QUOTES FROM THE BARD

PLAY: The Merry Wives of Windsor
ACT/SCENE:
SPEAKER: Fenton
CONTEXT:
FENTON
Why, thou must be thyself.
He doth object I am too great of birth—,
And that, my state being gall’d with my expense,
I seek to heal it only by his wealth:
Besides these, other bars he lays before me,
My riots past, my wild societies;
And tells me ’tis a thing impossible
I should love thee but as a property.
ANNE PAGE
May be he tells you true.
FENTON
No, heaven so speed me in my time to come!
Albeit I will confess thy father’s wealth
Was the first motive that I woo’d thee, Anne:
Yet, wooing thee, I found thee of more value
Than stamps in gold or sums in sealed bags;
And ’tis the very riches of thyself
That now I aim at.

DUTCH:
Hij maakt bezwaar; te hoog ben ik van afkomst,
En dat ik, door verkwisting veel verarmd,
Met zijn goed geld hiervoor herstelling zoek.

MORE:
State=Estate, assets
Galled=Eroded
Expense=Spending
Heal=Remedy
Wild societies=Wild company
Stamps in gold=Gold coins
Compleat:
Estate=Staat, middelen
To gall=Tergen, verbitteren; smarten; benaauwen
Moderation in expense=Zuynigheyd, zpaarzaamheyd
Bar=Dwarsboom, draaiboom, hinderpaal, beletsel, traali
Society=Gezelschap, gemeenschap, gezelligheyd, genootschap, maatschap

Topics: money|ruin|advantage/benefit|order/society|status