QUOTES FROM THE BARD

PLAY: As You Like It
ACT/SCENE: 5.1
SPEAKER: Touchstone
CONTEXT:
AUDREY
Faith, the priest was good enough, for all the old
gentleman’s saying.
TOUCHSTONE
A most wicked Sir Oliver, Audrey, a most vile Martext.
But, Audrey, there is a youth here in the forest lays
claim to you.
AUDREY
Ay, I know who ’tis. He hath no interest in me in the world.
Here comes the man you mean.
TOUCHSTONE
It is meat and drink to me to see a clown. By my
troth, we that have good wits have much to answer for.
We shall be flouting. We cannot hold.

DUTCH:
Op mijn eer, wij die geest hebben, hebben
veel te verantwoorden, wij moeten voor den gek houden;
wij kunnen het niet laten.

MORE:
Interest in=Claim to
Clown=Bumpkin
Flouting=Mocking
Hold=Refrain
Compleat:
Interest=Belang
Clown=Een plompeboerk, kinkel, kloen
To flout=Bespotten, beschimpen

Topics: intellect, appearance, wisdom