QUOTES FROM THE BARD

PLAY: King Henry VI Part 1 ACT/SCENE: 5.3 SPEAKER: Margaret CONTEXT: MARGARET
That for thyself: I will not so presume
To send such peevish tokens to a king.
SUFFOLK
O, wert thou for myself! But, Suffolk, stay;
Thou mayst not wander in that labyrinth;
There Minotaurs and ugly treasons lurk.
Solicit Henry with her wondrous praise:
Bethink thee on her virtues that surmount,
And natural graces that extinguish art;
Repeat their semblance often on the seas,
That, when thou comest to kneel at Henry’s feet,
Thou mayst bereave him of his wits with wonder. DUTCH: Houd gij dit zelf; ‘k hen niet zoo stout, een koning
Een liefdepand, zoo nietig , toe te zenden. MORE:
Schmidt:
Presume=Dare
Peevish=Trifling
There=Where
Minotaur=Monster, half man, half bull, kept in a labyrinth
Solicit=Persuade
Surmount=Excel
Extinguish=Obscure, outshine
Bereave=Take from, deprive

Compleat:
Presume=He presumes too much: Hy vermeet zich te veel
Peevish=Kribbig, gemelyk
Minotaur=Een fabelachtig gedrocht, half man half stier
Sollicit=Aanspooren, aanzettten, beweegen
Surmount=Overtreffen, te boven gaan
Extinguish=Vermeesteren
Bereave=Berooven Topics: value, virtue