He shall taste of my bottle: if he havenever drunk wine afore will go near to remove hisfit. If I can recover him and keep him tame, I willnot take too much for him; he shall pay for him thathath him, and that soundly.
He is trying to tame Caliban by making him drunk. He is forcing apart of his culture onto him in order to make Caliban more like him.
Sea-water shalt thou drink; thy food shall beThe fresh-brook muscles, wither'd roots and husksWherein the acorn cradled. Follow.
He's basically wanting to punish him. Sea water is extremely dangerous to drink and that his food will be not edible gross animals such as slugs.
You taught me language; and my profit on'tIs, I know how to curse. The red plague rid youFor learning me your language!
Language is a big part of the colonization process. Natives languages are usually stripped from them and they are made to learn the language of the colonizers in order to force them to be more like them.
Was Milan thrust from Milan, that his issueShould become kings of Naples?
I notice that exile is a big recurring theme in some of Shakespeare's work. Shakespeare's work is also usually a reflection of what is going on during his time or in the past. I wonder what this could mean historically.
O brave new world,That has such people in't!
This line reminds me so much of the history of colonization. The fact that she calls it a brave new world when others have lived there is straight of a colonizers mindset.
This mis-shapen knave,His mother was a witch, and one so strongThat could control the moon, make flows and ebbs,And deal in her command without her power.These three have robb'd me; and this demi-devil--
I think the reason he talks so negatively on Sycorax is because she's a powerful woman but she doesn't use her powers to serve like Ariel does. Sycorax never shows up in the play be it's interesting how she still is seen as a threat to the characters we do see.
I am your wife, if you will marry me;If not, I'll die your maid: to be your fellowYou may deny me; but I'll be your servant,Whether you will or no.
Miranda tells Ferdinand that she loves him. She wants to stick with him even if he won't take her as his wife. I think it is interesting that she is willing to disobey her fathers orders to not speak to him and on top of this she is confessing her love and loyalty. This is the first time Miranda has been defiant.
If in NaplesI should report this now, would they believe me?If I should say, I saw such islanders--For, certes, these are people of the island--Who, though they are of monstrous shape, yet, note,Their manners are more gentle-kind than ofOur human generation you shall findMany, nay, almost any.
Gonzalo is saying that even though the natives of the island are monstrous that they are still gentle and kind than most other people.
Tell not me; when the butt is out, we will drinkwater; not a drop before: therefore bear up, andboard 'em. Servant-monster, drink to me.
The monster language is brought up again. Another way to describe natives of the island as monsters.
High'st queen of state,Great Juno, comes; I know her by her gait.
We have been discussing name's and the meaning behind them. Juno is the name of the roman queen of the goddesses. This demonstrates her as a royal status.
O, if a virgin,And your affection not gone forth, I'll make youThe queen of Naples.
Virgins get a lot of praise in Shakespeare's plays. I wonder if it has more to do with the social construct that women have to be virgins before they are married or if it's praising Queen Elizabeth,
Pardon, master;I will be correspondent to commandAnd do my spiriting gently.
Ariel reminds me of a lot of characters throughout previous plays that resemble the trickster archetype. but she is more obedient than the previous ones we have read. (Puck and Iago for example).
Then all afire with me: the king's son, Ferdinand,With hair up-staring,--then like reeds, not hair,--Was the first man that leap'd; cried, 'Hell is emptyAnd all the devils are here.'
The last lines are a pretty famous quote. Or at least I've heard it before these lines. I think it's interesting how the 'hair up staring then like reeds, not hair,' is made to make him look like the stereotypical devil.
All hail, great master! grave sir, hail! I comeTo answer thy best pleasure; be't to fly,To swim, to dive into the fire, to rideOn the curl'd clouds, to thy strong bidding taskAriel and all his quality.
This shows that Ariel is an obedient servant and is also very loyal. She saying that anything he tells her to do, she'll do it.
o have no screen between this part he play'dAnd him he play'd it for, he needs will beAbsolute Milan. Me, poor man, my libraryWas dukedom large enough: of temporal royaltiesHe thinks me now incapable; confederates--So dry he was for sway--wi' the King of NaplesTo give him annual tribute, do him homage,
Prospero is telling Miranda about how he used to be this great duke until Antonio took that away and is now power hungry.
I have great comfort from this fellow: methinks hehath no drowning mark upon him; his complexion isperfect gallows. Stand fast, good Fate, to hishanging:
Gonzalois saying that the Boatswain looks like a criminal, this is what he means when he say his complexion is perfect gallows.
Good Margaret, run thee to the parlor;There shalt thou find my cousin BeatriceProposing with the prince and Claudio:Whisper her ear and tell her, I and UrsulaWalk in the orchard and our whole discourseIs all of her; say that thou overheard'st us;And bid her steal into the pleached bower,Where honeysuckles, ripen'd by the sun,Forbid the sun to enter, like favourites,Made proud by princes, that advance their prideAgainst that power that bred it: there will she hide her,To listen our purpose. This is thy office;Bear thee well in it and leave us alone.
Hero is scheming with her servants. She's is trying to fool Beatrice into think that Benedick is in love with her.
I took no more pains for those thanks than you takepains to thank me: if it had been painful, I wouldnot have come.
The audience gets a sense of Beatrice's witty banter as well as how she feels about Benedick which is rocky.
An he had been a dog that should have howled thus,they would have hanged him: and I pray God his badvoice bode no mischief. I had as lief have heard thenight-raven, come what plague could have come afterit.
He's criticizing his singing skills saying that if a dog sang like that he would have killed it.
Not till God make men of some other metal thanearth. Would it not grieve a woman to beovermastered with a pierce of valiant dust? to makean account of her life to a clod of wayward marl?No, uncle, I'll none: Adam's sons are my brethren;
She's insulting men and saying what women would want to marry another man.
Yes, faith; it is my cousin's duty to make curtsyand say 'Father, as it please you.' But yet for allthat, cousin, let him be a handsome fellow, or elsemake another curtsy and say 'Father, as it pleaseme.'
she saying that if her cousin's husband is not handsome she will have to find another one.
No, but to the gate; and there will the devil meetme, like an old cuckold, with horns on his head, andsay 'Get you to heaven, Beatrice, get you toheaven; here's no place for you maids:' so deliverI up my apes, and away to Saint Peter for theheavens; he shows me where the bachelors sit, andthere live we as merry as the day is long.
She has a strange sense of humor. I think that's what she is trying to do humor him. I like the religious tones of this joke.
The fairy land buys not the child of me.His mother was a votaress of my order:And, in the spiced Indian air, by night,
They are fighting over this child. She wants to keep the child for herself, while Oberon wants the boy to be his servant.
Then I must be thy lady: but I knowWhen thou hast stolen away from fairy land,
She is sassing him. She basically saying that he should respect her because she is his wife if she is to respect him because he is her husband.
A lover, that kills himself most gallant for love
I like how this fits into the theme of most of Shakespeare's tragedies.
You can play no part but Pyramus; for Pyramus is asweet-faced man; a proper man, as one shall see in asummer's day; a most lovely gentleman-like man:
Bottom is ugly and very much like the animal he is going to turn into. This is the first indication we know of his character.
Call you me fair? that fair again unsay.Demetrius loves your fair: O happy fair!Your eyes are lode-stars; and your tongue's sweet airMore tuneable than lark to shepherd's ear,When wheat is green, when hawthorn buds appear.
Demetrius does not love Helena. He is in love Hermia and she is mentioning that he is in love with her beauty and she is personifying her beauty and using metaphor/simile.
My good Lysander!I swear to thee, by Cupid's strongest bow,By his best arrow with the golden head,By the simplicity of Venus' doves,
She's confusing his love to him. I also love the Greek and Roman mythology references in this. I think we will be seeing lots of these because Shakespeare likes to references mythology.
Nor no man else: all's cheerless, dark, and deadly.Your eldest daughters have fordone them selves,And desperately are dead.
I don't know why but I like the word choices for this line. It really gives me an insight of what King Lear's situation is.
He's a good fellow, I can tell you that;He'll strike, and quickly too: he's dead and rotten.
I think this showcase King Lear's madness very well, he seems to be in a very confused state.
Do you see this? Look on her, look, her lips,Look there, look there!
These are Lear's last words and they are referring to the death of his daughter. I think in a weird way, its about how Cordelia soul still lives on somehow.
Who gives any thing to poor Tom? whom the foulfiend hath led through fire and through flame, andthrough ford and whirlipool e'er bog and quagmire;that hath laid knives under his pillow, and haltersin his pew; set ratsbane by his porridge; made filmproud of heart, to ride on a bay trotting-horse overfour-inched bridges, to course his own shadow for atraitor.
I noticed the use of imagery. Shakespeare paints very well vivid image for the reader. I also noticed the nature them in these lines.
Thou think'st 'tis much that this contentious stormInvades us to the skin: so 'tis to thee;But where the greater malady is fix'd,
King Lear is very full of himself. King Lear tells Kent that the storm is not a big deal for him, but is to Kent.
If it be true, all vengeance comes too shortWhich can pursue the offender. How dost, my lord?
I think revenge and punishment is going to be a big theme in this play.
By day and night he wrongs me; every hourHe flashes into one gross crime or other,That sets us all at odds: I'll not endure it:
He abuses his daughters, and it seems that he sees his daughters as property,
Thou hast her, France: let her be thine; for weHave no such daughter, nor shall ever seeThat face of hers again. Therefore be gone
I think this is establishing Cordelia as the 'favorite' daughter. I wonder how this going to play for her journey or what this means to his other daughters.
she grew round-wombed, and had, indeed, sir, a sonfor her cradle ere she had a husband for her bed.Do you smell a fault?
I believe that this part is talking about a woman who had a child out of wedlock. Which is a big no in this time period because of the religion. Legitimacy is seen as very important thing especially to the royal family. I wonder if it will play a theme in this story.
it appears not which ofthe dukes he values most; for equalities are soweighed, that curiosity in neither can make choiceof either's moiety.
I think this shows how fair King Lear is. He does not show any favoritism among his kingdom. I think this was done to tell the audience what kind of ruler he is.
Heaven truly knows that thou art false as hell.
Othello is calling Desdemona out, saying she is a liar and that she is an adulteress. This is where things are going to take a turn and the characters fates are ultimately sealed.
Lie with her! lie on her! We say lie on her, whenthey belie her. Lie with her
This word play is interesting. It's interesting world play to say either she's lying with them in bed or they are telling lies about her
Now, I do love her too;Not out of absolute lust, though peradventureI stand accountant for as great a sin,But partly led to diet my revenge,For that I do suspect the lusty MoorHath leap'd into my seat;
Iago wants revenge for Othello 'sleeping with his wife'. I think Iago feels jealousy over this because he doesn't see Othello as an equal so this 'adultery' is seen as something to get even with a wife for a wife.
] O, you are well tuned now!But I'll set down the pegs that make this music,As honest as I am.
Iago watches the happy in love couples and swears to make them unhappy.
maiden never bold;Of spirit so still and quiet, that her motionBlush'd at herself; and she, in spite of nature,Of years, of country, credit, every thing,
Here is an example of how white women are seen vs how black men are seen. White women are seen as prim and proper while black men are seen as frightening.
maiden never bold;Of spirit so still and quiet, that her motionBlush'd at herself; and she, in spite of nature,Of years, of country, credit, every thing,To fall in love with what she fear'd to look on!
Here we have the example of how white women are viewed in this society vs how black men are viewed in society. White women are seen as proper and well behaved while black men are seen as frightening.
For nature so preposterously to err,Being not deficient, blind, or lame of sense,Sans witchcraft could not.
Brabantio blames witchcraft on the fact that his child is in love with Othello. He does not want to believe that she just loves him but rather something dark and evil is making her do this,
Thus far, with rough and all-unable pen,Our bending author hath pursued the story,In little room confining mighty men,Mangling by starts the full course of their glory.
It's funny how Shakespeare makes fun of his writing. He ends with satire even though this place is very dramatic and serious. He even admits that the story is not historically accurate.
Take her, fair son, and from her blood raise upIssue to me; that the contending kingdomsOf France and England, whose very shores look paleWith envy of each other's happiness,May cease their hatred, and this dear conjunctionPlant neighbourhood and Christian-like accordIn their sweet bosoms, that never war advanceHis bleeding sword 'twixt England and fair France
Katherine and Henry's marriage will bring forth children and an end to the two countries rivalries. This was the purpose of marriage in royal families.
You have witchcraft in your lips, Kate
Kate has a sort of power over Henry. He listens to her which is uncommon for a king to listen to his wife.
For Bardolph, he is white-livered andred-faced; by the means whereof a' faces it out, butfights not. For Pistol, he hath a killing tongueand a quiet sword; by the means whereof a' breakswords, and keeps whole weapons. For Nym, he hathheard that men of few words are the best men; andtherefore he scorns to say his prayers, lest a'should be thought a coward: but his few bad wordsare matched with as few good deeds; for a' neverbroke any man's head but his own, and that wasagainst a post when he was drunk
The boy is describing the three men. Bardolph acts tough but he does not fight. Pistol has a sharp tongue and Nym doesn't speak often and hasn't hurt anyone.
Je te prie, m'enseignez: il faut que j'apprenne aparler. Comment appelez-vous la main en Anglois?
I think this English lesson is foreshadowing. The foreshadowing is that she's going to marry an English king, Henry V.
n liberty of bloody hand shall rangeWith conscience wide as hell, mowing like grassYour fresh-fair virgins and your flowering infants.
This part creates an imagery of violence. He's talking about the soldiers will be allowed to commit whatever crimes to hurting women and children. He's telling the harsh realities of war.
: for so work the honey-bees,Creatures that by a rule in nature teachThe act of order to a peopled kingdom.
I noticed a lot of mentions of animals in this scene. Canterbury is personifying Honey-bees saying that Henry can learn a few things from the bees and how they act in their kingdom
Tennis-balls, my liege.
The Dauphin is making fun of Henry's past as someone known as a pleasure seeker. He sends this as a reminder to Henry and I think he does it sort of as a warning to not mess with him.
This tun of treasure; and, in lieu of this,Desires you let the dukedoms that you claimHear no more of you. This the Dauphin speaks.
The Dauphin offers a gift to Henry if he accepts to drop the claims of the dukedoms.
n answer of which claim, the prince our masterSays that you savour too much of your youth,And bids you be advised there's nought in FranceThat can be with a nimble galliard won;
The ambassador is saying that the fight for France will not be an easy fight and that he's being young and foolish to think that he was going to have any claim to the dukedoms.
Of his true titles to some certain dukedomsAnd generally to the crown and seat of FranceDerived from Edward, his great-grandfather.
Canterbury states that the king is basically entitled to the French throne due to his great grandfather. The audience knows that this will cause a lot of problems for the future and possibly lead up to a war.
The French ambassador upon that instantCraved audience; and the hour, I think, is comeTo give him hearing: is it four o'clock?
The French ambassador is going to meet with the king to discuss foreign relationships.
For God doth know how many now in healthShall drop their blood in approbation
Henry knows that there will be blood shed during this war.
Leash'd in like hounds, should famine, sword and fireCrouch for employment. But pardon, and gentles all,
The chorus is giving a synopsis of the play.
And let that pine to aggravate thy store;Buy terms divine in selling hours of dross;Within be fed, without be rich no more:
The speaker is referring to materialism and how people are more concerned with what's on the outside instead of the inside (the soul)
Poor soul, the centre of my sinful earth,My sinful earth these rebel powers array,
See this interesting to me because I thought most of Shakespeare's sonnets were about love but this one has more to do with religion in my opinion. He's talking about his soul and compares it to someone who wants to make a home look pleasing on the outside.
But when she saw my woeful state,Straight in her heart did mercy come,Chiding that tongue that ever sweet
She changes her ways when she sees that she's causes him so much pain and torment.
Those lips that Love's own hand did make,Breathed forth the sound that said 'I hate',
I think that this part is talking about the fear of unrequited love. He loves her so much, even says that her image is something love created, that he's scared that she might hate him
A woman's face with nature's own hand painted,Hast thou, the master mistress of my passion;
I think this whole sonnet is about him being attracted to another man. He's saying that he's like a woman in many ways, has the face of one and has a gentle heart like one. It seems like he is trying to rationalize his affections for this person.
Beauty's effect with beauty were bereft,Nor it, nor no remembrance what it was: But flowers distill'd, though they with winter meet,
Even though winter destroys the flowers, the flower's scent still lives. I think it's interesting that he is comparing the seasons with beauty.
Die single and thine image dies
Bloodline is important and keeping one's bloodline going on is important too. It's saying if one does not past their beauty to their children than the beauty you hold is gone.
When forty winters shall besiege thy brow,And dig deep trenches in thy beauty's field,Thy youth's proud livery so gazed on now,
People have been obsessed with youth since the beginning of time. We often associate youth with beauty. The forty seasons is talking about aging and what it does to people's beauty.
From fairest creatures we desire increase,That thereby beauty's rose might never die,But as the riper should by time decease,His tender heir might bear his memory:
In these first few lines I think Shakespeare is trying to say that we all desire more beautiful people in the world. That way beauty is preserved.