QUOTES FROM THE BARD

PLAY: Troilus and Cressida
ACT/SCENE: 4.2
SPEAKER: Aeneas
CONTEXT:
AENEAS
My lord, I scarce have leisure to salute you,
My matter is so rash: there is at hand
Paris your brother, and Deiphobus,
The Grecian Diomed, and our Antenor
Delivered to us; and for him forthwith,
Ere the first sacrifice, within this hour,
We must give up to Diomedes’ hand
The Lady Cressida.
TROILUS
Is it so concluded?
AENEAS
By Priam and the general state of Troy:
They are at hand and ready to effect it.
TROILUS
How my achievements mock me!
I will go meet them: and, my Lord AEneas,
We met by chance; you did not find me here.
AENEAS
Good, good, my lord; the secrets of nature
Have not more gift in taciturnity.

DUTCH:
k Heb nauwlijks tijd om u te groeten, prins,
Zoo eischt mijn zending spoed.

MORE:
Leisure=Time
Rash=Urgent
General state=Council, government
Concluded=Decided
Taciturnity=Discretion
Compleat:
To stay=Wagten
Leisure=Ledigen tyd
Rash=Voorbaarig, haastig, onbedacht, roekeloos
To conclude=Besluiten, sluiten
Taciturnity=Stilzwygendheid

Topics: resolution, dispute, success, disappointment, haste