QUOTES FROM THE BARD

PLAY: Timon of Athens
ACT/SCENE: 1.1
SPEAKER: Timon
CONTEXT:
TIMON
Imprisoned is he, say you?
MESSENGER
Ay, my good lord: five talents is his debt,
His means most short, his creditors most strait:
Your honourable letter he desires
To those have shut him up; which failing,
Periods his comfort.
TIMON
Noble Ventidius! Well;
I am not of that feather to shake off
My friend when he must need me. I do know him
A gentleman that well deserves a help:
Which he shall have: I’ll pay the debt,
and free him.
MESSENGER
Your lordship ever binds him.
TIMON
Commend me to him: I will send his ransom;
And being enfranchised, bid him come to me.
‘Tis not enough to help the feeble up,
But to support him after. Fare you well.

DUTCH:
Voorwaar, ik ben de man niet, die een vriend,
Die mij behoeft, ooit afschudt. En ik ken hem,
Als alle hulp volwaardig. Zij gewordt hem;
Ik zal zijn schuld voldoen en maak hem vrij.


MORE:
Talent=Unit of weight to measure precious metal value, currency
Periods=Puts an end to
Strait=Strict
Which failing=Without which
Feather=Mood
Binds=Makes indebted
Commend=Send my greetings
Enfranchised=Released
Compleat:
Talent=Een talent; pond
To bring to a period=Tot een eynde brengen
Strait=Eng, naauw, bekrompen, strikt
To bind=Binden, knoopen, verbinden.
To bind with benefits=Verbinden of verpligten door weldaaden
To commend=Pryzen, aanbeloolen, aanpryzen
To enfranchise=Tot eenen burger of vry man maaken, vryheyd vergunnen

Topics: friendship, debt/obligation, wisdom, loyalty

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