QUOTES FROM THE BARD

PLAY: Titus Andronicus
ACT/SCENE: 5.1
SPEAKER: Lucius
CONTEXT:
AARON
Lucius, save the child,
And bear it from me to the empress.
If thou do this, I’ll show thee wondrous things,
That highly may advantage thee to hear:
If thou wilt not, befall what may befall,
I’ll speak no more but ‘Vengeance rot you all!’
LUCIUS
Say on: an if it please me which thou speak’st
Thy child shall live, and I will see it nourished.

DUTCH:
Wilt gij dit niet, gebeure dan wat wil,
En delge wraak u allen; ik zwijg stil!

MORE:
Proverb: Come (hap) what come (hap) may

Befall=Happen
An if=If
Nourished=Supported, maintained
Compleat:
Befall=Gebeuren, overkomen
To nourish a child=Een kind opvoeden

Topics: proverbs and idioms, fate/destiny