel, uwe macht,
Zich beiden voor een slechte zaak verpandden MORE: Canker’ blossom (or canker rose) was a dog rose or wild rose. Also used to refer to something that would destroy, infect or decay.
Schmidt:
Gage=To engage, to bind
Predicament=Category
Behalf=Affair, cause
Onions:
Range=Occupy a position
Compleat=
To canker=Inkankeren, ineeten
Predicament=Zegwoord, alles dat van iets kan gezegd worden Topics: cause, deception, blame