QUOTES FROM THE BARD

PLAY: Cymbeline
ACT/SCENE: 3.5
SPEAKER: Cymbeline
CONTEXT:
CYMBELINE
Lucius hath wrote already to the emperor
How it goes here. It fits us therefore ripely
Our chariots and our horsemen be in readiness:
The powers that he already hath in Gallia
Will soon be drawn to head, from whence he moves
His war for Britain.
QUEEN
‘Tis not sleepy business;
But must be look’d to speedily and strongly.
CYMBELINE
Our expectation that it would be thus
Hath made us forward. But, my gentle queen,
Where is our daughter? She hath not appear’d
Before the Roman, nor to us hath tender’d
The duty of the day: she looks us like
A thing more made of malice than of duty:
We have noted it. Call her before us; for
We have been too slight in sufferance.
QUEEN
Royal sir,
Since the exile of Posthumus, most retired
Hath her life been; the cure whereof, my lord,
‘Tis time must do. Beseech your majesty,
Forbear sharp speeches to her: she’s a lady
So tender of rebukes that words are strokes
And strokes death to her.

DUTCH:
Ons dunkt, zij is
Uit boosheid meer dan volgzaamheid gevormd;
Dit hebben wij bespeurd. — Ga, roep haar hier;
Wij waren te toegevend.

MORE:
Ripely=Immediately
Drawn to head=Mobilised
Sleepy=Non-urgent
Forward=Prepared
Tender the duty of the day=Wish good morning
Slight=Easy-going
Sufferance=Tolerance
Compleat:
When things are ripe for action=Als het tijd is om aan ‘t werk te gaan
Forward=Voorbaarig, rypostig, voorlyk
To make slight=Iets klein achten
Sufferance=Verdraagzaamheid, toegeevendheid

Topics: conflict, preparation, duty, business