QUOTES FROM THE BARD

PLAY: Richard III
ACT/SCENE: 3.1
SPEAKER: Buckingham
CONTEXT:
HASTINGS
On what occasion God He knows, not I,
The Queen your mother and your brother York
Have taken sanctuary. The tender prince
Would fain have come with me to meet your Grace,
But by his mother was perforce withheld.
BUCKINGHAM
Fie, what an indirect and peevish course
Is this of hers! —Lord Cardinal, will your Grace
Persuade the queen to send the duke of York
Unto his princely brother presently?—
If she deny, Lord Hastings, go with him,
And from her jealous arms pluck him perforce.
CARDINAL
My Lord of Buckingham, if my weak oratory
Can from his mother win the duke of York,
Anon expect him here; but if she be obdurate
To mild entreaties, God in heaven forbid
We should infringe the holy privilege
Of blessèd sanctuary! Not for all this land
Would I be guilty of so deep a sin.

DUTCH:
Foei, hoe verkeerd en valsch van haar gedaan!

MORE:
On what occasion=For what reason
Tender=Young
Fain=Would like to
Perforce=Forcibly
Withheld=Restrained
Indirect=Devious
Peevish=Perverse
Presently=Immediately
Jealous=Suspicious
Anon=Imminently
Compleat:
Occasion=Gelegenheyd, voorval, oorzaak
To occasion=Veroorzaaken
Tender=Teder, week, murw
Fain=Gaern, genoodzaak
Perforce=Met geweld
With-held=Onthouden, onttrokken
Indirect=Niet rechts weegs, zydelings. Indirect means=Slinksche middelen
Peevish=Kribbig, gemelyk
Presently=Terstond, opstaandevoet
Jealous=Belgziek, yverzuchtig, minnenydig; naayverig, argwaanig, achterdochtig, achterkousig, jaloers
Anon=Daadelyk, straks, aanstonds

Topics: opportunity, plans/intentions, persuasion